E3 2017: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds coming to Xbox One This Year

<p>Despite the fact that the PC version is only in Early Access on Steam&comma; Microsoft’s E3 conference revealed that <em>PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds<&sol;em> will be coming to consoles sooner than anyone expected&period; The game will be coming to Xbox One sometime this year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><iframe width&equals;"560" height&equals;"315" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;embed&sol;m0Tnp-3W3z4" frameborder&equals;"0" allowfullscreen><&sol;iframe><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In addition to this announcement&comma; it was revealed by PlayerUnknown himself&comma; Brendan Greene&comma; that the game has reached 3 million players on PC&comma; and the <em>Hunger Games<&sol;em>-esque game is going to be a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;console launch exclusive” which suggests that we may see <em>PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds<&sol;em> on PlayStation 4 but not until later&comma; much like other games announced at Xbox’s conference this year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It does strike a curious note that the developers of <em>PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds<&sol;em> are releasing it on consoles before it even comes out of early access on PC&period; Does this mean we’ll see an unfinished console release&quest; Or will we see the game come out of early access before it arrives on console&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Either way&comma; it was announced that Xbox One X owners will have the opportunity to enjoy <em>PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds<&sol;em> with 4K and HDR compatibility&period; They haven’t revealed whether multiplayer will be cross-platform&comma; which might determine whether people want to pick up the game on console&comma; but they haven’t announced a release date either&comma; so it is only a matter of time before we find out more details about <em>PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds<&sol;em>&&num;8216&semi; Xbox One release&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Judging by the 3 million players on PC&comma; there’s no doubt that <em>PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds<&sol;em> will be well-received on console&comma; but the developers will have to play their cards right in order to see that same level of success mirrored on another platform&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source&colon; Microsoft E3 2017 Conference<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;