PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ objects “won’t ever have an effect on the gameplay”

During the Q&A, Kim was requested whether or not the staff plan on including new merchandise crates, just like these it launched for the Gamescom Invitational. In reply, Kim says that whereas “there is a relatively strong demand for cosmetic items,” “we will never add anything that affects the gameplay.”

Kim goes on to say that the sport’s full launch, which continues to be slated for the tip of this yr, stays “top priority.” That means you gained’t see any of these new beauty objects till January on the very earliest.

The Gamescom merchandise crates have been launched again in August, and PUBG’s premium cosmetics quickly became pretty sought-after. While a lot of the objects themselves have been fairly simplistic, at time of writing, a easy red-checked bandana was offered on the Steam market for $902 just some hours in the past.

Elsewhere within the Q&A, Kim talked about plans for a ‘tutorial’ mode and new weapons. You can learn the total transcript here.