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[MayauMiao]

PS4 owners can finally get their PUBG fix with the upcoming H1Z1, and best of all, its going to be free.

According to the developer, the free-to-play battle royale title is coming to PlayStation 4. Before it officially launches on Sony’s eighth generation system, gamers will get a chance to play H1Z1 in the form of an open beta, which will commence on Tuesday, May 22. While closed betas for H1Z1 are set to begin later this month with sign-ups now open for those interested in participating.

Of course, the forthcoming PlayStation 4 version of H1Z1 is so much more than a simple rehash of a PC game brought to consoles. Aside from adding all the new content introduced in the official release earlier this year, the PlayStation 4 version also introduces new features, including a new weapon progression system, revised UI, as well as a lovely selection of new weapons and gear.

Source

Closed beta sign up available here

https://www.h1z1.com/PlayStation4

 

[Damageinc103]

Is this not coming to the Xbox now?

 

[Toe-Knee]

So does this not include the actual survival game?

 

[meirl]

LOL PUBG fix Hahahaha

 

[Strife In a Teacup]

Is this not coming to the Xbox now?

I wouldn't count on it for a while:

Article is from today:
https://www.pcgamer.com/h1z1-publisher-daybreak-break-company-cuts-staff/

Just updated yesterday:
https://www.mmorpg.com/columns/upda...-in-talks-for-possible-acquisition-1000012677

If this fell through for some reason it would be the end of Everquest, aside from the private servers.

 

[Trogdor1123]

I thought it was a zombie game...

 

[klosos]

I thought it was a zombie game...

Originally mate it was a zombie game , a Day Z knock off to be exact , then they added a Battleroyale mode and it done well for bit.

 

[AgentP]

LOL PUBG fix Hahahaha

I know, this is aiming 60fps not 20.

 

[TGO]

Is this not coming to the Xbox now?

It's published by Sony Online Entertainment on the store, if that means anything

 

[Psykodad]

To think that H1Z1 was supposed to release on PS4 back in 2014...

 

[thelastword]

60fps and a higher resolution, seems what these games should aim for. OP I don't see the reference to PUBG minus battle royal tbh, this will be free on PSN and runs at 60fps, looks better than PUBG and has up to 175 players and 5 man Squad matches. Also, a little FYI, H1Z1 had a battle royal mode way before PUBG came out called "king of the kill".

 

[Trogdor1123]

Originally mate it was a zombie game , a Day Z knock off to be exact , then they added a Battleroyale mode and it done well for bit.

So no zombies at all? That sucks

 

[the.acl]

I'm kinda looking forward to this.

 

[theHFIC]

The zombie survival mode got spun off into the game Just Survive and King of the Kill became H1Z1 despite the lack of zombies.

 

[AgentP]

Download is up. Going to try it tonight.

 

[thelastword]

Lets see if this does not fall below 10 fps, framerate should be king for these games afterall....


Apparently, servers are getting hammered atm, lots of folk want to test this out. The fact that you don't need plus to play is great for all gamers for these types of games....(F2P) indeed. Devs said they're sorting it out...

 

[Toe-Knee]

Lets see if this does not fall below 10 fps, framerate should be king for these games afterall....

From what I've seen is a near 60 with drops to 50

 

[thelastword]

From what I've seen is a near 60 with drops to 50

Great, how it should be, hopefully a locked 60fps eventually....

 

[dano1]

Great, how it should be, hopefully a locked 60fps eventually....

45 FPS on regular 60 FPS on pro

 

[INC]

Frame rate is decent, but joining servers is borked atm

What I played is decent, but they need more control options, the acceleration is awful, and needs fixing

 

[David Ricardo]

I didn't know anything about this. Downloading it right now.

 

[xviper]

the game is okay, still better than Fortnite to me, no building and other bullshit, you reach the top 10 it's all about driving in circles with a car then get out at the right moment to kill, however in Fortnite if you reach the top 10 you will see fucking skyscrapers and don't know where the fuck are they

however the game looks like a ps2 game, it could be the ugliest game on ps4, it controls like garbage, everything is pretty much bad except the gunplay, it's not good, but it's way better than Fortnite's

there is one thing that stands out in my opinion, which is the ability to kill your teammates, i'm having a lot of fun right now

 

[INC]

Also weird there's no revive mechanic, thought that would be on there

The random drop at the start of the game is all so weird, not sure if that's just because it's beta

 

[jadedm17]

Wish them the best but timing is really everything.... I'll check it out but I can't imagine surpassing Fortnite on that BR fix.

xviper : I hat everything you just said. Also ugly is fine if it controls well, but ugly and poor controls is unacceptable. Fortnite could improve its gunplay but i have no idea what you're talking about for top 10 : Its very well balanced and building means shit to the right guns, timing and counter-actions.

