Soon you won’t be able to use V-Bucks to buy skins in this version of Fortnite: Battle Royale

Fortnite: Battle Royale It is one of the most popular games in the entire world and represents a gold mine for Epic Games. Therefore, it turned out to be a huge surprise to learn that a version of Fortnite it won’t let you spend PaVos.

It was through Twitter where Epic Games announced that Fortnite: Battle Royale for iPhone, iPad and Android will no longer support purchases. It will be from January 30 when the players of Fortnite on these platforms they will not be able to use their V-Bucks in this version of the Battle Royale.

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Thats not all! It turns out that from the mentioned date you will also have to be of legal age to play this version of Fortnite: Battle Royale. In this way, it is the moment to say goodbye for many.

“As of January 30, the players of Fortnite Those using the app build 13.40 August 2020, previously available on iOS, Mac, and Google Play, will no longer be able to spend V-Bucks and must be 18 or older to play,” Epic Games announced.

Beginning January 30, Fortnite players using the August 2020 13.40 app build previously available on iOS, Mac, and Google Play can no longer spend V-Bucks and must be over 18 to play. (1/2)

— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) January 23, 2023

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Why can’t you use PaVos in Fortnite for iPhone and Android?

But what the hell happened that Epic Games is willing to shut down one of the money streams of Fortnite? As you probably remember, the iPhone, iPad and Android versions of the Battle Royale stopped receiving updates in the summer of 2020 after the legal conflict between Epic Games with Apple and Google.

So Epic Games is unable to update Fortnite on those platforms and are now looking for all versions of the game to use the current version from Epic Online Services which includes various parental control elements that will help them avoid future legal issues.

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“We want all versions of our games to use Epic’s current suite of online services, including parental controls, purchase defaults, and parental verification features. We are unable to update the app on these platforms due to Apple and Google’s restrictions on Fortnite”Epic Games explained.

We want all versions of our games to use the current suite of Epic Online Services including parental controls, purchasing defaults, and parental verification features. We are not able to update the app on these platforms given Apple and Google’s restrictions on Fortnite. (2/2)

— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) January 23, 2023

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