A recent deal with Microsoft has caused the hit shooter Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds to dance around the issue. Is it coming to PS4 or not?
Initially, everything was clear. In an interview with the Korean gaming site Inven on March 29, a producer stated that they plan to release Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds for Xbox One and PS4. On Xbox One a bit earlier, as they also offer an early access version with the “Xbox Game Preview” program.
However, since then, the Korean developer Bluehole has entered into a partnership with Microsoft, and this partnership has complicated the situation.
Since the deal with Microsoft, there has been no statement regarding PlayStation 4
Even at E3, it was stated that “Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds” is “Console Launch Exclusive” for Xbox One. While this basically means that the game is coming to Xbox One first, it seems this partnership also includes another deal:
The developers are now refusing to confirm that Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds is coming to PS4.
Official statement on whether Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds is coming to PS4
Despite multiple inquiries from journalists, it seems that no one at Bluehole wants to confirm whether the shooter will be released for PS4. However, they are not issuing a denial either.
The official statement is: The development team at Bluehole is focused on bringing PUBG to Xbox One and continues to develop the game for PC. We currently have nothing to announce regarding future plans to bring the game to other platforms.
PS4 players in information limbo
This is frustrating for PS4 players, as many are waiting to be able to play the currently hot PC shooter themselves.
Mein MMO thinks: It seems that the employees of Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds are in a difficult situation here: Apparently, they are either not allowed or do not want to say anything about the PS4.
After E3, Xbox chief Phil Spencer explained that “Console Launch Exclusive” does not rule out a later release for other consoles. Therefore, a release of Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds for PS4 is likely still planned.
But Bluehole will probably only say something about a PS4 release once the Xbox One launch of Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds has occurred.
