The developers have big plans
PUBG is coming with several new features in 2024 that promise to change the game significantly. The free-to-play battle royale game, which remains one of the most popular on consoles and PC six years after its launch, will feature destructible environments, Unreal Engine 5, custom content and more. Developer Krafton also announced a new partnership, an improvement in the matchmaking system, and promised to strengthen measures to combat cheating.
Krafton said that in destructible environments, players will be able to strategically destroy parts of buildings or build protective barriers, which in turn will open up new attack routes or safe areas. The idea is that the destructible environment will add a new «dynamic» to the game. level of strategy and tactics. You can try out the new features in the April update.
Krafton is also working on survival-oriented items and improving modes for a more «casual» gameplay, which suggests that the developer is seeking to expand the game's audience. The developers said that the transition to Unreal Engine 5 «will mark the beginning of an exciting journey».
Meanwhile, user-generated content will add to the PUBG Fortnite atmosphere. The point is to «empower players to create and interact with their own content, and to foster a vibrant creator-driven ecosystem».
PUBG launched on PC, consoles and mobile devices, with the game being downloaded over one billion times on the latter.