 

[mckmas8808]

This will be interesting.

 

[Calibos]

the game is okay, still better than Fortnite to me, no building and other bullshit, you reach the top 10 it's all about driving in circles with a car then get out at the right moment to kill, however in Fortnite if you reach the top 10 you will see fucking skyscrapers and don't know where the fuck are they

however the game looks like a ps2 game, it could be the ugliest game on ps4, it controls like garbage, everything is pretty much bad except the gunplay, it's not good, but it's way better than Fortnite's

there is one thing that stands out in my opinion, which is the ability to kill your teammates, i'm having a lot of fun right now

Agreed on every point. PS4 players are lucky to have an alternative but this is looking as rough as ever.

 

[AgentP]

Nice side shot at PubG xbox....but I am not surprised coming from you.

You don't have to be a defensive fanboy, this is a competitive shooter, of course frame rate is king.

 

[Calibos]

You don't have to be a defensive fanboy, this is a competitive shooter, of course frame rate is king.

You're right. Edited.

Framerate is king...but at what cost in the bigger picture ? Game looks very rough, especially in the interiors...where PubG Mobile looks better.

 

[xviper]

my experience so far

the map is too damn large, too damn gray, and with the awful graphics i can't see shit

 

[AgentP]

my experience so far


the map is too damn large, too damn gray, and with the awful graphics i can't see shit

The map is large because it is for 150 people and there are many fast moving vehicles.

Not much is grey, it's mostly green when you get out of towns (trees, grass).

Cement is grey

But see that stuff in the background here?

That is green.

 

[xviper]

The map is large because it is for 150 people and there are many fast moving vehicles.

Not much is grey, it's mostly green when you get out of towns (trees, grass).

Cement is grey

But see that stuff in the background here?

That is green.

are you sure these screenshots are from the ps4 version ?

 

[INC]

are you sure these screenshots are from the ps4 version ?

Doubt it, it doesn't look like that, at all for me

 

[Spukc]

Doubt it, it doesn't look like that, at all for me

Nope same here it looks just as bad as pubg on the xbox
Only the floor is the same texture as the walls in many houses.

Unoptimized c tier games ugh...

 

[AgentP]

I think I figured out the "grey" comment. It's a weather effect, overcast. You don't always get it, you can kind of see the difference in the split screen here.



More video with lots of green.

 

[BiggStankDogg]

I'm sorry, but both of those videos are grey as hell.

 

[Sarah Rosario]

Another rival for PUBG in Battle Royale mode

 

[VertigoOA]

I’ll try it out. I totally think fortnite is trash for it’s building mechanics and hitscan shooting. I preferred PUBG but still not a fan of the genre at all ... but... I will try them. If this game is more of an action game and features better shooting than the others as I’m hearing it could be fun.

Definitely expecting both h1z1 and PUBG to become irrelevant when COD BR hits. Quite excited to see this genre in the hands of talent that doesn’t create jank.

 

[INC]

Shooting is better, unfortunately the aim acceleration and poor aiming controls are annoying, needs patching

I swear it has weird deadzone issue as well

 

[thelastword]

Another rival for PUBG in Battle Royale mode

Yes, and there are many more coming....It's also good to see a parachute scene that's not sub 15fps. Also lots of foliage in this game compared to others which can be more tasking on the CPU+GPU. I think the solid framerate is a winner.

As for the aiming and controls some mention, this plays better than it's PC counterpart did some years ago. I'm sure they can finetune some of the issues some people are having, but it's much better than trying to aim with sub 30fps framerates in PUBG. They have the major thing covered, which is the framerate at 60fps.

Well it appears the devs never expected so many people to play, hence some of the server issues, hopefully they keep updating and improving things, well it's expected really, as this is only the beta afterall...yet, over 1.5 million have played the beta within 24 hours of it launching. Much more by now of course.



As for those who need to understand how the game plays and some of the default aiming options in the game, the two videos below should give some good tips and information towards that end...

 

[thelastword]

OK so H1Z1, from yesterdays announcement of hitting 1.5 mIllion players, is now over 4.5 million players. They're improving as we go, it looks a bit sharper now since yesterday's update and I expect quite a few improvements upto release....




Always swear by Vgtech's analysis and here it is. Hopefully they improve it even more with time..

 

[Toe-Knee]

The only thing I dislike about this game is the fact it switches from third to first person when aiming.

It's very jarring. I would much rather it either stay third person or completely be first person.

 

[Later Alligator]

I tried a couple rounds, was pretty fun

it looks rough but for the size of the map + number of players I guess this is what you're gonna get. pubg looks just as bad on my xbox one s

 

[AgentP]

I tried a couple rounds, was pretty fun

it looks rough but for the size of the map + number of players I guess this is what you're gonna get. pubg looks just as bad on my xbox one s

And half the frame rate.

