Fortnite will soon let you pay the exact amount for the item instead of buying more V-Bucks than you need

Epic Games has announced that it will increase the exact purchase amount Fortnite,,,,, Rocket League and Autumn guy Next month, this means players won’t need to replenish their wallets soon with more gaming currencies than they need.

In many video games, providing a fixed amount of game credit is a common practice, and microtransactions usually require players to buy a larger currency than they need to buy a specific item.

However, as of October 14, the Epic Games title will give players the option to choose the exact amount of currency on PC, Nintendo and Xbox consoles, Android devices, iPhone and iPad, and Fortnite Web Shop. One notable absence here is the PlayStation, and while Epic doesn't say why Sony's consoles won't support the feature initially, it says it's working to make the offer “everywhere”.

Today, an example image it posted on the Fortnite website shows a player with 600 V-bucks providing the remaining 400 V-bucks needed to purchase the remaining 400 V-bucks to purchase the 1,000 V-bucks item.

In the past players had to purchase additional 1,000 V-Bucks packages (and leave an unused 600 V-Bucks balance after purchase), the exact amount method provides a way to pay only the required V-Bucks.

That said, buying V-Bucks in bulk still has an advantage, and the conversion rate of the 400 V-Buck top-up looks like a direct 100 v-buck price of $1. By comparison, you bought 1,000 V-Bucks for $9 or spent more on larger V-Bucks and included more V-Bucks.

Epic Games hasn't said why this feature is now added, or why it launches quotes in general. But that's certainly an interesting step for Fortnite and other titles from publishers, and others in the industry may watch it.

Of course, the advantage of giving developers is that players pay more money than they might need is that players will end up spending more money. After that, the player also maintains the remaining balance and then they can decide to invest in other things – so the loop continues.

Earlier this week Border 4 boss Randy Pitchford suggests That game Pre-order bundlesWith free, rich and strong skins, it can be a worthwhile investment for players. This is because the previous Borderlands skins came out with “over 2K” when trading on eBay (which violates the game's terms of service and risk your account being banned).

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