Let Them Eat Skins: Fortnite Players Are Calling For A Boycott Over V-Buck Price Hikes
Kotaku | 14.03.2026 00:34
Earlier this week, Fortnite revealed V-Bucks are getting more expensive. That’s right, they’re doing shrinkflation on virtual currency; the nine dollars that used to get you a clean 1,000 V-Bucks, for instance, will soon only be worth 800. Subscribers to Fortnite Crew are also getting hammered. The price hikes come as everything else about gaming gets more expensive too, and some players are calling for a boycott to push back against Epic’s latest move.
