Skate: All San Van Bucks Prices

San Van Bucks in Skate are the premium currency that gives you access to exclusive items. Here are all the bundles and prices for them.

Skate: All San Van Bucks Prices
Skate: All San Van Bucks Prices (Image via Electronic Arts)

San Van Bucks play a crucial role in EA’s latest title, Skate. The currency acts as the primary way of transaction and revenue for the publisher since the fourth entry in the Skateboard simulation franchise is a free-to-play title. Therefore, in return, it also allows players to buy in-game cosmetics that are exclusive to the currency and cannot be obtained any other way.

Also, players can only purchase San Van Bucks with real-world money and cannot earn it by playing the game itself. In this article, we have listed all price tags of every San Van Bucks bundle in Skate.

All San Van Bucks Prices in Skate

Players cannot earn San Van Bucks in Skate (Image via Electronic Arts | Youtube/@GuidingLight)
Players cannot earn San Van Bucks in Skate (Image via Electronic Arts | Youtube/@GuidingLight)

Here is the complete list of the San Van Bucks prices in Skate:

Bundle (San Van Bucks)Price (USD)
500$4.99
1,050$9.99
2,800$24.99
5,900$49.99
12,000$99.99

San Van Bucks is the premium currency in Skate. It is your way to buy all the in-game items that cannot be earned through progression such as outfits, gear, and other cosmetic items. Basically, players cannot earn San Van Bucks and therefore the associated items by simply playing the game or completing objectives. You can only purchase this currency with your real-life money and then buy the items from the game’s shop.

As you can see, the bundles available right now start with 500 San Van Bucks with a price tag of $4.99 and then reach up to 12,000 and $99.99. However, most of the cosmetics that one would want stay in the 200-1000 San Van Bucks range. Since Skate is a free-to-play game, people might wonder if it is pay-to-win or not. The short answer is no; the currency in the game only buys you cosmetics and does not affect the gameplay.

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Rip Chips Are the Free Alternatives

Since players can only obtain San Van Bucks by purchasing them with real money, they can instead choose to earn Rip Chips as a free option. They serve as the game’s free currency, which players can earn by progressing and engaging with the gameplay and San Vansterdam. However, you cannot buy anything from the in-game shop with Rip Chips.

You can only buy Product Boxes with this currency. It drops randomized items and functions like loot boxes essentially. In addition to that, Product Boxes’ items are quite limited, and if you open enough of them, in theory, you can get all the items available. Thus, San Van Bucks’ reign somewhat superior compared to Rip Chips due to the fact that the former lets you choose your items.

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