Fortnite players plan boycott after V-Bucks shrinkflation

Fortnite revealed V-Bucks are getting more expensive, effectively shrinkflation on virtual currency: the nine dollars that used to get you a clean 1,000 V-Bucks will soon only be worth 800. Subscribers to Fortnite Crew are also getting hammered, and the change comes as everything else about gaming gets more expensive, prompting some players to call for a boycott.

Epic said, "The cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot, and we’re raising prices to help pay the bills." The cost of Battle Passes is being reduced to reflect the change, with the Fortnite OG Battle Pass now costing 800 V-Bucks instead of 1,000, but Epic doesn’t mention any price adjustments for item shop cosmetics.

One Redditor made a graph illustrating how the price change could end up costing players hundreds of extra dollars in the long term. The community has reacted strongly. "You cut our V-Bucks.

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