Epic is increasing the price of Fortnite’s V-Bucks, which means a few things. First and foremost, the live service game’s currency will be more expensive – that’s a given. The changes also mean you will no longer be able to earn enough V-Bucks via the battle pass to unlock the following season’s battle pass. On top of all that, it also means one Fortnite SpongeBob is now more expensive than a single copy of Hollow Knight: Silksong.
Getting your head around virtual currency changes and how much they might affect you can be tricky. That’s kind of the entire point. Companies like Epic know you are far more likely to spend money on in-game stuff if you first have to convert that money into its made-up currency. Not only does that make the spending feel less “real”, but once your money is in there, it eliminates the option of spending it anywhere else.
Fortnite SpongeBob Will Cost More Than $20 After The Price Hikes
That’s why, when price hikes like these happen, it makes the whole situation easier to understand and comprehend when you compare the new price of something in the offending game to something outside of it. That’s where SpongeBob comes in. As cuzl2 breaks down on Twitter, since $8.99 will get you 800 V-Bucks instead of 1,000, that means the price of 100 V-Bucks will increase to a little more than $1.12.
Fortnite’s SpongeBob sidekick, an officially licensed version of the character who follows you around during matches, will still cost 1,800 V-Bucks. That means, according to cuzl2’s calculations, once the new V-Bucks prices kick in next week on March 19, the SpongeBob sidekick will cost $20.16, up from the $16.18 it costs to buy the little guy right now, which, for the record, I already struggle to comprehend, and I like Fortnite.
It’s actually $20.22 since 100 V-Bucks costs every so slightly more than $1.12 when not rounding to the closest penny.
As Of March 19, Fortnite SpongeBob Will Officially Cost More Than Hollow Knight: Silksong
As for framing this in a way that might help people get their head around Fortnite’s price increase, instead of letting it all wash over you because the numbers don’t feel real, that means, from March 19, having a little SpongeBob follow you around in Fortnite will cost more than Hollow Knight: Silksong.
To be clear, Silksong isn’t on sale. This isn’t an article with a point that’s going to expire by the time the price of V-Bucks goes up next week. Silksong launched for $19.99, and I’d bet a lot of money that’s the highest its price will ever be. A game of the year contender that you can easily sink tens of hours into. Given the choice between that and a SpongeBob sidekick, I know which one I’d choose. But hey, Epic is struggling for cash after raking in $6 billion last year and needs to charge you more for V-Bucks to “help pay the bills”, while Silksong developers Team Cherry are an indie studio that I’m sure couldn’t use a little extra money, but what do I know?
- Released
-
September 26, 2017
- ESRB
-
T for Teen – Diverse Content: Discretion Advised, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
