PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is officially on it’s way to the PlayStation 4. After being announced as an Xbox One console exclusive last year, PUBG will be coming to Sony’s console on Dec. 7, 2018, according to the PlayStation Blog.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will come fully featured with everything currently available on other consoles. According to the PlayStation Blog:
“PUBG will launch on December 7 with three iconic maps – Erangel, Miramar, and Sanhok – with the highly anticipated snow-themed map coming this winter. The game will include all major features like custom matches, ranked system, event mode, Trophies, and much, much more.”
PUBG on PS4 comes with a few exclusive items. For pre-ordering the title, gamers will get the Uncharted 3 Nathan Drake skin for their avatar, as well as Ellie’s backpack from The Last of Us. Additionally, a PSN avatar and custom Miramar theme will be provided with every pre-order.
The title comes with a few different options for pre-ordering PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, which are as follows:
- Disc Edition: $30 USD (MSRP) / $38.99 CAD (MSRP) Includes: Base Game
- Looter’s Digital Edition: $30 USD (MSRP) / $38.99 CAD (MSRP) Includes: Base Game
- Survivor’s Digital Edition: $50 USD (MSRP) / $64.99 CAD (MSRP) Includes: Base Game, Vikendi Event Pass, 2,300 G-Coin Pack, 20,000 BP
- Champion’s Digital Edition: $60 USD (MSRP) / $77.99 CAD (MSRP) Includes: Base Game, Vikendi Event Pass, 6,000 G-Coin Pack, 20,000 BP
PS4 Engineering Lead Changmin Lee, who helped port PUBG over to PlayStation 4, had this to say about bringing the title to the console:
“It’s always exciting and tense presenting our work to the players as a developer. Getting our game into the hands of the PS4 community that haven’t experienced PUBG is a thrill equal to creating a new game. Everyone on the PS4 dev team have worked passionately on every single moment of the game to create a perfect experience for our players – we hope you all enjoy your journey on getting a chicken dinner!”
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds launched on Xbox One in Dec. 2017 and will launch on PlayStation 4 both digitally and physically on Dec. 7, 2018. For all upcoming news on your favorite battle royal genre news, be sure to check back to The Nerd Stash!