The crazy new game that pits 100 people against each other on a deserted island will come to consoles, likely this year
Intense and suspenseful, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds isn’t even fully complete but has grossed US$60 million already. Korea-based team behind it is working on XBox One version, PlayStation 4 version likely too
A bizarre and brilliant new video game is exploding in popularity across the world. The game isn't even fully complete – it's available in “early access” on game portal Steam for US$30 – but it's already grossed more than US$60 million.
It's called PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, and, on the surface, it looks like a run-of-the-mill shooter.
Each player is just one of 100 people stuck on a deserted island that's rife with weapons. The objective: be the last person alive when the match ends. You have one life, limited ammo, and can withstand a few bullets at most.
Social media posts about the game
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It's an intense, smart, suspenseful game, but there's just one problem at the moment: it's only available on PC. However, there's good news on the horizon, as the game will head to home game consoles.
“We have a team working already on looking to port it to at least the Xbox [One]," says the game's creative director, Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene. "We're looking at both consoles of course, but we have no time frame for both."
