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Newsweek
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
PUBG: Battlegrounds is Dropping Support for PS4 and Xbox One
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Publisher Krafton has announced that potentially millions of players will no longer be able to play PUBG: Battlegrounds from November, as its ending support for the game on last generation consoles. The news comes via a blog post on the PUBG website, where Krafton revealed that support for the PS4 and Xbox One version of the game will be ending on November 13, 2025. The publisher says that the move is a "necessary step" as it moves towards greater support on current-gen consoles, the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Multiple players in a shootout in a promotional screenshot for PUBG: Battlegrounds Multiple players in a shootout in a promotional screenshot for PUBG: Battlegrounds Krafton "To provide our players with a more stable gameplay environment on console and ensure a smoother, more seamless experience with future updates, we've decided to transition to current-gen consoles," the statement reads. "Following this transition, console players will see improved visuals and more stable frame rates. In addition, we expect to reduce ongoing crash issues through memory-related optimizations. "As part of this transition, we will be ending support for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It weighs heavily on us to deliver this news to our console players who have enjoyed PUBG on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One for so many years ... This was not a decision made lightly. It comes after long and careful consideration, in pursuit of the continued growth and long-term future of PUBG Console." Krafton says the last-gen version of the game will be unavailable immediately following the live server maintenance on November 13, after which players will need to move to the new PS5 or Xbox Series X|S version of the game if they want to continue playing. It also says that existing account data and purchased items will be preserved, so players who make the leap to the current-gen versions of the game will be able to pick up and play without losing their progress. The announcement comes after the creator of PUBG, PlayerUnknown, announced and then launched an open beta for his latest game, Prologue: Go Wayback! The game is available to all players on Steam, ahead of its early access period, expected to launch later this year.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
PUBG creator's goal for his new open-world project is to make "realistic Minecraft" complete with real geology
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. PUBG's very own Brenden Green - better known as PlayerUnknown - wants his new simulation game, made at his new studio, to essentially be a "realistic Minecraft" with geology that echoes the real world. Speaking to GamesRadar+ about his Earth-scale simulation game Project Artemis and his upcoming survival game Project: Go Wayback - which is built on the same, impressive procgen tech - Greene laid out his vision of a world that's true to our Earth. "I want to do geology," he says. "I want you to be able to see an area and go 'there should be iron here' or 'there should be this resource' and maybe set up a mine and do this kind of Civilization, Age of Empires [thing] in 3D, but as a layer. If you choose to interact with that layer, you can." Project Artemis might still be a decade away, but the team's goal is to be able to "generate a world terrain" where everything is stitched together in a way that makes real, ecological sense, and you can "then figure out by the satellite map what's underneath it." That last part is particularly important since Greene and Co. are also building caves as part of their goal to make "a realistic Minecraft." "But again, this is why we have a ten year [plan], because doing this all in real time? We've been asked many times 'why are you doing this in real time?', but as you can see, it gives us some interesting abilities to generate worlds," he says. That focus on realism is also being extend to Project: Go Wayback, a brutally realistic survival sim that strips the genre of any gamified hand-holding. You need to protect yourself from the cold, but you can't build a campfire from a menu. You need to make your way to a faraway weather tower, but your map won't have a handy icon letting you know your position in the landscape. Check out some other new games coming in 2025 and beyond.
