PUBG launched Dec. 12 in Xbox One Game Preview, and Microsoft said today that «more than 1 million players» bought the game within its first 48 hours of release.
PUBG launched after nine months in Early Access, and the game is all the better for it.
The Xbox saw amazing games like Cuphead, Forza 7, and
PUBG launch exclusively.
The Xbox saw amazing games like Cuphead, Forza 7, and
PUBG launch exclusively.
A Chinese
PUBG launch is looking less likely after a statement from a Chinese regulatory body decries the multiplayer title's violent content.
Not exact matches
«
PUBG» is available for PC and Xbox One, and also just
launched for Apple iOS this month.
However, since the survival crafting title
launched its PvP mode for free back in September 2017, Fortnite Battle Royale has witnessed massive success as a
PUBG competitor, not least because it beat Bluehole to the console market as the first free Battle Royale game on PS4 and Xbox One.
However, don't expect Battlefield's battle royale mode to be a carbon copy of
PUBG, per the report: «But don't expect to drop onto an island with 99 other players when Battlefield V
launches this fall.
DICE plans to
launch Battlefield V later this year but they're still trying to test a prototype battle royale mode «that could compete with
PUBG and Fortnite.»
Coming in with a bang,
PUBG first person servers
launch for all game modes in every region.
Pushing its F2P agenda far early than planned, Fortnite
launched its free Battle Royale mode toward the end of September to make the most of the
PUBG hype.
This weeks stories: Microsoft acquires cloud gaming platform; Playfab as well as potentially EA, Value or Bluehole, The latest
PUBG update aims to make it's desert map more fun again after players delete the map files to avoid playing it, Mario Kart Tour is coming to smartphones, Nintendo announces their online service which
launches in September, Switch firmware version 5 has leaked outlining some very interesting new features, PS4 system software 5.50 is released to Beta testers as it brings some long awaited features, Leaked documents confirm a Battle Royale mode for Red Dead Redemption 2 online mode as well as some of it's main campaign features, Plus the games we've all been playing!
We'll truly see how good PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is when it
launches on the Xbox One, Xbox One S and Enhanced especially for the Xbox One X. Check out the official
PUBG Xbox One Release Date, Price, Pre-Order details, Physical Release info and Controls below.
We're eager to collaborate with the team at Bluehole to bring
PUBG to the Xbox One community, especially with console
launch exclusivity.»
Greene's statement, however, shows a mindset that
PUBG may never get a sequel, with the development team looking to instead build on the game from within instead of
launching PUBG 2.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, or
PUBG for short, has become the biggest multiplayer game in the world since it
launched on early access at the beginning of the year.
With the growing popularity of the game on console, and the massive success seen with other games such as
PUBG and Fortnite when they
launched their console versions, is it fair to say that console players are driving the Battle Royale bus?
Having been available to Xbox players on the
PUBG test servers for a few weeks, we're excited to reveal that May 24 will be the public
launch date of the Miramar map — also commonly known as the Desert Map.
Of course, this is all subject to change being a Game Preview version of
PUBG Xbox One, but these are the controls you'll experience at
launch.
A physical release for
PUBG isn't confirmed to be coming on Xbox
launch, however @PLAYERUNKNOWN verified that it's something he wants to do!
From reaching the top of the Steam charts to
launching exclusively for consoles on Xbox One,
PUBG became a surprise hit.
While I previously stated
PUBG would run at higher FPS at XGP
launch on 12/12, I want to clarify that
PUBG will run at 30 FPS across all @Xbox One devices.
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PUBG Gets a new smaller 4 × 4 map, Dying Light's Battle Royale mode «Bad Blood» gets a new trailer, Sony cuts PSVR prices worldwide, Razer
launches their online store to compete with Steam, Lindsey Lohan has her GTA 5 appear rejected as she loses her «likeness» case against Rockstar, Spyro The Dragon gets the remaster we've all been waiting for, Megadrive / Genesis Mini is officially announced by Sega, So is Shenmue 1 + 2 Remasters, Treyarch's COD: Black Ops 4 is likely to drop the single - player campaign in favour of a battle Royale mode, Plus the games we've all been playing!
