Player Unknown Wants to Support PUBG for 20 Years
By Nicholas Barth ·
Player Unknown himself, Brendan Greene, wants to support his popular battle royale title in Player Unknowns Battlegrounds for at least 20 years.
Player Unknowns Battlegrounds (PUBG) is one of the most popular games in the world currently, as its rise to success was a major factor in the battle royale genre taking over the video game industry. While PUBG has looked to take a back seat in the genre, due to the huge rise in popularity that Epic games' Fortnite Battle Royale has seen recently, the title developed by Player Unknown himself, Brendan Green, still has a massive fanbase across the world. Having only released in 2017, Player Unknown's battle royale title still has a ton of life in it. In a recent interview with IGN at this year's BAFTA awards, Greene stated that he wants to support his creation for a very long time.
"We want to do this for the next 20 years, We really want to build out a platform for game modes and possible esports," Greene told IGN, "We're committed to supporting this game for a long time."
With the recent direction that the video game industry and developers have taken in creating games that act as a service, it is not suprising to see that Greene is motivated to support PUBG for multiple years. It is impossible to say what the battle royale title will consist of that far in the from future. However, with the large amount of changes that have already been implemented into the title, it would will not be surprising to see a game with many more maps, weapons and game modes.
PUBG's War mode has quickly become a hit with players, due to its introduction of a fast paced and unique experience to the title.
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This is evident by PUBG Corporation, the developers of Player Unknown's brain child, already testing their third map called Codename: Savage, and their recent addition of weapon skins and brand new game modes that come in the form of limited time events, such as the War and Tequila Sunrise modes. With the esports industry only continuing to grow and expand, the title is also helping itself with the building of a solid competitive scene that currently consists of many well known esports organizations who have teams competing in tournaments with prize pools consisting of tens of thousands of dollars.
With constant competition coming from rivals in the battle royale genre, such as Fortnite, H1Z1 and the recently released Radical Heights, and the industry as a whole, PUBG will need to consistently deliver unique, innovative and entertaining content, in addition to developing a flourishing esports scene, if it hopes to be one of the top titles in the world two decades from now.
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