PUBG Is Currently Free On Xbox One

PUBG is taking steps to get the game into anyone's hands that they can right now, making their play against Fortnite. They're doing this by making the game free for a limited time on Xbox One.

Fortnite is notoriously free-to-play, which helped it rise in popularity against heavy hitters like PUBG and H1Z1 this past year. The newly reminted Z1 Battle Royale (formerly H1Z1) went free-to-play months back, but PUBG remained at full price to play. With the addition of their paid Event Pass, the game is setting itself up to eventually become free to players, but today's freebie is a step in the right direction.

The official Microsoft listing doesn't give much reason, but it seems this has to do with the recent "Full Product Release" in September. In addition to the game being free for a "limited time", the Xbox 1.0 Update #3 will include a new Supply System, Custom Matches, bug fixes, and "make up" is being added to appearances.

With that being said, this also brings Harley Quinn and The Joker from Suicide Squad to PUBG as customizable cosmetics. On the heels of Fortnite dropping Thanos into the game to promote Avengers Infinity War, PUBG opted to team up with DC. Make up and hair are involved for each character, given Harley's red and blue dye and make up, as well as Joker's iconic green hair and white facepaint. Since this is based on the Suicide Squad movie from 2016, the looks are designed around the "Daddy's Little Monster" outfit and Joker's face tattoos. Harley's outfit also has the Good Night baseball bat skin for the crowbar and machete.

In other words, PUBG is free right now if you want to play it on Xbox One and you can run around as one of the movie Jokers. Though, we'd have preferred a look inspired by Jack Nicholson's Joker from the 1989 Batman film. Did you ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?

Get the Xbox One PUBG for free for a limited time here. Just sign into your Xbox account on the browser and hit the "Get" button to the right of the page and you're done. You can even hit that same button, which is called "Install on my devices" right from the page and get the download started right away.

While it may not be free, PUBG is likely coming to PlayStation 4 in the near future, based on some leaks from a Korean ratings board. But, if you play PUBG already, they've detailed the plans for the 2019 PUBG Global Championship too.