Fortnite Is Getting Rid Of Physical V-Buck Cards

Epic Games has announced that it's going to start phasing out physical Fortnite V-Buck cards that folks can buy in stores, and will replace them with gift cards that have a set dollar amount. The changeover begins this month in the United States and much of Europe, and will roll out to the rest of the world sometime later. And anyone who buys one of these gift cards between now and the end of 2026 will receive a free skin, a new variation of the sock monkey skin Monks.The skin you'll unlock by using one of the new Epic gift cards.This marks a pretty big change, as these cards are not really Fortnite cards at all, but are instead Epic Game Store gift cards that can be used in Fortnite, Rocket League, Fall Guys or anything else that is available for purchase on EGS. The reason for doing this isn't too tough to parse. V-Buck cards allowed you to redeem them on any platform you chose, but these EGS gift cards must be used on EGS itself--presumably allowing Epic a way to avoid paying a percentage to those platform holders on V-Buck purchases. Since your V-Bucks are cross-platform aside from those bought on a Switch, it won't be much of an inconvenience for most folks.The EGS gift cards will be sold in dividends of $15, $30, $50 and $100, none of which line up with the cost of anything you can buy in Fortnite, which will no doubt cause some frustration with players who use these cards. Despite that, there are some upsides to this change.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Jun 4, 2025 - 21:00

Fortnite Is Getting Rid Of Physical V-Buck Cards

Epic Games has announced that it's going to start phasing out physical Fortnite V-Buck cards that folks can buy in stores, and will replace them with gift cards that have a set dollar amount. The changeover begins this month in the United States and much of Europe, and will roll out to the rest of the world sometime later. And anyone who buys one of these gift cards between now and the end of 2026 will receive a free skin, a new variation of the sock monkey skin Monks.

The skin you'll unlock by using one of the new Epic gift cards.

This marks a pretty big change, as these cards are not really Fortnite cards at all, but are instead Epic Game Store gift cards that can be used in Fortnite, Rocket League, Fall Guys or anything else that is available for purchase on EGS. The reason for doing this isn't too tough to parse. V-Buck cards allowed you to redeem them on any platform you chose, but these EGS gift cards must be used on EGS itself--presumably allowing Epic a way to avoid paying a percentage to those platform holders on V-Buck purchases. Since your V-Bucks are cross-platform aside from those bought on a Switch, it won't be much of an inconvenience for most folks.

The EGS gift cards will be sold in dividends of $15, $30, $50 and $100, none of which line up with the cost of anything you can buy in Fortnite, which will no doubt cause some frustration with players who use these cards. Despite that, there are some upsides to this change.Continue Reading at GameSpot