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Someone Just Paid $42,500 For A Copy of Fortnite, a Free-To-Play Game
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 69354" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/11/27/screenshot-2025-11-27-160936-1764259846670.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>A pristine copy of Fortnite has just been sold for $42,500 — which seems a lot for a free-to-play game.</p><p></p><p>To be fair, this is a boxed version of <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/fortnite" target="_blank">Fortnite</a> — something that also grants access to the game's original Save the World mode, which Epic Games still requires you pay a small amount to access.</p><p></p><p>But there's no suggestion this sealed copy of the world's biggest battle royale will ever actually be played. Indeed, it has been sold encased in a box, and labelled with a 10 A++ rating from video game grading company Wata — its highest possible quality score.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sold by <a href="https://comics.ha.com/itm/video-games/xbox/fortnite-wata-10-a-sealed-storm-master-weapon-pack-xbox-one-gearbox-2017-usa/a/7428-28105.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515#auction-info" target="_blank">Heritage Auctions</a>, this copy of Fortnite is an Xbox One version from the game's original 2017 print run. Only a limited number of physical copies were ever produced, and this edition dates back to when the game's now-ubiquitous battle royale mode was just a side-offering.</p><p></p><p>As mentioned, it does include access to Save the World, which is worth... something. Epic Games has bundled the original Fortnite mode in numerous ways over the years, but currently sells access as part of a $18.49 add-on that includes 1,500 V-Bucks (which would separately cost $18) as well as an exclusive skin.</p><p></p><p>Even with this in mind, though, you're still paying $42,482 over the odds.</p><p></p><p></p><p>These days, Fortnite is a very different beast — a metaverse of battle royale modes, user-generated maps, plus LEGO and music offerings. Oh, and it's home to pretty much every media franchise that has ever licensed itself for a video game, as well as real-life popstars and now even Quentin Tarantino.</p><p></p><p>Earlier today, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/heres-our-first-look-at-quentin-tarantinos-new-lost-chapter-of-kill-bill-starring-an-animated-uma-thurman-and-fortnites-peely-the-banana" target="_blank">Tarantino fans got a first glimpse at the director's new 'Lost Chapter' of Kill Bill</a>, which stars an animated Uma Thurman and Fortnite's Peely the banana, and will debut first within the game. Tell that to someone back in 2017, and I doubt they'd believe you.</p><p></p><p>Of course, video games attracting huge sums as collectible items is nothing new — and within the grand scheme of things, $42,500 pales in comparison to other auction prices. Back in 2021, a factory-sealed <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/super-mario-bros-retro-bidding-auction-two-million" target="_blank">copy of Super Mario Bros. sold for a record-breaking $2 million</a>, though there's debate over whether the sale counted as an auction in the traditional sense. Officially, <a href="https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/623688-most-expensive-videogame-sold-at-an-online-auction" target="_blank">Guinness World Records</a> recognizes a copy of Super Mario 64 sold for $1.56 million as the highest amount successfully bid for a video game to date. But who knows how much that copy of Fortnite will be worth in another 100 years?</p><p></p><p><em>If you're hunting for the best offers this week, we're actively rounding up the strongest Black Friday deals on video games, tech, and more. You can find all our top picks and price drops in our full </em><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/black-friday-2025-predictions-and-latest-news" target="_blank"><u><em>Black Friday hub</em></u></a><em>, or check out our relevant pages for </em><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-black-friday-sale-is-officially-live-2025" target="_blank"><u><em>PlayStation</em></u></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-black-friday-sale-is-officially-live-2025" target="_blank"><u><em>Nintendo</em></u></a><em>, and </em><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/black-friday-xbox-predictions-what-to-expect-2025?_cache=pass" target="_blank"><u><em>Xbox</em></u></a><em> deals.