

The placements are also completely random, and scavenging safely and stealthily forms the basis of play, at least in the early stages of a game.Įach game can last anywhere between two minutes and 20 minutes, depending on how long you can survive. Ammo, weapons, and other gear must be accrued on-site, all players start at zero. The plane traverses a different path each game, which helps keep each new match fresh. In PUBG, you and 99 other players spawn into a large map, parachuting in via plane. If you're accustomed to more casual types of shooters, PUBG is a curveball (and then some). Sure, you'll get more points for purchasing cosmetic items the longer you survive, but the whole idea of PUBG is to be the last man or woman standing. In PUBG, though, the whole premise of the game revolves around survival. In a shooter like Call of Duty or Battlefield, the stakes never seem particularly high, because you simply respawn upon death. White-knuckle combatįor those unfamiliar, PUBG can be a pretty intense experience to watch on streams, but nothing compares to actually playing it. At least as of writing, PUBG is a game that targets function over form, and in that department, it soars. but they aren't particularly great on a high-end PC either. PUBG's textures and resolution, even on Xbox One X, just aren't good right now. Sure, tracking hundreds of players across a persistent world is undoubtedly more intensive than, say, a superficially similar game, like Ghost Recon Wildlands, but the tradeoff seems to be a game that looks like it emerged limping from the Xbox 360 era. Microsoft says optimizations are on-going, and considering the game is just $30, it's not exactly a deal-breaker (and it still runs better than a lot of other Game Preview titles out there), but the AAA marketing push PUBG has received may inflate expectations.Īdditionally, it just doesn't look that good.

It often doesn't even hit 30 FPS, especially in the earlier phases of the game and if the action gets too intense. PUGB targets a disappointing 30 frames per second (FPS) on Xbox One and Xbox One X.
