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[Leonidas]

This week we’re celebrating yet another milestone for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) on Xbox One: we have now passed 5M players! We’re very excited that the community continues to grow – reaching over 5 million players in less than 3 months is a major accomplishment and we’re happy so many of you are enjoying the game.


Read more at https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/03...ts-5-million-player-mark/#wD1JBObYMvtatwHl.99

 

[rokkerkory]

Crazy in like 3 months?

Great job nabbing this one MS.

 

[bucyou]

Good for them


Games not for me, but obviously many people enjoy it!

 

[Strife In a Teacup]

First game I bought with my Xbox 1 X actually. Though I've been occupied with a lot of other games on it instead, like Path of Exile.

 

[Lort]

Lol at the nay sayers. Thats a lot of players...
( note its cheaper than these titles but interesting to see how many people play these games)

Horizon zero 7 million sales
Splatoon 2 4.5 million
Zelda 8 million

 

[cormack12]

Don't own an Xbox but that's impressive. Good lockdown for MS.

 

[thelastword]

For those conflating the two, 5 million players does not equate to 5 million sales.

 

[Lort]

For those conflating the two, 5 million players does not equate to 5 million sales.

How many % of those are multiple people with different profiles on the same xbox do you think 5-10%?

 

[phil_t98]

For those conflating the two, 5 million players does not equate to 5 million sales.

here we go again

 

[Horns]

I bought an Xbox in anticipation of this game. It's so much fun. Glad to see it is doing well. Now get working on releasing the PS4 version.

 

[ProBusinessgamer]

everyone should be glad when ANY game sells well, its great for everyone.. so good for them.

 

[flashfire926]

Impressive numbers. Looks like the PUBG deal paid off big time for Microsoft.

 

[Memnoch]

I have an X, but I'm waiting for further patches. Still too many issues right now. I'm excited for Blue hole to get this game running smoothly.

 

[AgentP]

So not units sold?

 

[LuvOfThaGame]

So not units sold?

Logically, it wouldn't be that far off.

 

[prag16]

Not bad. Sounds like reports of the game's demise have been greatly exaggerated. There is room for more than one battle royale juggernaut.

 

[Artistic]

Is this a Play Anywhere title?

 

[Poppyseed]

I just wish the performance of this game were improved. It’s really, REALLY painful at times on my Xbox One X. Makes it very hard to aim and be successful.

 

[Memnoch]

I just wish the performance of this game were improved. It’s really, REALLY painful at times on my Xbox One X. Makes it very hard to aim and be successful.

That's exactly why I'm waiting.

 

[Unity2012]

I just wish the performance of this game were improved. It’s really, REALLY painful at times on my Xbox One X. Makes it very hard to aim and be successful.

Same here. The game is still a blast to play; but I'm going to wait a bit for some improvements before jumping back in.

 

[Calibos]

Seriously great job getting this on console Bluhole and MS! I am still playing regularly on the X, 20-30 matches per week, and the game has improved nicely since launch.

Hopefully, the desert map being added soon will give them some breathing room to improve performance further. I can’t see the game hitting 60fps on consoles ever with the amount of calculations going on, but a locked, smooth 30 would be great.

Please keep those patches coming Bluhole!

Side note: locking up exclusivity for a while longer may allow them more resources for optimization...which sucks in the short term, but will benefit PS4 players eventually...

 

[RiccochetJ]

I just wish the performance of this game were improved. It’s really, REALLY painful at times on my Xbox One X. Makes it very hard to aim and be successful.

I played this weekend and it's the first time I've played since December. This game is VASTLY better performance wise now. Maybe you're not noticing if you're in there daily, but for me it was night and day. They're definitely working on it.

 

[camelCase]

Good for them


Games not for me, but obviously many people enjoy it!

Lol right? I don't have a stake in this other than that I'm glad people enjoy their cornfeed. Imagine the numbers when it comes out.

 

[Night.Ninja]

This game is addictive for all its “problems” I can’t stop playing. Managed to come second on a duo yesterday playing with a guy who didn’t have a mic.

Can’t wait for some of the pc features to come Xbox.

Pc version is so much more optimised then before I’m getting +60fps when I use to get around 40fps

 

[AgentP]

Logically, it wouldn't be that far off.

I have three kids, so my copy of Overwatch has 4-5 players. SAme goes for my son's copy. That is two copies sold and like 8+ players "played". They hits a milestone, but it's not a sales one.

 

[phil_t98]

I have three kids, so my copy of Overwatch has 4-5 players. SAme goes for my son's copy. That is two copies sold and like 8+ players "played". They hits a milestone, but it's not a sales one.

is the copy Digital like PUBG has to be at the moment with it being early access?

 

[LuvOfThaGame]

I have three kids, so my copy of Overwatch has 4-5 players. SAme goes for my son's copy. That is two copies sold and like 8+ players "played". They hits a milestone, but it's not a sales one.

That's obviously not typical.

 

[Calibos]

Why are people obsessed with shitting on announcements like these? Sales or not, 5 million people played your game since December...that;s great all around.

 

[Night.Ninja]

Cant have positive xbox news, makes people feel a way