Epic Games is finally addressing one of Fortnite players’ longest-standing complaints: the inability to buy the exact number of V-Bucks needed for in-game purchases. Starting October 14, the battle royale giant will roll out a new payment option that allows users to purchase the precise amount of V-Bucks required for an item, rather than being forced into pre-set bundles.
Fortnite Adds Exact V-Bucks Purchase Option
Popular Fortnite leaker Hypex broke the news, highlighting how this feature could save players both money and leftover virtual currency. Under the current system, a player who wants to buy a 3,600 V-Buck bundle — like the recently released Mighty Morphin Power Rangers set — is forced to either buy 2,800 V-Bucks (too few) or 5,000 V-Bucks (too many), often overspending by $9–14. The new option will eliminate this frustration by letting players purchase exactly 3,600 V-Bucks — or even just 100 or 200 if they’re only short by a small amount.
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Epic Games is also adding a bonus for existing players. On October 10, all current V-Bucks balances will be rounded up to the nearest 50. For example, if you have 260 V-Bucks sitting unused, Epic will top it up to 300, giving players a small free boost.
However, there’s a notable limitation: the new feature won’t be available on PlayStation platforms at launch. Players on PS4 and PS5 will still be stuck with the old bundle-based purchase system unless they use the Fortnite web store as a workaround. Epic has stated it plans to bring the exact-purchase option “everywhere” eventually, but no timeline has been given for its PlayStation rollout.
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The update is set to arrive just in time for the game’s annual Fortnitemares event, which is rumored to include crossover content from horror franchises like Silent Hill, Scooby-Doo, Scream, and Friday the 13th.
