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Mobile PUBG clone Knives Out heads to PlayStation 4

Smartphone game looks rough compared to console competitors Battlefield V and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

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Mobile PUBG clone Knives Out heads to PlayStation 4
This article originally appeared on ABACUS

You may not be able to play PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on PlayStation 4, but soon you’ll be able to play a similar game.

Like, VERY similar.

Knives Out, a clone of PUBG for smartphones made by NetEase, is heading to PS4 next year. It was originally released last year, when the battle royale craze had only just begun and PUBG was still only available on PC. NetEase says Knives Out was downloaded by more than 250 million mobile users around the world.

We still don’t know exactly when or how much it’ll cost (it’s free to play on smartphones), but they did show off a promo video:

That... looks pretty bad.

In fairness, it's clearly an early video with no direct gameplay footage, and it's a step-up from the mobile game. But it really doesn't look good -- especially on a platform with shooters that look like this.
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