The Verge

The original PUBG is going free-to-play

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SlashGear

PUBG: Battlegrounds Goes Free To Play: The Big Changes Explained

In December 2021 during The Game Awards, it was revealed that tactical battle royale game PUBG: Battleground would switch to a free-to-play business model on January 12, 2021. That day has finally ...
GamesIndustry.biz

Krafton shutters free-to-play PUBG spin-off after two months, in line with policy of using Early Access to "quickly validate a game’s potential"

Company abandons top-down shooter after two months of declining player counts, despite franchise delivering record revenues ...
techtimes

‘PUBG: Battlegrounds’ for FREE? Krafton Announces It's Switching Play Model in 2022

"PUBG: Battlegrounds" is switching to a free-to-play model on Jan. 12, 2022, after amassing sales of about 75 million, the developer of the game, Krafton, announced during The Game Awards 2022. An ...
Polygon

PUBG goes free-to-play, with rewards for past buyers

PUBG is officially free to play. As announced during The Game Awards 2021, the seminal battle royale switched to a freemium model on Wednesday. PUBG Battlegrounds players who had purchased the game ...