Epic Video games has some excellent news and unhealthy information for Fortnite followers: Battle pass-exclusive skins and sure gadgets that seem in future battle passes may be offered by way of the in-game store in some unspecified time in the future, the corporate mentioned. That may go an extended option to lowering the worry of lacking out that comes with battle go exclusives, however may also scale back the cachet of scoring these time-limited gadgets.
In a submit on the official Fortnite weblog, Epic says that gadgets in future battle passes “may be supplied for buy within the Fortnite Store after 18 or extra months from the Battle Move’ expiration.” Whereas 18 months minimal is a prolonged window of battle go exclusivity, and Epic makes no assure that every one battle go exclusives will probably be offered à la carte later, it will likely be welcome information for Fortnite followers who miss out on a coveted “unique” within the coming years.
The change in battle go exclusivity, Epic says, will let the developer “proceed investing in new and thrilling Battle Move rewards whereas enabling gamers down the street to additionally benefit from the content material, together with Outfits primarily based on in style licensed characters.” Additionally it is a manner for Epic to earn extra income on skins outdoors of the battle go, which prices 950 V-Bucks or $8.49.
Epic’s stance on battle go exclusives doesn’t seem to increase to previous battle passes and their unique skins — sorry in the event you missed out getting that Darth Vader or Raven pores and skin. Reached for remark, an Epic spokesperson mentioned the corporate had nothing additional to share on its battle go plans past what was introduced in its weblog.
Possibly there’s hope for some older seasonal exclusives, although. On Tuesday, Epic re-released a Fortnite Season X pores and skin from 2019 — The Paradigm — by way of the in-game retailer, an addition described as an “unintentional return to the Store.”
