The water in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is expected to look really good in the future. For this, the technology of a current multiplayer pirate game is being used.
The fun of playing in the battle royale shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is beyond question. The game regularly sets new records and captivates many gamers. The latest milestone: 10 million sales.
The publishing deal with Microsoft makes the future look even brighter. This leads to important relationships like with the creators of Sea of Thieves, the developer studio Rare. They say: Great game, this PUBG, but the water, hey … we can help you with that!
Developers are in the same boat
PUBG is still in its early days but is coming to Xbox One later this year. There is a publishing deal with Microsoft that opens up further opportunities.
In an interview with GamesIndustry, PlayerUnknown (Brendan Greene) talks about interesting future plans. The water technology from Sea of Thieves will be integrated into Battlegrounds in the future.
Greene says, “… I was at a Microsoft event last night and spoke with the guys from Sea of Thieves. They said they love the game [PUBG] and play it a lot. However, they say ‘but your water.’
I mean, our water is not very good, but Rare has great water technologies.”
The Sea of Thieves team told him that they should share their knowledge with each other. Greene emphasizes that this is the advantage of suddenly being in such a studio network. PUBG gets the water technology practically for free and can share things from PUBG with the developers at Rare.
This advantage is invaluable for Greene, as the water in Sea of Thieves looks really good. Having it in the game would enhance the PUBG world, he says. We show you a glimpse of the water rendering technology in the following video. An image comparison would simply not do justice to the graphics.
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