Fortnite'nin Peak gömlekleri, indie oyunun fiyatından üç kat daha fazla: 'Peak geliştiricilerine bir vurucu'

Games Battle Royale Fortnite Fortnite's new Peak skin costs almost 3 times as much as the indie game it's based on: 'That's actually a slap in the face to the Peak developers' News By Rory Norris published 24 March 2026 I think I know what's a better deal. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Aggro Crab / Landfall) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter PC Gamer The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. 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While they're slightly less cute in Fortnite's style, in large part down to them being taller now, it's not the design players are having problems with.Crunch the numbers as one Twitter user did, and Fortnite's customisable Peak skin costs almost three-times as much as the original game. A Scout skin will set you back 2,000 V-Bucks, which is equivalent to $22.40 (or just $22.99 with the 2,400 V-Buck pack). That's worth 2.8 copies of Peak. In other words, you could buy the game for yourself and a friend and a half, and have a merry old time climbing a mountain together. And yes, that's just the cost of a single skin, not including the backpack, pickaxe, or wrap.Sound the bugle 🎺Peak outfits have climbed into Fortnite! pic.twitter.com/p14vlGiJtZMarch 22, 2026Before the recent V-Bucks price hike, a single Scout skin would have worked out as $17.80 (or $22.99 with the 2,800 V-Bucks pack). That's still 2.2 copies of Peak though, so no, not really a better deal, especially if you apply Peak's own game pricing formulation: 18 bucks is basically 20 bucks anyway. A similar case happened with Fortnite's Lethal Company skins back in 2024, which also cost significantly more than the indie game itself.Article continues below You may like Fortnite's V-Bucks are about to get more expensive because 'the cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot' Peak dev solves game pricing and possibly all economics: '4 bucks is also kind of 5 bucks, 3 bucks is 2 bucks. And 2 bucks is basically free' The day after Epic enables microtransactions in Fortnite islands, one of the most popular games on the platform rolls out a $37 'gift pack' and in-game gambling "That's actually a slap in the face to the Peak developers. Like: 'Hey, we at Fortnite feel our skin of your character is worth well over double the price of your fuck ass game,'" says one response on Twitter.Being as Epic Games has just laid off more than 1,000 employees, with the company "spending significantly more than [it's] making," I don't think you're likely to be getting any better value for money in the future.My recommendation? Get Peak for all your friends and family while it's on sale for $4.85, its lowest price yet, instead of a single skin. 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