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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 pre-orders come with $150 worth of Fortnite in-game currency

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 pre-orders come with $150 worth of Fortnite in-game currency

Posted: 04 Aug 2018, 01:35 , by Cosmin Vasile

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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 pre-orders come with $150 worth of Fortnite in-game currency

Samsung plans a huge marketing campaign for the Galaxy Note 9 with lots of incentives for different types of customers. The South Korean company will advertise its flagship as the perfect phone for business and gaming.

The latter is covered by a surprising partnership with Epic Games studio, developer of the Fortnite smash hit. Apparently, the only way to play the Android version of the game will be to purchase the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, at least for the first four months.

After that, Epic Games plans to distribute the game directly through its official website in order to avoid Google's 30% cut. Obviously, that will require Android users some extra preparations that will allow them to install apps from third-party services.

Among the many promotions that Samsung plans to offer to those who pre-order the Galaxy Note 9, there's one aimed at gamers. The folks over at XDA Developers have just found a string within the Epic Games website that confirms Samsung Galaxy Note 9 pre-orders will come with 15,000 V-Bucks in tow.

What's interesting is that anyone playing Fortnite who would want to purchase 15,000 V-Bucks in-game currency will have to pay no less than $150. Naturally, there will be other options for those who pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, within the same value range.

source: XDA Developers

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posted on 04 Aug 2018, 02:15 4

1. notfair (Posts: 587; Member since: 30 Jan 2017)

Let's hope this is the incentive for the fortnite players because if that's all they give they can go to hell and I also hope you can uninstall it if it's preloaded....

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 02:29 3

2. Nine1Sickness (Posts: 882; Member since: 30 Jan 2011)

It’s a perfect opportunity for people to use it as a loophole. Buy a phone, get the $150 to buy crap from fortnite using their epic accounts, then return the phone.

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 02:42 1

3. master-mkk (Posts: 151; Member since: 27 Aug 2014)

you think Samsung is dumb enough not to realize this will happen and prepare some plane for it ?!

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 02:51 4

4. Atechguy0 (Posts: 721; Member since: 03 Aug 2018)

I hope Samsung gives an option to install this app, first. Because I don't want it preloaded on the Note 9.

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 03:24 2

7. Nine1Sickness (Posts: 882; Member since: 30 Jan 2011)

Why? Because you need space for all the other bloatware that is already pre-installed by Samsung, Google and your carrier?

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 07:39 3

12. Atechguy0 (Posts: 721; Member since: 03 Aug 2018)

No, I don't trust what Epic is doing with their game. Especially when you have to enable sideloading of third party apps in the settings, just to install and run this game. It's a game for crying out loud, and it's a free to play game to boot with in app purchases (no less). Plus I don't believe Epic for one second that it was to get more of the funds, especially when they could have made it a free app on the Play store, and controlled all the monetization and licenses from Epics server to begin with. They didn't have to use Google Play services for any monetization what so ever. This isn't Apple that forces All monetization through them.

Samsung could have done something like LG did with a free TV with your LG G7. That would be way better than this stupid game. Or earbuds or something else. But this stupid game. Give me a break.

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 03:20

6. Nine1Sickness (Posts: 882; Member since: 30 Jan 2011)

It will happen, and Samsung will swallow the cost.

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 09:16

14. iPhoneFanboy (Posts: 286; Member since: 21 Apr 2018)

A plane for all the people leaving?

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 09:50

16. DarthJarJar (Posts: 13; Member since: 01 Feb 2018)

They are that dumb. There is no retcon. They’ve been doing it for years with many games.

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 11:41

20. treboryug (Posts: 2; Member since: 04 Aug 2018)

They don't have to plan much since the exclusivity is for 4 months. Furthermore if the game is loaded/updated from the Galaxy App store, there isn't much of a loophole. In anycase if people actually do that Samsung benefits from advertising a larger amount of pre-orders and sales in the first months. Nowadays phones really sell in the first 3 months that they are introduced before being replaced by another hype.

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 11:55

21. ph00ny (Posts: 1866; Member since: 26 May 2011)

Typically promotional games have to be installed by the user separately. At least that's how it was in other promotions

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 04:22 5

9. Rager722 (Posts: 544; Member since: 30 Jan 2013)

4 months is pushing it. Really 4 months?? I was fine with one month but 4 is ridiculous.. XDA will have this available after the first couple of days..

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 05:10 2

10. MarvzIsFallen (banned) (Posts: 646; Member since: 11 Aug 2017)

They’re really desperate when it comes to marketing.
Why not bundle this phone with free ref, washing machine and tv, i guess they would sell hotcakes like iPhones.

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 07:16 3

11. worldpeace (Posts: 2844; Member since: 15 Apr 2016)

Nice move samsung..
Since executives and professionals on Note's target market will really appreciate it.
/s

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 08:08 2

13. Y.S.L.. (banned) (Posts: 232; Member since: 03 Jul 2018)

Why not a wireless charger and a $100 AKG earphone, than this crap fortnite.................?

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 09:16 1

15. iPhoneFanboy (Posts: 286; Member since: 21 Apr 2018)

Because no one buys Note devices, and they want to give incentive. Stupid question.

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 10:03

17. japkoslav (Posts: 1105; Member since: 19 Feb 2017)

"AKG" headphones :-D

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 10:31

18. Rampage_Taco (Posts: 928; Member since: 17 Jan 2017)

So if Fortnite doesn't want their game in the PlayStore because of Google's cut. Yet they want to partner with Samsung, why not put the app in the Galaxy App store on Samsung's devices.

Also I wonder if they'll develop an Edge App to monitor your FN account

Then release their APK through their website at a later date.

posted on 05 Aug 2018, 02:39

26. worldpeace (Posts: 2844; Member since: 15 Apr 2016)

"why not put the app in the Galaxy App store on Samsung's devices"
I'm sure they will, since in the last article they said it will be exclusive to samsung's smartphones, not limited to Note 9.

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 11:27

19. Rigmaster (Posts: 221; Member since: 22 Jan 2018)

Marketing this as a "do everything" device and then focusing on Fortnite ... hmmmm? If S9/9+ was a big disappointment, Note 9 is going to be even more jaw-dropping. Seems that it might have been better to include peripherals or app store credits. Even more baffling is keeping Fortnite on this exclusively unless there are a lot of bugs still left to be found in the game.

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 12:56

22. youssef44 (Posts: 547; Member since: 29 Apr 2014)

Who cares??

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 14:25

24. mr.joosue (Posts: 50; Member since: 06 Nov 2017)

I don’t really think the people who buy the Note 9 will use it to frequently play Fortnite. I don’t really know how they expect to reel in new customers with the incentive considering they’re paying for such a high price phone, the money spent on the phone could’ve went to a console or gaming PC which would run Fortnite much better. Either way, it’s really odd Fortnite won’t be available to download from the Play Store.

posted on 04 Aug 2018, 21:42

25. nodes (Posts: 1082; Member since: 06 Mar 2014)

wow are they really THIS desperate?
Samsung you never went this low.

Note isn't marketed as a professional phone anymore i guess.