PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is currently in Early Access and available for PC through Steam for $29.99. The game is set to launch in 2018. An Xbox One version will be available sometime this year through its Game Preview program. Although developer Bluehole Studios only expected the title to ship only 200,000 to 300,000 units , it substantially surpassed those numbers and has sold over 10 million copies since debut
“No, editing any game files to gain an unfair advantage is against the Rules of Conduct. This includes changing any game configuration files to result in changes that cannot be made via the in-game settings menu.”
A PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds fan has been able to datamine a large number of models that have yet to be seen in the game. These items, including space-suits, syringes , and of course, leather jackets to suit any situat
Recently, we learned that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds ‘ publisher Bluehole only expected the game to sell a mere 200,000 or 300,000 copies in its first year. The game had been released for only five months when it was announced to have sold more than 10 million copies through Steam Early Access.
Discovered by Reddit user DevinWatson , these items, which range from cosmetics to possible new gameplay mechanics, may find their way into the upcoming PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds update which new modes and maps, and of course, zombies. Some of these items already exist within PUBG , which speaks to the validity of the files and their possible introduction into the playable game. DevinWatson explained as much alongside his posting of the files saying that the items may just be artifacts that were never introduced into the g
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was scheduled to have its full release this October, but was recently delayed ; however, PlayerUnknown, otherwise known as Brendan Greene, has stated that the game should still be launching by the end of the year. You can read our preview of the game here . The game is available via Steam Early Access for $29.99
Recently, the incredibly popular multiplayer shooter, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds set the record for most concurrent users on Steam , breaking the streak of the Valve-developed game, Dota 2 . At the time, the Early Access title hit 1,342,857 players, while the MOBA reached 1,295,114. Well, it seems that count is still climbing and has now reached 1,523,179 million concurrent us
In case you were wondering, editing a configuration file in your copy of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds could result in getting banned from the game, according to a change that was made on the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds FAQ page.
In other recent and related news, during an interview the aforementioned Brendan Green it was revealed that the game’s developer Bluehole only predicted that it would ship 200 – 300K copies of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in the first year. As of September 5th (in less than five months), it has sold over 10 million copies . That’s a lot more than 300,000 cop
Let me say that again: Bluehole expected within its first year on the market, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds would ship at best 300,000 units. It has already sold 10 million in less than six months. Again, cr
In less than five months, online battle royale shooter, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has sold more than 10 million copies in Early Access . That’s crazy. It also recently surpassed 1 million concurrent players on Steam , a feat no non-Valve game has ever accomplished. Further, it is also close to breaking the all-time concurrent player record currently held by Dota 2 (1,291,328 players). __ That’s also cr
This information was first spotted by reddit user Defying , when the question was asked whether it was considered acceptable to edit configuration files. In response to the question, Bluehole responded by stating the following:
“A lot of the [internal team], they really couldn’t believe it, ” Green said while speaking to Polygon . “There was a few veterans of the game industry that were [saying], like, ‘No, no. 200,000 [or] 300,000 the first year.’ But then when we hit that first million, there were a lot of smiles around the offi
What’s even more bonkers is that all of this relatively came out of nowhere. No one predicted this. Sure, a new Minecraft or Grand Theft Auto will see mega numbers out the gate. But who could have foreseen the battle royale survival shooter and debut project from developer Bluehole selling 10 million copies (and counting) before it even fully releases? Well, the game’s director and designer Brendan Greene sure didn’t. And Bluehole even less
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When Greene pitched the game to Bluehole, he predicted it would see 1 million units in its first month ( in reality it sold 2 million ). However, while Greene was quite bullish in his predictions — after all 1 million in one month would have been a great figure — Bluehole only expected the title to ship 200,000 to 300,000 units in the entirety of its first y
