PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds , the game that basically kicked off the battle royale genre last year, has now sold 50 million copies of the game on console. For a limited time on Steam, the game will be selling for $19.99, which is 33% off its usual listing, to celebrate. Seemingly, the developer would like to sell more copies.
With that number comes players. Over 400 million people play PUBG . A majority of players play on mobile devices, which is a pretty impressive fact considering that shooters are not traditionally a genre well suited for that platform. It was also revealed that the game, across all platforms, sees 87 million players a day. So, apparently it’s pretty popular?
If you’ve been holding off on trying out PUBG or are curious to see how it differs from the other major battle royale game, Fortnite , now seems like a pretty good time to bite the bullet. In addition to the sale, a new map called Sanhok is set to release on June 22, 2018.
Source: Polygon