PUBG: Battlegrounds
Update : PUBG developer Bluehole , Inc. is not too pleased about Fortnite imitate their game . See below .
A few weeks ago , Epic Games announce that their base building and wave - killing gameFortnitewas receiving a Battle Royale musical mode . This mode is influenced byPlayerUnknown ’s Battlegrounds(PUBG ) , pitting 100 players against each other on a large mathematical function with the succeeder being the last participant left alive . Just yesterday , however , Epic Games has revealed that this mode will be bring out as its own game , titledFortnite : Battle Royale , and it will be free - to - play .
PUBG , a secret plan that still technically has n’t expel , hasbroken several platter on Steam . Most of late , PUBGbrokeDota 2’srecord for the most concurrent players for a single game on Steam at 1,348,374 . However , it has not reached consoles and is not planning to until it releases on Xbox One later this yr . Fortnite : struggle Royalereleasing in less than a week mean that is the only plot of this style ( outside of a raw mode inGTA Online ) for those without a PC .
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Even with the millions of copies thatPUBGhas sold , the untapped console market is vast , with over 60 million PS4s sold , as well as over 33 million Xbox Ones . Of course , some console owners play on multiple chopine or just are n’t interested in the fight royale genre , but with 93 million potential players , odds are thatFortnite : Battle Royalewill be successful . On top of the user pedestal , it is free - to - play and actor are not ask to own the originalFortnitegame loose originally this year .
SinceFortnite : Battle Royaledoesn’t require any money up front , it immediately make for up some business organization over whether or not it will be " yield to get ahead . " However , Epic Games has support that there will be no microtransactions that countenance players to corrupt better guns than their opponent . As detailed in ablog poston Epic ’s prescribed website , paid items are planned to be"cosmetics or collection - like content . “Also , those who purchasedFortnitebetween September 12 - 19 are eligible to have a refund , sinceBattle Royalewas in the beginning denote as part of the main game .
Just last calendar week inFortnite , Epic Games " incidentally " allowed cross - platform multiplayer between PS4 and Xbox One users , but then patched out the feature film since it is n’t allow for by both Microsoft and Sony . Microsoft has been very undetermined to cross - platform play , with the most recent example being thatMinecraftplayers on Xbox One can encounter with those on PC and even Nintendo Switch . Sony , however , has refuse to appropriate all cross - platform play except for PS4 and personal computer users . If Sony transfer its head , the community forFortniteandFortnite : Battle Royalecould be huge .
It is a smart move by Epic Games to releaseFortnite : Battle RoyalebeforePUBGcan get to consoles . It gives console possessor the power to play a conflict royale game for free , and since the originalFortnitehas received a pretty cocksure reception , fans familiar with the enfranchisement name will be more unforced to clean it up .
Update : Chang Han Kim , Vice President and Executive Producer for Bluehole , Inc. , said the following in an prescribed press release send out September 22 , 2017 regarding Fortnite allegedly copying core elements of PUBG ’s mode , structure , etc . ( and releasing is so much quicker ):
“ After listening to the growing feedback from our community and refresh the gameplay for ourselves , we are interested that Fortnite may be replicating the experience for which PUBG is have a go at it . ”
“ We have also observe that Epic Games reference work PUBG in the promotion of Fortnite to their community and in communications with the public press . This was never discussed with us and we do n’t palpate that it ’s right . ”
“ The PUBG residential area has and continues to provide evidence of the many similarity as we contemplate further natural action . ”
Thoughts ?
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Fortnite : Battle Royalereleases for PS4 , Xbox One , PC , and Mac on September 26 .
