How to Get Fortnite Skins on PS4

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Last Updated: December 21, 2023

Epic Games' popular shooter Fortnite is free to play, but offers players the option of purchasing extra characters, or skins. Epic uses a system called V-Bucks to allow players to buy skins and other cosmetics. You get V-Bucks by purchasing them for real money in the PlayStation Store. This wikiHow shows you how to download Fortnite skins on a PlayStation 4.

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Select Fortnite and press ✕ to launch it. The exact location of the Fortnite tile will vary depending on the other games and applications you have installed on your PS4.
- if you don´t have the game in the dashboard go to library
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This continues loading the game.
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Select Battle Royale on the Select Game Mode page and press ✕ .
- You cannot purchase skins while in other Fortnite modes.
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This takes you to the Fortnite Item Shop.
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Highlight a skin you wish to buy and press ✕ . This brings you to that skin's page.
- Only a few skins are available in the Item Shop at any given time. The skins available in the Item Shop rotate every 24 hours.
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Press the □ button to select Purchase . This adds the skin to your Fortnite account.
- If there are extra cosmetic items included with the skin, the button will read Purchase Items instead.
- If you don't have enough V-Bucks in your Fortnite account, the button will read Get V-Bucks instead. Pressing the □ button in this situation sends you to the Store tile, where you can choose how many V-Bucks you wish to purchase. Once you've done so, return to the Item Shop and use the V-Bucks to purchase the selected skin.
- To view your purchased skins, press the O button, then select Locker from the menu at the top of the screen. Highlight the Outfit option in the Locker and press ✕ . This shows you a page with all of the skins associated with your account. Select one and press + ✕ to use it.

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I have an iPhone, and the default skin is the only one I have. I need to change to female default. Any help?

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You can't choose what kind of default skins you get. It's random; you cant really choose what type of default you play as.

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You can either buy Vbucks with real money or just play the game without. The game does not require Vbucks to make you better in any way.

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You'll have to earn them instead from the battle pass.

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