PUBG is going to be free starting from 12 of January.
The original
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (aka
PUBG) is moving to a free-to-play model beginning January 12st, 2022, developer Krafton announced at The Game Awards Thursday.
PUBG has been a paid game since it launched on Steam in early access in 2017. It quickly
became a huge hit, and it was such a sensation that it
inspired Epic Games to make a free battle royale mode for its (at the time) new tower defense game called
Fortnite. Fortnite: Battle Royale has since gone on to become an
entertainment juggernaut, likely in part because it’s free, and Activision Blizzard has also released its own massively popular free-to-play battle royale shooter,
Call of Duty: Warzone.
Although
PUBG will soon be free-to-play, there will still be some elements that are locked behind a fee after the switch. Krafton plans to introduce an optional one-time $12.99 “account upgrade” called Battlegrounds Plus that gives you access to ranked and custom match modes, special in-game items, and more. People have who already paid for
PUBG will get the PUBG Special Commemorative Pack, which includes Battlegrounds Plus and additional in-game items.