Epic Games Announces ‘Fortnite’ V-Bucks Will Increase in Value

Epic Games woke up from a millionaire’s dream. After announcing the layoff of 830 employees and the sale of two subsidiaries, the company confirmed price increase in V-Bucks Fortnite. Virtual currency will be more expensive in Spain, the USA, Japan and a number of European countries.

The company announced that it will adjust the price of V-Bucks (V-coins) and package offerings purchased with real money. The measure will come into force starting October 27, 2023 with surcharges reaching 10 euros. The price of a package of 1000 V-Bucks will increase from 7.99 to 8.99 euros, and the price of a package of 13,500 V-Bucks will increase from 79.99 to 89.99 euros.

Epic said the adjustments were made to take into account economic factors such as inflation and currency fluctuations. The increase will affect all eurozone countries, Denmark, Hungary, Japan, Norway, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Sweden, Turkey and the USA. This will also impact businesses that use US dollars as a payment method.

Price changes in V-Bucks are not uncommon in Fortnite, as Epic typically makes adjustments based on the economics of each region. The latest example occurred in July when Mexico has reduced the cost of virtual currency due to the stability of the peso against the dollar.

Here’s what the new V-Bucks prices look like. Fortnite

Price change in V-Bucks Fortnite It will apply from October 27 next year., so if you are a frequent shopper, you should take precautions. Upcoming packs such as Doomsday, Skull Squad, Graveyard Drift Missions, Holy Academy and Transformers Pack will be adjusted as soon as they become available.

It is worth noting that the increase will not affect the price of a Fortnite Club subscription.

Epic Games is changing its business strategy to overcome the crisis

Changes in Fortnite They arrive after a season in which earned millions of dollars for Epic Games. During this time, the company diversified its business and acquired companies such as Quixel, Bandcamp, Sketchfab and Artstation. The company also acquired successful studios such as Psyonix and Mediatonic, whose revenues grew thanks to Rocket League And Autumn guys.

Unfortunately, the honeymoon is over and Epic realized it was spending more money than it was generating.. Fortnite It’s no longer growing at the same rate as before, and the company has spent millions of dollars on its version of the metaverse. Despite making adjustments in other areas to reduce costs, the company decided the only way to stay afloat was to change its strategy.

In a letter to his employees, Tim Sweeney announced a sale process in which they would sell Bandcamp and divest Super Awesome. On top of this, 16% of the workforce will stop working. The head of Epic Games said that approximately two thirds of layoffs occurred in teams not involved in core development.

Although the level of exposure was not specified in the studies, there are reports that Epic fired a significant part of Mediatonicdeveloper Autumn guys. Sweeney said the staff reductions will not affect his service.