Microsoft announced at the Gamescom press conference that it will publish the hit shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on Xbox One. However, a release date for the shooter hit on Xbox One has not yet been set.
In the run-up to Gamescom, Microsoft hosted a live stream. One of the more important announcements there was that PUBG developer Bluehole and Microsoft will strengthen their partnership on PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
Microsoft will act as the publisher when PUBG is released for Xbox One later this year.
This means that Microsoft will be a partner for console development and can bring in expert knowledge. Bluehole believes this will help complete the Xbox One version even faster.
The partnership was announced by PlayerUnknown himself, Brendan Greene, who appeared as a surprise guest in the stream. Greene emphasized that the success of his game is heavily driven by the community.
The release version of PUBG for Xbox One is also expected to specifically support the new Xbox One X with a special update to enhance the gaming experience on Xbox One X. Then they showed the Xbox One trailer for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, which had already aired at E3.
Release date of PUBG on Xbox One still “later in 2017”
Microsoft has not yet provided a specific release date.
Already at E3, Microsoft presented the Steam hit shooter during its own press conference and announced that the game would be “Console Launch Exclusive” for Xbox One. This only means that PUBG will be released first on Xbox One – a release for PlayStation 4 is not ruled out.
A release of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds for Xbox One is planned for “later in 2017”.
Furthermore, PUBG has now reached 8 million sold units on PC. This is just one figure among many incredibly impressive numbers that PUBG is currently delivering:
PUBG has been played for over 25,815 years – statistics on the shooter hit
