PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is far from finished and available as an early access title. Some players fear that the game will never be finished, just like DayZ. However, Creative Director Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene has a different opinion.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is, despite its status as an unfinished early access game, extremely successful and the game with the most concurrent players on Steam. Nevertheless, there are skeptical voices: “Will the game ever be finished?” or “Similar games like DayZ or H1Z1 have been in early access for ages, is PUBG going the same way?”
In an interview with Rock-Paper-Shotgun, Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene addressed the allegations.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – “We’ll have this done in 6 to 7 months!”
Anyone who has played PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will have noticed the many bugs and especially the massive lags. The game is clearly not finished yet. However, according to Brendan Greene, this will be the case very soon. In a maximum of seven months, the game is expected to be released, and Greene is completely convinced of this according to the interview with Rock-Paper-Shotgun. It is “a matter of honor” for him.
But how does the man come to such confident statements? According to Greene, Bluehole has a huge advantage with PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds over H1Z1 or DayZ. Both competing zombie titles both use their own, now quite old engine, which requires extensive maintenance, and regular updates and rewrites.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – The Unreal Engine will fix it
With PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, however, the Unreal Engine is at work. It is constantly being developed by its own team, allowing Bluehole to focus on the essential game design and not have to constantly fiddle with the engine.
Therefore, Brendan Greene is confident that he and his team will complete PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on time and will not follow the path of DayZ, which has been in early access for years.
By the way, Greene has a soft spot for DayZ and defends it whenever someone complains about the seemingly eternal early access. “It will eventually be finished; companies do not discard a project they have worked on for so long.”
What do you think of Brendan Greene’s statements? Do you believe it is realistic that he and his team in Korea will have the game ready in half a year? Or do you think PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will end up rotting as an endless construction site in early access? Let us know in the comments!
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