 

[Cleared_Hot]

The only thing I dislike about this game is the fact it switches from third to first person when aiming.

It's very jarring. I would much rather it either stay third person or completely be first person.

It would be better if it just worked smoother. Like transition wise. And the controls are so outdated. It feels like I'm controlling mgs4 online in first person

 

[thelastword]

I tried a couple rounds, was pretty fun

it looks rough but for the size of the map + number of players I guess this is what you're gonna get. pubg looks just as bad on my xbox one s

It looks much sharper as of version 1.14, ground textures and foliage looks pretty good, the only thing they may need to improve is some of the detailing/textures on the inside and outside of some buildings, but even that is already looking better than when I played prior to yesterday. Well on the PRO anyway, I imagine the regular PS4 got a boost too.....As it stands, for such a game, framerate should be a priority, as it's a competitive shooter..... so when they improve framerate some more, maybe they will give further boosts to the graphics.

The only thing I dislike about this game is the fact it switches from third to first person when aiming.

It's very jarring. I would much rather it either stay third person or completely be first person.

It would be better if it just worked smoother. Like transition wise. And the controls are so outdated. It feels like I'm controlling mgs4 online in first person

I kinda like it because it gives you more precision when shooting, though at a lost to your normal FOV, but they should definitely give options here.......

 

[Toe-Knee]

It looks much sharper as of version 1.14, ground textures and foliage looks pretty good, the only thing they may need to improve is some of the detailing/textures on the inside and outside of some buildings, but even that is already looking better than when I played prior to yesterday. Well on the PRO anyway, I imagine the regular PS4 got a boost too.....As it stands for such a game, framerate should be a priority as it's a competitive shooter..... so when they improve framerate some more, maybe they will give further boosts to the graphics.






I kinda like it because it gives you more precision when shooting, though at a lost to your normal FOV, but they should definitely give options here.......

I don't mind the first person aiming I just wish there was an option to keep it third or first so it feels less jarring

 

[Gold_Loot]

Hey guys, just a heads up. I’ve been following the devs lately concerning the beta on both Reddit and twitter , and here’s some things to look forward to.

*aiming will be tweaked and adjustable. Right now the dead zones and acceleration are not acting correctly. Furthermore, we will get separate options for adjusting these.

*various times of day will be coming. Right now the ToD seems to be locked to a foggy day. This , like the PC version , will be randomized.

*graphics. The devs stayed that framrates are the number one priority. We can expect some tweaks and touch ups on newer builds though.

* other more obvious things will be coming such as more vehicle types, guns and skins.(PC version)

I will be suggesting over the shoulder aiming options as well as some other things that escape me at the moment.

 

[Damageinc103]

Going to take some heat for this but man I love this game and I think it better than PUBG on console.

They need to just add a few things like picking up your teammates and things like that and they will have a great game.

 

[Isa]

Going to take some heat for this but man I love this game and I think it better than PUBG on console.

They need to just add a few things like picking up your teammates and things like that and they will have a great game.

I enjoy it myself, its actually pretty fun. My bff and I are not keen on the spam-building in FN so this is a nice alternative, though I wish it was more polished. The shooting is pretty fun in this, and we've had tactics actually work compared to random stupid stuff in FN. I also wish I could start without the glasses and hats.

 

[INC]

Few things that would make the game slightly better imo

- more variety in locations, all very cut and paste, nothing really stands out, just another camp site, or church. Sure there's a few locations like junkyard, fema base etc, but still all very bland looking

- longer rounds (optional mode with ability to select drop location)

Give us access to our backpack for the following reasons:
- ability to drop health packs to team mates (unless I'm missing something here)
- ability to drop ammo for a gun u don't have if picked up by mistake

- team revive option

- fix controls and more control options in general, deadzone, acceleration, higher sensitive for all scopes (I know this is being worked on)

- ability to place a marker (again unless I'm missing this something)

- fix the vehicle hitbox, lost count of the amount of times I've directly hit people at full speed/boost, see their body go through the car, and get nothing, yet I jump out the way and get insta killed...........ffffuuuuuuuuuu

- weapon switching, just switch between the last 2 weapons you used instead of having to cycle through or hold L1 (personal preference)

- ability to make minimap bigger and minimap spin to follow you, or at the very least when in vehicle turn off other players icon when theyre in same vehicle

- end game meta currently seems to be cars driving in a circle all the time

- no punch mechanic......in lobby you an raise your fists, so whys it not in the game?

- add crouch run, crouch walk is stupidly slow, so really it just forces to you to bunny hop everywhere

- fix party system, currently in fives after every game we have to leave party and restart party, otherwise it separates you into different games/squads