PUBG may very well be coming to PS4, prompting questions on cross-play

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds may very well be coming to PS4, in line with a score from the Korean Classification Board. The battle royale, which first launched on PC in March final yr, has since been made out there on Xbox One, however has not but been picked up on Sony’s console.

Until now, the one main battle royale out there on PS4 was Fortnite (though the Call of Duty Blackout beta supplied a brief various final week). The new classification, nonetheless, appears to recommend {that a} PS4 launch for the extra lifelike mainstay of the style may not be all that distant.

According to the Ratings Board, a PS4 model of PUBG was acquired on September 11, and was mentioned earlier right now, earlier than then being awarded its classification. You can learn their findings here (though they’ll want translating from Korean). There’s nothing all that stunning in there – experiences of a “survival FPS” with “excessive violence expression,” and “violence expression through realistic weaponry and red blood color expression accordingly [sic].” Unsurprisingly, the game has been categorised as “Not for Youth.”

A PS4 launch has ramifications past the console market, because it raises questions on crossplay. Currently, PC gamers are unable to play PUBG alongside their Xbox cousins, however PUBG cell permits full cross-play between Apple and Android.

Elsewhere within the battle royale market, nonetheless, cross-play has been one thing of a sore level. In Fortnite, all platforms can, theoretically, play collectively. Sony, nonetheless, has persistently blocked makes an attempt to permit full cross-play, as their CEO says the PS4 is “the best place to play” Fortnite.

Whether the identical factor will occur with the PS4 launch of PUBG is but to be seen. It could also be, as with Xbox and PC, that subtly totally different variations of the game received’t permit for crossplay in any respect. If they do, nonetheless, Sony might once more decline to permit for joint matchmaking throughout the 2 platforms. The PUBG PS4 launch date will not be but identified.

 
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Early Access, esports, FPS, Indie, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Strategy, Survival

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