Fortnite Crew subscribers will see their monthly V-Bucks supply reduced, as Epic Games cuts from 1,000 to 800 V-Bucks starting June 6, 2026.
According to Epic, the new V-Bucks amount will apply to any Fortnite Crew subscription that renews on or after that date, and until then, players will continue to receive the current 1,000 V-Bucks per month as part of their usual billing cycle.
“For subscriptions renewing on or after June 6, 2026, the V-Bucks grant in Fortnite Crew will change from 1,000 to 800 V-Bucks. You will continue to receive 1,000 V-Bucks until then,” Epic confirmed. This goes in line with what Epic confirmed via their March 10 blog post, and now players have started receiving these emails.
So, ideally, if players renew just before June 6, they will lock in one more month of 1,000 V-Bucks. Meanwhile, those subscribing or rolling over after that date will get 800 V-Bucks, according to the changed plan.
What stays the same in Fortnite Crew
While the monthly currency is being trimmed, the rest of the Fortnite Crew package is staying intact, at least at the time of writing. The subscription will still bundle in the current Crew Pack of exclusive cosmetics alongside access to the seasonal Battle Pass and other connected passes where applicable.
The adjustment follows a broader overhaul of V-Bucks pricing and rewards that Epic announced earlier this year. In that update, devs confirmed players would generally receive fewer V-Bucks for the same real-money prices, effectively making the in-game currency less generous overall.
The Battle Pass has also been tweaked as part of this rebalance, with its cost and payout adjusted to line up with the new 800 V-Bucks baseline. Dropping Fortnite Crew’s reward from 1,000 to 800 V-Bucks brings the subscription in line with those same numbers.
The Fortnite community is not happy about this
Initial reaction from the community has been negative, and for many players, Fortnite Crew’s extra 1,000 V-Bucks each month was a key reason to justify the subscription price on top of getting cosmetics and the Battle Pass.
One player commented, “They literally had surveys where they asked if we wanted more vb in crew lol they’re like oh you do? Bet. Here’s less.” Another player said, “Already cancelled because of layoffs and AI. Just icing on the cake at this point.”
In March 2026, Epic Games cut 1,000 jobs and shut down multiple game modes, and that move has clearly urged more players to cancel Crew subs. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney apologized after the Epic layoffs affected an employee with terminal brain cancer.
A player blamed Sweeney for the Fortnite Crew change: “@TimSweeneyEpic can you not be a greedy person for once all yall could have done is just kept the vbuck amounts and did the price changing i dont think that would have been that bad.”
Losing 200 V-Bucks per cycle might not sound massive in isolation, but over several seasons, it adds up to fewer item shop and cosmetic purchases. So, it needs to be seen how the company reacts, or if at all, after this backlash.
