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[Night.Ninja]

Hello Survivors,

A big question we’ve seen the last few months is what our plans are for PUBG on the next generation of consoles. Today, we’re happy to announce that PUBG will be playable on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PlayStation 5 from day one!

If you are a current-gen PUBG Console player, you’ll be able to continue playing the game on next-gen consoles at no extra cost with the same PUBG account you’ve been playing on all this time. All of your game account progress and cosmetics will carry over with no interruptions.

In addition to PUBG being playable from day one on next-gen, we will also be supporting cross-generation multiplayer alongside cross-platform play. This means that players on Xbox One, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, and PS5 consoles will be able to squad up and play against each other on the battlefield.

Please see below for specifics around performance and technical details:


Xbox Series X/S

The Xbox Series X will leverage the Xbox One X game build. The game will run at 60 FPS by selecting the Framerate Priority option*.

The Xbox Series S will leverage the Xbox One S game build, which runs at 30 FPS. We are working to provide an option to raise the framerate cap on Xbox One S and Xbox Series S consoles in the future.


PlayStation 5

PlayStation 5 will leverage the PlayStation 4 Pro build. By selecting the Framerate Priority option*, the game will run up to 60 FPS.

*Framerate Priority option releases on live servers for Xbox One X and PlayStation 4 Pro with the October 9.1 Update.

After rigorous testing, we’re pleased to say that the game performance is extremely smooth and stable, with faster loading and little to no frame drops thanks to the power of next-gen.

For more information around backwards compatibility, please visit the official PlayStation and Xbox websites.

Game performance and stability is a priority for us and we want to thank everyone for their support. This is an exciting time for console players everywhere, and we hope to ring it in with you with plenty of chicken dinners!

See you on the Battlegrounds,


PUBG Console Team

PUBG on Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5

Learn how you can play PUBG on the next generation of consoles!

www.pubg.com

Check the wording & have a war

 

[Pankratous]

So just BC.

Nothing to see here.

I'm sure they'll bring out proper patches at some point.

 

[Allandor]

Question is, do those uncapped BC games need the internal SSD to play them?

 

[Poppyseed]

So just BC.

Nothing to see here.

I'm sure they'll bring out proper patches at some point.

Not quite BC. They upped the framerate since it was capped at 30fps. Beyond that who knows, but it’s a start for sure.

 

[regawdless]

No raytraced Chicken Dinner? Bummer.
/s

But *up to* 60fps sounds promising hehe. Let's see how the performance will be in reality. A game like this needs a stable 60fps, at least IMO.

 

[SCB3]

Is PUBG running at stable frame rates yet?

 

[JimboJones]

Question is, do those uncapped BC games need the internal SSD to play them?

Sounds like backwards compatibility so I guess running from external HDD should be available.

 

[Great Hair]

F*CK YEAAAAHHH!!!!!!!1111111
Finally 60fps! Never forgetturu!

Spoiler

Spoiler

 

[namekuseijin]

the only nextgen battle Royale in town is called Population One

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Is it true this game has bots now? Havent played it in ages.

 

[Blitzmangoman]

Is it true this game has bots now? Havent played it in ages.

Yes.

 

[tuco11]

Current gen console PUBG needs to be burned wit fire.

 

[kraspkibble]

the game desperately needs improved graphics.

 

[Poppyseed]

Is it true this game has bots now? Havent played it in ages.

Only in unranked matches.

 

[Neko Mimi Mode]

Jeff Grubb shows it running at 60fps on Series X

 

[MrS]

Nothing here to make me drop Warzone or Forknife. Wasted opportunity.

 

[Danny 117]

I did some googling and found that the "Framerate Priority option" locks the game to 1080p. Are they really saying 1080p/60fps is the best they can do on next gen consoles?

 

[OnThePathToWisdom]

Jeff Grubb shows it running at 60fps on Series X

Locked to 60 fps...seriously? No unlocked framerate option? The Series X should easily run this at 100+ fps at 1080p, maybe even 1440p.

 

[Neko Mimi Mode]

Locked to 60 fps...seriously? No unlocked framerate option? The Series X should easily run this at 100+ fps at 1080p, maybe even 1440p.

It's just a horribly optimised game. The fact they can't even promise it locks to 60 on the PS5 ("up to") is embarrassing for them

 

[Shmunter]

How difficult can it be to recompile the game for the next gen targets. Framerate priority is low rez in the current gen versions.

 

[01011001]

I did some googling and found that the "Framerate Priority option" locks the game to 1080p. Are they really saying 1080p/60fps is the best they can do on next gen consoles?

not they are saying that they don't have a next gen version at all