Sony isn't going to keep this game off the platform because it carries an 'early access' label. Come on now.
I bet both console versions of the game end up hitting in 2018 with a 6 month delay between them or so.
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Sony isn't going to keep this game off the platform because it carries an 'early access' label. Come on now.
I bet both console versions of the game end up hitting in 2018 with a 6 month delay between them or so.
A talking point how?
Yearsoflurking
Member
It might have a fairly long time exclusivity. I could see a year plus exclusivity . I doubt this game exits early access this year, it any time soon for that matter. they're going to keep building this until done. It's up to whatever exclusivity clause the two parties have signed and when.
If there was ever a more perfect opportunity for Sony to come to their senses about cross-platform play, it would be this game.
Minecraft is old news.
This is the next big thing.
Step up, Sony.
Which was?
H1Z1.
It's funny really. Sony could have had it's own battle royale game. Exclusive even, since they owned the dev.
That's the whole point of the service model. This game will never be 'done'.
Harmondale
Member
I so hope this game launches together with 1x
I sold my ps4/vita a few weeks ago and Im starving for pubg....watching twitch 4 hours a day like a peasent...
Unless MS screws us over and allow Keyboard and mouse support. That would totally kill the pad users. Would rather just fork up 2x the money then for a gaming pc.....
I sold my ps4/vita a few weeks ago and Im starving for pubg....watching twitch 4 hours a day like a peasent...
Unless MS screws us over and allow Keyboard and mouse support. That would totally kill the pad users. Would rather just fork up 2x the money then for a gaming pc.....
If MS really did get exclusive rights due to working so closely with the dev team, then that was a very smart move for them, considering the explosive popularity of the game itself
i dont think h1Z1 really had anything on this game to be honest
i dont think h1Z1 really had anything on this game to be honest
Hari Seldon
Member
This is definitely smart for Xbox, they needed a surefire bet lol.
Huge Succeeded
Banned
wow check it out sherlock cracked the case
Skyline Owl
Neo Member
Sea of Thieves water tech? in PUBG?
Ybarra is a huge fan and probably had some say in this. Just a guess. Anyway, brilliant work getting this.
Of course, but sony would have had their own product.
He said that they have problems hiring people in South Korea because most of them want to work for mobile titles and not unreal.
Seganomics
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I bet you're wrong
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Deleted member 325805
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Can only be good for both versions of the game so I'm happy.
Microsoft is putting in a tremendous amount of support and backing into this game. How does it not stay exclusive?
I'm not saying I want it to stay exclusive by the way. I'm just saying - they're pouring what seems to be a lot of resources, expertise, funding, etc... into the title.
I'm not saying I want it to stay exclusive by the way. I'm just saying - they're pouring what seems to be a lot of resources, expertise, funding, etc... into the title.
hydrophilic attack
Member
i need these quotes like sherlock needs his morphine
Iced Arcade
Member
pretty obvious that PUBG will most likely be an xbox console exclusive.
RichiRamjag
Member
I'm assuming the initial exclusivity and potential marketing is just what they wanted rather than spend more to keep it exclusive.
Panaphonics
Banned
Yup. People are delusional if they think this will be released on ps4. Its wishful thinking.
maverickjesus
Member
Its the hail mary that has the highest chance of succeeding in a 'we need to catchup' sense. It's a really smart move, but lets not kid ourselves about why Microsoft are flashing the cash here.
I don't think Sony dropping this kind of money on SFV would have anywhere near the level of payoff that this will.
CaptainSlow
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I can see another Titanfall situation.
MS steps in and pours money into the project and it's believed that it is only a year exclusive, but some time before or after launch MS will drop the news that PUBG will be exclusive for the "life of the title."
Titanfall is an Xbox/Windows Exclusive for the Life of the Title
MS steps in and pours money into the project and it's believed that it is only a year exclusive, but some time before or after launch MS will drop the news that PUBG will be exclusive for the "life of the title."
Titanfall is an Xbox/Windows Exclusive for the Life of the Title
JigglesBunny
Banned
Do y'all think it's a possibility that MS buys them up and we could be looking at a Minecraft type of situation? It just seems increasingly likely with each new story that drops about Microsoft's "invaluable support."
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
That's my guess, yes. Sticking to it. Prove me wrong, PU.
Sony doesn't have an early access program. Beta program, yes but not early access. There's no way Microsoft is investing so heavily in this only for the game to release on PlayStation before it's even Gold on Xbox. So, here's my estimated timeline.
Releases on Xbox early access, early 2018.
Goes gold on PC/XBOX mid/fall 2018. Exclusivity deal on Xbox starts.
Goes gold on PS4 mid/fall 2019 after exclusivity ends.
Why would Bluehole sell if the managed to sell 10 million copies alone without the aid of the console? Console is not their primary market just an additional revenue stream. Autonomy is in Bluehole's best interest.
Not unless they are going to shell out a shit load of money again.
Minecraft was already one of the best selling games of all time when they were bought by Microsoft.
Buys who? Bluehole? I highly doubt that, they are much bigger then Mojang was when MS brought them out.
Wasnt Notch also looking to sale, Bluehole is not they have a lot of other games, Mojang was mostly just Minecraft.
The Pet of the Month
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Microsoft is no stranger to that, wouldn't surprise me if they tried it again.
But I doubt it'll happen here, I see no other ways Microsoft can use PUBG for other divisions like Minecraft and education.
Jawmuncher
Member
Crazy to see they're willing to help that much rather than just cashing a check and demanding it
hanspampel
Banned
at least it's save to assume it won't be before that date
i think they aim for 7th November. Will depend how good the build is at that point.
But if they don't hit early November, they can even go into 2018
Mid December is no mans land
question is who owns the IP
Bluehole or Brendan?
both partially?
i also highly doubt MS would want to buy Bluehole and i also don't see why Bluehole would want to be bought out.
The IP is a different story, tho
correct.
Mojang was much more valuable tho. I doubt MS would buy them.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Hindsight is 20/20. MS deal was made earlier in the year.
Yearsoflurking
Member
Np way they would do all that work for a 6 months exclusivity. It'll be like every other xbox early access "exclusivity". ~ 1 year or more
The games division does not have infinite money like some like to believe, plus they are launching a new expensive console this holiday, dropping a billion or two would be crazy.
When that Titanfall deal happened they didn't know how things would go between XB1 and PS4. Overall doesn't seemed to have helped the Titanfall brand either.
Now that publishers know the size of the PS4 playerbase it take a huge investment by MS to try to lock that down.
Yea they had made much more money off that one game, but Bluehole as a company is bigger and has other games they work on
Rivers and flooded city, yo.
Iced Arcade
Member
Minecraft was already a monster phenomenon at the time of the microsoft purchase.
Pretty sure the real reason is actually ₩₩₩.
JigglesBunny
Banned
Of course PC is their primary market at the moment but again, Mojang was developing a PC focused game through and through but the success of the console launches changed everything for them and soon, despite PC remaining the primary platform, they were killing it in the console space.
I'm just suggesting that PUBG may wind up being the next Minecraft and who better to handle the transition to a multi-platform juggernaut than the company backing them with such incredible support now?