It has been nine months since "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" released via Early Access on PC and. Even in its beta version, the game became astoundingly popular that it sold over 25 million copies. Thankfully, the game finally released as a full title, which went live on Dec. 20.
Over the next few weeks, players will be receiving a free in-game Winner Winner Chicken Dinner t-shirt, immediately available in the inventory after they log in. Of course, the full version is also polished with new balance and stability improvements, and minor issues in the beta were also fixed as well such as the server lag issue and faulty memory usage regarding terrain data.
Also, Bluehole has added more measures in order to prevent players from harnessing cheats. After fixing the issue, the developers noticed a drop of 66 percent in cheat usage. New mechanics were also added to the game, its full details available in the official patch notes.
The new map of Miramar is also officially available to all players after being released limitedly on various test servers. It supports two weather types—Clear and Sunrise, and according to the patch notes, "Miramar builds on and modifies the core Battle Royale experience by providing varied visuals and gameplay."
PUBG is also available to play on Xbox One as well after being released on the Game Preview Program earlier this month. Although it proved to be popular with Xbox One players, it had a rather shaky start, with some players complaining about the game's frame rate on the console.
Speaking about the issue, PUBG Corp. CEO and executive producer C.H. Kim said, "We knew it'd be an area where we'd need to keep polishing... the madness of an 8 kilometer by 8 kilometer level with 100 players inside and very realistic art assets made it a big challenge for us."
Kim also said their first priority for the Xbox One version is to fix the players' ability to aim. "When it comes to gameplay, we feel like we need to monitor the situation a bit more. There's been feedback that it's too difficult to aim," he said.
Still, Kim wants their players to know that the game's full release won't be the end of PUBG's improvements. Additional content will be available in the following months, and what's more—they're totally free!
For the full patch notes, click here.
