FORTNITE announced the first-ever price hike of the game’s Battle Pass and some big changes to its Fortnite Crew subscription service.
The price of unlocking the game’s Battle Pass for each season is going up from 950 to 1000 V-Bucks, Fortnite’s in-game currency.
That’s exactly $8.99 / £6.99, as this is how much a bundle of 1,000 V-Bucks costs to buy with real money right now.
The 50 V-Bucks price change translates to an increase of just $0.45 / £0.35, but it’s significant as it marks the first price hike for the Battle Pass since Fortnite’s launch.
The new price will be effective December 1, 2024, so players will begin paying more from the next in-game season.
The current Chapter 2 Remix season ends on November 30, right before the price change.
Fortnite’s Battle Pass price hike comes just ahead of the relaunch of Fortnite OG as a permanent mode in the game.
Fortnite OG will bring a classic experience to players who feel nostalgic about the game’s early days.
Alongside the Battle Pass price increase, Fortnite is also making changes to its Crew subscription.
Fortnite Crew gives subscribers access to the current Battle Pass for Battle Royale mode, 1,000 V-Bucks, Rocket Pass, special Crew Pack skins, and other rewards, for a monthly fee of $11.99 / £9.99.
Starting December 1, 2024, the Crew subscription will add access to the battle passes for the game’s more recent modes, Fortnite Festival and Lego Fortnite.
The new additions will come at no change to the current price of the Fortnite Crew subscription, which will remain $11.99 / £9.99.
Also, players will be able to level up all three battle passes and grab rewards from them at once by playing any of the three modes.
This means that even if you don’t play Lego Fortnite or Fortnite Festival, you can claim the rewards from these modes just by playing Battle Royale.
The new changes to Fortnite Crew seem positive at first, as the subscription will now bring more content to players.
Yet for those who are interested just in one of the modes, namely Battle Royale, the additional rewards will be of little use.
Combined with the first-ever price hike of Fortnite’s Battle Pass, the changes clearly aim to push players towards the more expensive monthly subscriptions.
Most Fortnite Battle Royale seasons last for an average of about 75 days, except for Remix and OG events.
This means players need to subscribe for two or three months, to keep their Battle Pass active throughout the whole season.
While the changes are good news for fans who care about rewards in all three Fortnite experiences, a lot of players are focused on one mode, and for the majority of Fortnite players, that’s Battle Royale.
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