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds May Be Blocked by China
PUBG Announces Xbox Game Preview
Launch Date Maelstrom Meshes
PUBG with Piracy
Where
PUBG Corp might have refreshed the UI and added a new map to battle royale sensation PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds to herald the game's
launch, Subnautica's three years in Early Access appears to have been a period of continuous
launch days.
We are mere days from the long - awaited
launch of
PUBG on the Xbox One, and there has been a great deal of chatter on the internets about it's performance, especially on the Xbox One X.
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (
PUBG), developed by South Korean games company Bluehole,
launched in early 2017 and since then has become a global phenomenon.
If
PUBG was to
launch officially, Bluehole would need to partner with a Chinese publisher and submit the game to the SAPPRFT for a license.
Since its release as a console
launch exclusive on Xbox One in the Xbox Game Preview program, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (
PUBG) has reached incredible milestones, most recently surpassing 4 million players across the Xbox One family of devices.
The battle royale genre has been a massive success lately, getting a huge
launch with PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (
PUBG) and then being taken to the next level with Fortnite: Battle Royale.
Now that
PUBG has officially been
launched on the PC, gamers now have access to more content from when it was in its beta.
After all, when the PC version of
PUBG received the Miramar desert map back in December, it also marked the game's official
launch.
We're calling this week the shooter showdown, as juggernauts
PUBG Mobile and Shadowgun Legends both
launched on Android.
Singapore, 18 May 2018 — The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) and the Asia GAME Festival (AGF) Organising Committee are proud to announce the official
launch of The CPL Championship for Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (
PUBG) that will be taking place on 9 - 10 June 2018 at AGF 2018.
On the latest Tic Podcast the team talk about the X1X
Launch,
Pubg's release, Super Lucky tales poor reviews and Shannon Loftis Interview.
As battle royale behemoth Playerunknown's Battlegrounds rolls out of Early Access on PC and
launches on Xbox One, developer and publisher
PUBG Corp has revealed the game has more than 30m players across both platforms.
Airplanes will fly over several locations in Australia and drop actual loot crates in celebration of the
PUBG Xbox One
launch.
In fact, it took Brendan Greene and Co two years to officially
launch PUBG, which says enough really.
The wildly popular battle royale game is making its way to Xbox One fans soon as the
PUBG Xbox Game Preview
launch date has been confirmed.
«In addition to announcing Xbox's XGP
launch date on December 12, we also shared the exciting news that we're on track to
launch 1.0 for the PC version in late December,»
PUBG Corp chief Chang Han Kim said.
Now we have a new milestone to celebrate: after a tremendously successful and instructive Early Access phase, we're
launching PUBG's version 1.0 on PC, which will include our new desert map Miramar, vaulting and climbing, and all of the other features the community has been helping us refine.
PUBG just barely
launched and will see continued success as an Xbox console exclusive.
The last twelve months have seen some great highs for the games industry (
launch of the Nintendo Switch, success stories like
PUBG, etc.).
... well, probably not, but those same owners will likely be happy to note that a
PUBG Xbox Game Preview
launch date has been confirmed at Paris Games Week.
MMOCulture have reported on a deal announced between
PUBG Corporation and Tencent to publish PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in an edited format in China as well as
launching a trailer for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Mobile (
PUBG M).
On this week's episode of The Co-op Podcast, we discuss the controversial
launch of PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds (
PUBG) on the Xbox One.
After all, the game
launched in Steam's early access way back in 2015, before there was even talk of your
PUBGs and Fortnites.
Recent popularity of survival shooter titles such as Fortnite: Battle Royale and the aforementioned
PUBG most certainly didn't help and the game's
launch was more like deflating a balloon than the spectacular
launch the devs must've had in mind.
During both its Early Access period and
launch of version 1.0,
PUBG experienced game breaking server issues that would either drop players or create a stutter effect that would render the game unplayable.
Epic Games» Fortnite received a massive influx in players recently, mainly due to their release of the
PUBG - inspired game mode, Battle Royale, which managed to gather over 1 million players on its
launch alone.