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 at this point. 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 – even if 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 50 million pre-registrations have been processed on the Google Play Store in anticipation of its arrival, with pre-registration now also available on the App Store. Doing so gets you an exclusive vehicle skin, but the real benefit is getting the latest updates – including when you can play. And as per our previous prediction, PUBG New State was recently confirmed to be launching on November 11,2021 simultaneously on Android and iOS devices. 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 latter of which has since been discontinued. 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 is adding several new features to the existing battle royale formula that helped put the game on the map, which we’ll detail below, but it still looks very much like the traditional PUBG experience we’ve come to know and love. Interestingly, the game is being developed by PUBG Studios (the makers of the original PC hit) rather than Tencent, the team behind PUBG Mobile. In many ways, the mobile version of PUBG has eclipsed its bigger brother, particularly in terms of revenue (it was the highest grossing mobile game in May 2020), so it makes sense that the original creators of the game are placing more emphasis on its clearly-profitable mobile player-base.
