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Every bit of today, January 12, PUBG: Battlegrounds is a free-to-play title. Developer Krafton previously said the change would "welcome new players to the game." But the move also raises a few questions.

GamesRadar+ asked such questions in an interview with PUBG creative director David Curd. Other gratis-to-play shooters like Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Warzone, and Fortnite are piece of cake comparisons to make, but they weren't a factor in PUBG making the shift. "This is in no fashion a response to the other titles you've mentioned," Curd answered when asked by GamesRadar+. "Nosotros came to the decision to make PUBG: Battlegrounds costless-to-play because we feel that it is truly the right time. Our game is in a great identify with eight maps, an engaged community, and our deep gun mechanics, so this is the natural next step and a groovy way to introduce more than players to our universe." That certainly matches the sentiment of the before quote when the free-to-play plan was appear — the change is about attracting and welcoming new players. That'southward trickier with the onetime $30 USD request price.

Of course, pricing isn't the only thing that'south inverse for PUBG recently. The latest update introduced a fume grenade launcher and traitorous chickens, whose clucks can requite away your position. Yous tin can expect even more content to be added to the game now that it's expanded its reach into the gratis-to-play market.