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Image credit: Heritage Auctions/HA.com</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at <a href="mailto:tom_phillips@ign.com">tom_phillips@ign.com</a> or find him on Bluesky </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social" target="_blank">@tomphillipseg.bsky.social</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/someone-just-paid-42500-for-a-copy-of-fortnite-a-free-to-play-game" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 69354, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/11/27/screenshot-2025-11-27-160936-1764259846670.png[/IMG] A pristine copy of Fortnite has just been sold for $42,500 — which seems a lot for a free-to-play game. To be fair, this is a boxed version of [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/fortnite']Fortnite[/URL] — something that also grants access to the game's original Save the World mode, which Epic Games still requires you pay a small amount to access. But there's no suggestion this sealed copy of the world's biggest battle royale will ever actually be played. Indeed, it has been sold encased in a box, and labelled with a 10 A++ rating from video game grading company Wata — its highest possible quality score. Sold by [URL='https://comics.ha.com/itm/video-games/xbox/fortnite-wata-10-a-sealed-storm-master-weapon-pack-xbox-one-gearbox-2017-usa/a/7428-28105.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515#auction-info']Heritage Auctions[/URL], this copy of Fortnite is an Xbox One version from the game's original 2017 print run. Only a limited number of physical copies were ever produced, and this edition dates back to when the game's now-ubiquitous battle royale mode was just a side-offering. As mentioned, it does include access to Save the World, which is worth... something. Epic Games has bundled the original Fortnite mode in numerous ways over the years, but currently sells access as part of a $18.49 add-on that includes 1,500 V-Bucks (which would separately cost $18) as well as an exclusive skin. Even with this in mind, though, you're still paying $42,482 over the odds. These days, Fortnite is a very different beast — a metaverse of battle royale modes, user-generated maps, plus LEGO and music offerings. Oh, and it's home to pretty much every media franchise that has ever licensed itself for a video game, as well as real-life popstars and now even Quentin Tarantino. Earlier today, [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/heres-our-first-look-at-quentin-tarantinos-new-lost-chapter-of-kill-bill-starring-an-animated-uma-thurman-and-fortnites-peely-the-banana']Tarantino fans got a first glimpse at the director's new 'Lost Chapter' of Kill Bill[/URL], which stars an animated Uma Thurman and Fortnite's Peely the banana, and will debut first within the game. Tell that to someone back in 2017, and I doubt they'd believe you. Of course, video games attracting huge sums as collectible items is nothing new — and within the grand scheme of things, $42,500 pales in comparison to other auction prices. Back in 2021, a factory-sealed [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/super-mario-bros-retro-bidding-auction-two-million']copy of Super Mario Bros. sold for a record-breaking $2 million[/URL], though there's debate over whether the sale counted as an auction in the traditional sense. Officially, [URL='https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/623688-most-expensive-videogame-sold-at-an-online-auction']Guinness World Records[/URL] recognizes a copy of Super Mario 64 sold for $1.56 million as the highest amount successfully bid for a video game to date. But who knows how much that copy of Fortnite will be worth in another 100 years? [I]If you're hunting for the best offers this week, we're actively rounding up the strongest Black Friday deals on video games, tech, and more. You can find all our top picks and price drops in our full [/I][URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/black-friday-2025-predictions-and-latest-news'][U][I]Black Friday hub[/I][/U][/URL][I], or check out our relevant pages for [/I][URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-black-friday-sale-is-officially-live-2025'][U][I]PlayStation[/I][/U][/URL][I], [/I][URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-black-friday-sale-is-officially-live-2025'][U][I]Nintendo[/I][/U][/URL][I], and [/I][URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/black-friday-xbox-predictions-what-to-expect-2025?_cache=pass'][U][I]Xbox[/I][/U][/URL][I] deals. Image credit: Heritage Auctions/HA.com Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at [email]tom_phillips@ign.com[/email] or find him on Bluesky [/I][URL='https://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social']@tomphillipseg.bsky.social[/URL] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/someone-just-paid-42500-for-a-copy-of-fortnite-a-free-to-play-game"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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