Upcoming price changes as Fortnite increases Battle Pass cost for the first time ever

The basal outgo of a Fortnite Battle Pass is expanding for the archetypal clip successful the game’s history.

Since the Fortnite Battle Pass was introduced successful 2017, it has outgo 950 V-Bucks. From December 1, the interest volition emergence to 1000 V-Bucks.

A 1000 V-Bucks acquisition paper presently costs £6.99. While nary payment of the uncertainty is owed to a crippled that has made tens of billions of pounds successful gross since its merchandise successful 2017, the leap is equivalent to astir 35p, and brings the outgo of the Battle Pass successful enactment with that of a modular acquisition paper denomination.

Epic Games says the outgo of V-Bucks volition not alteration and, to offset the outgo rise, different Battle Pass bundle is getting a terms drop.

The outgo of the 25 Battle Pass Reward Bundle volition driblet from 1850 V-Bucks to 1800.

These changes travel into effect alongside the motorboat of Fortnite section six play one, connected December 1.

The astir absorbing quality astir this coming epoch of Fortnite is not astir the main crippled itself, though. A recreation of the archetypal Fortnite representation and play style, dubbed OG, is to travel to the crippled a week aft the motorboat of the caller Chapter, connected December 6.

This archetypal representation already returned to the crippled arsenic portion of Chapter 4: Season OG successful November 2023.

Fortnite OG volition person its ain Battle Pass, yet different mode for Epic Games to marque usage of the multiplayer leviathan portion it can.

This Battle Pass joins the Lego Pass and Music pass, each 1400 V-Bucks, though pricing for the caller OG walk is yet to beryllium announced.

It further improves the perceived worth of the Fortnite Crew subscription, which costs £9.99 a period and includes each the cardinal passes and 1000 V-Bucks.

The existent play of Fortnite is simply a throwback to the Chapter 2 contented of the game, primitively seen successful 2020. It besides features a bid of hip-hop icons including Snoop Dogg and Eminem.