"We saw a lot of success and an influx of new players when we held 'Free Play Week' last year, and we tapped into their experiences to help inform the direction we’d ultimately take when transitioning to a free to play model.
In August 2021, PUBG: Battlegrounds had a week of free play it was rumored at the time that this was a test run for a permanent free-to-play offering, which we now know was the case. It's worth remembering that PUBG Corp has tested extensively for this inevitably. "We think it is only fair to give a little extra to fans who have purchased PUBG: Battlegrounds before we transitioned to free-to-play" Dave Curd, creative director Curd says "the health of our servers won't be impacted" by the switch into free-to-play, adding, "as ever, we will be monitoring and updating them regularly when we need to." Given that PUBG: Battlegrounds has sold more than 75 million copies across PC and console to date, making it one of the best-selling games of all time, you have to hope that it'll be able to withstand the pressure. We've developed amazing tutorials for newbies and will have a brand new shooting gallery, which I think is going to be a big hit."Ī natural community concern is the stability of servers, and whether they will withstand the influx of new players. We are ready to welcome new players with open arms and help them hit the ground running. The creative director points to the addition of new gameplay features, and the introduction of Tactical Gear, action queuing, and a revamped tutorial system as examples of what this evolution will look like in the short term.Ĭurd says that going free-to-play "is going to grow our community, which is always a positive thing. Curd is quick to affirm that "despite the transition, the core game is still the core game", adding that PUBG Corp sees this as an "opportunity to continue to evolve" the central Battlegrounds experience. When major alterations are made to established games, it's natural for entrenched communities to fear change.
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