Gaming subscriptions are nothing new. From Rockstar Games’ GTA+ to Xbox Game Pass, several services offer exclusive perks in exchange for a monthly fee. Fortnite has its own version of this model: Fortnite Crew.
For $11.99 per month, Fortnite Crew currently gives subscribers 800 V-Bucks, a monthly cosmetic bundle, access to multiple in-game passes, and Rocket Pass Premium in Rocket League. However, Epic Games has announced some major changes to the subscription, scheduled to arrive on December 5, 2026.
These changes will increase the monthly V-Bucks allowance, introduce XP bonuses, and bring an end to monthly Crew Pack outfits and the OG Pass. Here’s everything you need to know about Fortnite Crew’s current benefits, upcoming changes, pricing, and how to subscribe.
Fortnite Crew subscription benefits
As of now, Fortnite Crew comes with 800 V-Bucks, a monthly cosmetics bundle, access to the Battle Pass, OG Pass, LEGO Pass, Music Pass, and Rocket League Premium. Here, the cosmetics bundle, aka the Crew Pack in question, generally includes an outfit, its LEGO variant, as well as its associated pickaxe and back bling.
After December 4, the monthly V-Bucks you get with Fortnite Crew will be decided on the basis of how long you have been subscribed to the service. In any case, a minimum of 1,000 V-Bucks every month is guaranteed for subscribers. The different tiers coming in the future, their consecutive months requirement, and their respective V-Bucks offering are given below:
- Core (1-2 months): 1,000 V-Bucks
- Bronze (3-5 months): 1,200 V-Bucks
- Silver (6-11 months): 1,400 V-Bucks
- Gold (over 12 months): 1,600 V-Bucks
When the update rolls out, both existing and returning subscribers—only those who subscribe by December 31, 2026—will be assigned a tier based on the number of consecutive subscription months they have strung together in the past 12 months. For instance, if you are currently not a subscriber but had been one for 4 months in the past year, then you will be allotted the Bronze tier upon resubscribing instead of the Core tier.
Apart from that, all but one of the existing passes in Fortnite Crew will remain unaffected, as the OG Pass is set to be retired after the end of Chapter 1: OG Season X. Per the developer, Fortnite OG will be back again in the latter stages of 2027. Speaking of phased-out benefits, the Crew Pack cosmetics will also end their monthly run and leave the subscription service permanently on the same day as when the other changes are incorporated.
On top of these benefits, Fortnite Crew subscribers will also gain 20% more XP from playing the game. On the other hand, those non-subscribers who squad up with them will get a 10% boost to their XP as well.
Fortnite Crew price and bundles
Fortnite Crew is currently priced at $11.99 per month. It doesn’t have any other billing frequency, so there is no option for anything like securing an annual subscription in a single stroke. While the latest announcement regarding the subscription brought many pivotal changes, there was no effect on its price whatsoever.
It’s worth remembering that Xbox Game Pass users, who are subscribed to the Ultimate tier priced at $22.99 per month, get Fortnite Crew as a bundled freebie. The validity of this perk lasts for as long as your Game Pass Ultimate subscription does.
To claim the bundled subscription, you will need to launch Fortnite via the Xbox app on PC or on an Xbox console and log in to the game using the same Epic Games account as the one you use for playing. To avoid downloading the full game, you can simply launch it via the cloud, which would still trigger the Fortnite Crew benefits. Notably, this is just a one-time activation process.
You can also use Xbox Cloud Gaming to launch Fortnite without downloading the full game. For more details, check out our guide on playing Xbox games on an iPhone or iPad.
3 ways to purchase Fortnite Crew
1. Subscribe through Fortnite
- Launch Fortnite and open the Passes section.
- Then, select the Get Battle Pass button.
- Next, navigate to the Fortnite Crew option and select it.
- Select Subscribe and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the payment.
2. Subscribe through the Epic Games Store
- From the store homepage, click on the search bar at the top of your screen.
- Next, type in “Fortnite Crew” and select the product from the results.
- Lastly, select the Subscribe button to proceed to payment and follow the on-screen directions to confirm the same.
3. Subscribe through a web browser
- Open Fortnite.com in your browser and sign in to your Epic Games account.
- On the homepage, hover your cursor over “More” and select “Crew” from the drop-down menu.
- On the Fortnite Crew page, select Join Now.
- Next, click on “Subscribe” and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the purchase.
Is Fortnite Crew worth it?
In 2026 so far, Fortnite Crew has undergone quite a few major structural changes. First, there was a decrease in monthly V-Bucks from 1,000 to 800. Most recently, there has been the announcement of an impending Crew Pack removal in exchange for returning to the original amount of V-Bucks bonus every month.
However, one of the key attractions tied to Fortnite Crew, its monthly V-Bucks, has more or less only been bumped by 200 V-Bucks while taking away a cosmetics bundle that would anyway cost much more than the compensation offered. The higher ceiling, where more V-Bucks are given to subscribers, is essentially locked to those who stick with the service for the long term.
Keeping these takeaways in mind, Fortnite Crew currently seems like an offer that only enthusiasts or those Xbox players who get the subscription as a bundled freebie would want to pursue. The casual audience is better off spending its money directly on V-Bucks instead of buying cosmetics, especially now that the service has been stripped off the monthly free cosmetics of its own.
