We round up everything we know about the upcoming PUBG title.
It’s hard to believe, but PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds ( PUBG) – the game widely considered to have sparked the battle royale frenzy of recent times – launched more than four years ago. In that time, the likes of Fortnite, Apex Legends and Warzone have continued the gaming world’s obsession with the last-man-standing mode, and only now is PUBG finally getting an entirely new title – though it’s coming exclusively to mobile. Called PUBG: New State, the game was revealed in February 2021 alongside a cryptic announcement trailer which has, naturally, left fans eager to learn more about the upcoming survival shooter. How eager? Well, the game’s developer, Krafton, recently announced that over 20 million pre-registrations have been processed on the Google Play Store in anticipation of its arrival (pre-registration is coming to the App Store in August). Doing so gets you an exclusive vehicle skin, but the real benefit is getting the latest updates – including when you can play. We still don’t know exactly when that’ll be, but since alpha testing got underway in June, we’re anticipating New State’s arrival in the next few months. Here, we break down everything we know about the game, from its premise to its new features. We’ll update this page with new details as they’re released, so stay tuned to TechRadar for all the latest PUBG info. First off, it’s worth clarifying that PUBG: New State is not PUBG 2 (hence why we’re hesitant to call it a sequel). Rather, it’s a new battle royale game coming exclusively to Android and iOS, following the release of PUBG Mobile in 2018 and PUBG Mobile Lite in 2020. The main difference to the original mobile-only game (and, for that matter, the console equivalent) is its futuristic setting: the game takes place in 2051 on a new map called Troi, and will have appropriately advanced weapons and perks. PUBG: New State looks set to come with several new features, which we’ll detail below, but it still looks very much like the traditional PUBG experience we’ve come to know and love.
