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(Pocket-lint) - PUBG: Battlegrounds is present officially escaped to play crossed each platforms, stripping distant its terms of introduction to marque definite that anyone tin effort retired the deed conflict royale crippled without having to wage thing for the privelege.
While the crippled has astatine times been connected Xbox Game Pass and the like, making it disposable to play for debased oregon nary cost, this is simply a large displacement for it overall, and could perchance spot it scope a wider assemblage than ever before, adjacent contempt its immense popularity astatine its peak.
With a much slowed-down tactical pace, it offers an alternate to much action-packed and gung-ho conflict royale games similar Call of Duty: Warzone and Apex Legends, truthful determination could good inactive beryllium a large niche for it to capable present that console players tin much easy entree it.
The developers person taken an absorbing attack to layering successful a premium tier, though, by restricting ranked play to those who acquisition a one-time relationship upgrade to entree Battlegrounds Plus, which costs $12.99 and besides brings immoderate XP upgrades and in-game items.
This is simply a deterrent against cheating successful ranked modes, apparently, and has prompted calls from immoderate Warzone players for Raven Software to follow the aforesaid attack for the Call of Duty rubric (something we can't spot happening anytime soon).
You tin drawback PUBG for escaped connected consoles and PC now, truthful beryllium definite to get it downloaded if you've ne'er tried to unafraid your ain Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner moment.
Writing by Max Freeman-Mills.
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