In both the Fortnite battle royale and the PvE Save the World mode, the game uses V-Bucks as currency, purchased with microtransactions or earned through the Battle Pass. However, it turns out that there was once a different kind of currency that would have been featured in Fortnite, though it was scrapped for one reason or another.
HYPEX, a well-known Fortnite leaker who has proven to be extremely accurate in the past, recently made this revelation on Twitter. The tweet gained quite a bit of attention, amassing about 9,000 likes and 300 re-tweets. According to HYPEX, Fortnite once had plans to introduce a currency other than V-Bucks that was called Battle Bucks. Battle Bucks were apparently meant to be part of Chapter 1 Season 1, all the way back when the battle royale first launched.
HYPEX also confirmed that Battle Bucks would have been a currency earned by “playing the Battle Royale game mode.” What this means exactly is up for interpretation. It’s possible that Battle Bucks would have just been earned in the Battle Pass like V-Bucks, but it’s also possible that they would have been earned in actual battle royale matches. It’s also unclear what purpose Battle Bucks would have served. It’s possible they would have been a secondary currency alongside V-Bucks, but it could also be that Battle Bucks would have been the BR-exclusive currency, with V-Bucks reserved for Save the World.
In any case, Epic Games decided to do away with the Battle Bucks idea prior to launching the first season of the Fortnite battle royale mode. It’s unclear why this decision was made, and since Epic Games has not publicly acknowledged Battle Bucks, there’s a chance players may never know for sure.
Fortnite‘s microtransactions have long been a source of controversy for the battle royale game. There have been reports of people spending absurd amounts of money on V-Bucks in Fortnite, and the currency has also been linked to bullying in schools. Some kids have bullied others for having the default Fortnite skin, meaning that they were unable to acquire V-Bucks to purchase any of the alternate skins that are sold in the shop.
V-Bucks and Fortnite microtransactions are also at the heart of the ongoing legal battles between Epic Games and Apple. For the uninitiated, Epic Games started to allow players to purchase Fortnite microtransactions in-game instead of through the App Store, essentially allowing Epic Games to circumvent Apple’s fees and keep all the money for itself. This led to Apple removing Fortnite from the App Store entirely, rendering the mobile version of the popular battle royale game outdated and inaccessible to many iOS users.
Fortnite is out now for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One, with PS5 and Xbox Series X versions also in development.
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