PUBG is far from dead. On the contrary, the battle royale is preparing for a bright future to celebrate its anniversary with big changes, for everyone.
On the occasion of its 7th anniversary, the PUBG team shared its development plan for 2024, which focuses on continuous improvements to provide more vibrant and diverse gaming experiences. This includes both smaller changes and very nice and big surprises that will significantly shake up the user experience. In fact, the game is said to look even better, especially thanks to the use of Unreal Engine 5.
PUBG is no joke
We could summarize the innovations in 13 points:
- Transition to Unreal Engine 5 : In 2024, PUBG will begin a major transition with the move to Unreal Engine 5. In fact, this ambitious update aims to improve the game’s graphics and performance. It promises players an even more immersive experience.
- Dynamic gameplay : 2024 will also see the introduction of destructible environments. This new feature allows players to destroy parts of buildings to create new attack routes or defensive barriers, adding a strategic layer to the game.
- Living world : PUBG plans to revitalize existing worlds by offering new experiences. Like the 7th anniversary Erangel, to enrich the interactions and variety of game situations.
- shoot-out : The focus will be on weapon improvement to diversify gameplay. Regular updates every two months allow you to adjust the balance and experiment with new combat mechanics.
- Gunplay Labs : A new testing area, Gunplay Labs, will allow players to try out weapon balance adjustments and provide feedback before they are implemented worldwide.
Lots of additions on the way
We can also note the following:
- Team vs. team system : A new gameplay system will introduce additional challenges and objectives. With a real-time scoring system to intensify competition between teams.
- Survival items and character actions : Adding support items and improving character actions (such as vehicle traversal and skydiving) will enrich the survival aspect of the game.
- Collaborations and skins : New collaborations and a progressive skin system bring freshness to the game. With exclusive content to discover.
- Games service and matchmaking : Improvements to the matchmaking system, based on MMR, aim to balance the gaming experience by matching players with similar skill levels.
- Map rotation : Map rotation will be introduced taking into account regional preferences. Everything to fulfill the wishes of the community while ensuring fast and fair matchmaking.
- Improved bots : The bot’s behavior will be improved to provide an even more immersive and realistic experience.
- Rankings and Esports : The introduction of new maps and updated scoring systems will aim to revitalize the ranked and esports scenes.
- Against fraud : Efforts to combat fraud continue. With improvements in detection capabilities and increased prevention measures.