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As of today, January 12, PUBG: Battlegrounds is a gratuitous-to-play championship. Developer Krafton previously said the change would "welcome new players to the game." Simply the move also raises a few questions.

GamesRadar+ asked such questions in an interview with PUBG creative managing director David Curd. Other free-to-play shooters like Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Warzone, and Fortnite are piece of cake comparisons to make, but they weren't a factor in PUBG making the shift. "This is in no way a response to the other titles you've mentioned," Curd answered when asked past GamesRadar+. "Nosotros came to the decision to brand PUBG: Battlegrounds gratuitous-to-play considering nosotros experience that it is truly the right time. Our game is in a nifty place with eight maps, an engaged community, and our deep gun mechanics, then this is the natural next step and a great style to introduce more players to our universe." That certainly matches the sentiment of the earlier quote when the free-to-play plan was announced — the change is most alluring and welcoming new players. That's trickier with the one-time $30 USD asking toll.

Of class, pricing isn't the only matter that'southward inverse for PUBG recently. The latest update introduced a smoke grenade launcher and traitorous chickens, whose clucks can give away your position. You tin can look even more content to be added to the game now that information technology's expanded its reach into the free-to-play market.