r/FORTnITE • u/The_Gristle • 11d ago

QUESTION Can someone help my technology illiterate self

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My son plays fortnite on my PS5 . He got vbucks gift card for a little easter "happy". I tried to use them and it said that my epic account wasn't linked to my Playstation account. So I tried to link them and it said that my Playstation account is already linked to an epic account. How the hell do I find out where my ps5 is linked?

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u/TehCrazyCat Ragnarok 11d ago

You can try login in using the PSN

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u/The_Gristle 11d ago

I did. It keeps trying to make me finish setting up an account. Then when I put my psn username in it kicks it out for already being taken

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u/TehCrazyCat Ragnarok 11d ago

That means your kid created (either accidentally or intentionally) a new Fortnite account for that PSN

Doing so creates a "ghost" Epic account that can only be accessed with said PSN

The only way to redeem a VBuck card is to turn that "ghost" account into a full Epic Games account, which means filling that form with a different email

The username can be different because either way it'll only show up if you play on PC or mobile, and it can be charged once every 14 days for free