In this article we will talk about the news regarding talks about Microsoft wanting Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds Exclusive to Xbox.
Battlegrounds Exclusive to Xbox in Talks: News
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds, the mod-turned-indie produced sleeper hit developed by Bluehole inc., will see a possible xbox exclusives games 2018 release on the Xbox console. Last July, Bluehole announced that Battlegrounds will come out on Microsoft’s Xbox One first. And not only that, Microsoft’s Mike Ybarra told Eurogamer last August that Battlegrounds will remain a console launch exclusive. This implies that upon release, only Xbox players will have access to PUBG. However, Chang Byung-gyu of Bluehole stated that they were in talks with all of the major console companies. Chang mentioned that he had talks with Sony for a future release of Battlegrounds.
However, contra this, there are plans for making Battlegrounds Exclusive to Xbox. According to Bloomberg, Bluehole employees have stated that the company has had talks that will make Battlegrounds exclusive to Xbox for at least a year. We can speculate that this is clearly a strategy to win over console buyers to the Xbox crowd. When Bloomberg pressed for Microsoft’s comment on this issue, they stated that the team was committed to Xbox and PC. There was nothing further to announce.
Battlegrounds can be found on Steam Early Access and purchased for $29.99. It has no definite PC release date just yet. The Battlegrounds Xbox version releases next year. Presumably, the Xbox version will follow the PC version, and not vice-versa.
Personally, the idea that Microsoft wants to buy Bluehole’s exclusivity really shows how far some companies can go to get what they want. If Xbox gains the exclusivity to Battlegrounds, players will definitely want to buy the console. That’s a good strategy (if not incredibly blatant). This might be incredibly crucial for them. After all, Battlegrounds might be the most important exclusive they have. Nintendo and even Sony have more iconic exclusives these days, and Xbox will win the chicken dinner indeed if they gain the rights to exclusivity for Battlegrounds.
There is no definite Playerunknown Battlegrounds xbox one release date yet. Stay tuned!
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