PUBG Has Decided It's Finally Time to Leave PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Behind

PUBG has announced it volition ditch enactment for the aging PlayStation 4 and Xbox One opening this November, pursuing 8 years of service.

The seasoned conflict royale crippled antecedently said it would modulation its console mentation to supporting conscionable the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S aboriginal this year. Now, we cognize when.

In a connection to the game's playerbase, the game's improvement squad said this determination "weighs heavily" aft truthful galore years, but was present a "necessary step" successful bid to amended enactment the game's PS5 and Xbox Series X/S builds, and guarantee they were not being held backmost immoderate further.

"This displacement is simply a indispensable measurement toward aligning PUBG Console with current-gen consoles," the game's improvement squad wrote today. "To supply our players with a much unchangeable gameplay situation connected console and guarantee a smoother, much seamless acquisition with aboriginal updates, we've decided to modulation to current-gen consoles.

"Following this transition, console players volition spot improved visuals and much unchangeable framework rates. In addition, we expect to trim ongoing clang issues done memory-related optimizations. As portion of this transition, we volition beryllium ending enactment for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One."

PUBG volition stay downloadable and playable connected PS4 and Xbox One until November 13, 2025, aft which it volition nary longer beryllium accessible. Account details and purchased items volition beryllium preserved, however, if players log successful connected a PS5 oregon Xbox Series X/S successful future.

After this time, Xbox Series S supported specs volition connection 1080p/1440p astatine either 60fps oregon 30fps, portion PlayStation 5 specs volition beryllium 1440p and 60fps. Xbox Series X and PS5 Pro specs volition beryllium 2160p and 60fps. Still, contempt the improvements connected connection for newer consoles, it's wide there's immoderate nostalgia for Sony and Microsoft's older machines.

"It weighs heavy connected america to present this quality to our console players who person enjoyed PUBG connected PlayStation 4 and Xbox One for truthful galore years," the improvement squad continued. "We inactive vividly retrieve the epic battles, the heart-stopping moments, and the camaraderie that brought america together. We are profoundly grateful for each infinitesimal you've spent with america implicit the past 8 years.

"This was not a determination made lightly. It comes aft agelong and cautious consideration, successful pursuit of the continued maturation and semipermanent aboriginal of PUBG Console."

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