Brendan Greene, the lead designer and eponymous PlayerUnknown behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, is kind of humble about his recreation and its award prospects.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has unquestionably been one of many greatest video games of the 12 months, however as a result of it’s nonetheless in Early Access, its nomination yesterday in The Game Awards for ‘game of the year’ has been low-key controversial. While everybody recognises the sport’s achievements, some don’t really feel that a recreation that isn’t technically completed but needs to be eligible.
Speaking to IGN, Greene shares the sentiment that PUBG shouldn’t win a GOTY award – however not, essentially, as a result of it’s in Early Access. Greene merely believes that higher video games got here out this 12 months.
“While I would love to win it for the team, I think this year there have been far better games”, Greene instructed IGN, particularly referencing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Horizon: Zero Dawn. Both of those video games are nominated for ‘Game of the Year’ alongside Greene’s personal (the opposite two nominees are Persona 5 and Super Mario Odyssey).
Battlegrounds, which is coming to Xbox One subsequent month, might nicely be eligible once more subsequent 12 months if the voters think about its eventual 1.zero launch as its ‘proper’ launch. A 1.0 test patch is at the moment out there on take a look at servers, however remaining launch isn’t prone to occur earlier than the top of the 12 months.
While it might be good for the staff to attain a win, Greene says, he’s betting on these two video games, and isn’t positive that PUBG deserves it. “I think they will probably win it. I would hope they would win it.”
PUBG can be nominated for ‘Best Ongoing Game’ and ‘Best Multiplayer Game’, two classes the place a win is, maybe, extra seemingly.
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