PUBG: Battlegrounds will soon adopt a new free-to-play strategy to attract more players to the game, while paying players will get added benefits. Read more below.
PUBG Mobile’s PC counterpart, PUBG: Battlegrounds will be a free-to-play game starting January 12, 2022. Developer Krafton recently announced that the popular Battle Royale title for PC and console is following in the footsteps of its mobile version and is free for everyone the players.
Although the game is a free title, users will still have to pay for certain locked game items. These items will be available by purchasing a one-time fee of $ 12.99 for an account upgrade.
Players who have already paid for the game will receive a special PUBG Memorial Pack, which includes Battlegrounds Plus and additional in-game items.
PUBG: Battlegrounds was originally a paid multiplayer battle royale game when it launched on Steam in 2017. Back then, the game was simply called PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s BattleGrounds) and users and their friends had to purchase the game to play alone or together.
The game became a big hit and we quickly saw a mobile version of the game called PUBG Mobile in the same year. The main difference here was that the mobile counterpart was a free title that anyone could just download from the Google Play Store or the Apple Store app and immediately have fun with their friends.
Revenue for the mobile version of the app came from advertising and a Royal Pass system where users could pay to get exclusive in-game items such as player skins, weapon skins, and player moves. celebration. This was handled by two different types of in-game currency, gold coins for all players and CUs for those who spend money in real life, in-game.
However, the game was just for the sake of it. its paid and non-paid players, offering no competitive advantage to paid players and benefits largely comprising cosmetic changes only. Games like this, called Freemium titles, have since grown in popularity and we’ve seen PUBG Mobile and the recent PUBG: New State compete against other titles like Fortnite Mobile, Call of Duty: Mobile, and Garena Free Fire. .
