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PUBG is now the biggest game on Steam in history | over 2m CCU, beats Dota 2 peak
- Thread starter hanspampel
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Baraka Obama
Banned
Free to play dookie
I think crossfire is like ghetto Chinese Counter Strike
That's true.
I mean it is if your setting are on Very Low.
Random Human
They were trying to grab your prize. They work for the mercenary. The masked man.
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LelouchZero
Member
Wow this is amazing!
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Not sure if it can win any GotY awards when it'll likely be drowned out by >insert niche game from Japan<.
Baraka Obama
Banned
The game is not janky at all though which is why people like it over actual jank like arma.
Niohsona: Au10/10mata has it in the bag desu
100% agree, same with LoL and Dota 2 /s.
Gareth Bale
Member
Ridiculous numbers
The only way they can fuck this up now is by adding auto aim for controllers
The only way they can fuck this up now is by adding auto aim for controllers
Rickenslacker
Banned
It's per day, but it's still doing quite well for itself.
Jawmuncher
Member
I was playing a few months ago and outside optimization still (though I can manage 50fps on medium consistently). There wasn't really anything janky about it. Outside moments of lag which affects like any mp game.
ThisIsMyDogKyle
Banned
Not sure you understand what "niche" means, more often than not being niche hurts a games chances, such as how Bayo2 clearly should've won the year it came out over Dragon Age. The only big Japanese game that I'd call niche this year was maaaybe nier? Even then it sold way more than your average niche game and Mario and Zelda probably have a better chance than it does, which are most certainly not niche.
Bony Manifesto
Member
I can guarantee that every medium-sized publisher and up is looking into making something similar. It's irresistible because PUBG is such a rough diamond of a game, and everyone who's played it for more than ten minutes has all sorts of ideas on how it could be improved.
Brendan Greene - pioneer of the genre - modder turned game developer - who probably spent the better half of a decade paying for servers and doing a crazy amount of work from ArmA II, to ArmA III, to H1 and finally, to PUBG... Finally hitting the nail on the head causing a behemoth nobody understands.
Yu Furealdo
Member
Can't wait to play this on Xbox.
If it gets M&KB support with a separate playlist for crossplay, I could see it getting huge on that platform.
If it gets M&KB support with a separate playlist for crossplay, I could see it getting huge on that platform.
Chezzymann
Member
It'll probably double it by the end of the year
jim2point0
Banned
Let's not kid ourselves. It's not a great looking game. But it looks good enough and is fun as hell. Certainly beats H1Z1.
That said, the Fortnite BR is actually super fun and also looks fantastic.
I certainly understand it. The concept is addicting as hell. I never played a game that made me say "just 1 more game" as much as PUBG does.
Deathknell
Member
Wait a minute..
Same peak of destiny 2 on both ps4 and xbox?
Pc gaming still alive confirmed.
Same peak of destiny 2 on both ps4 and xbox?
Pc gaming still alive confirmed.
But the combined number of ps plus and xbox gold users still lower than the number of the Steam user.
redfox088
Banned
"Niche"?
I'm afraid the popularity of this game will be read the wrong way. All publishers are going to learn from this is that it is okay to release unfinished games with microtransactions.
As much as I like PUBG, it does a lot wrong that I think big publishers will try to take advantage of as well.
As much as I like PUBG, it does a lot wrong that I think big publishers will try to take advantage of as well.
Seriously. As popular and new PUBG is, it has real serious competition from other envelope pushing and polished games in Zelda and Mario. Heck even Horizon (not Japanese) is stiff competition for PUBG and I don't think even that holds a candle to Zelda.
Daffy Duck
Member
ThisIsMyDogKyle
Banned
Pretty incredible accomplishment, and good on the devs for not just taking the money and running, I'm not normally one for multiplayer shooters but I have a much better time in this one than most due to simply how many different ways you can play. I only see it continuing to grow too thanks to the constant Dev support. As for GOTY talks, I think I'd almost rather see it go up next year when it exits early access and more people on console have gotten to play it, not to mention it's already pretty packed this year and think any other year it would be an easy win.
jim2point0
Banned
The bots should have died off a lot after the last patch. They made changes that should make BP farming a lot more difficult if not impossible.
It did just get some massive free publicity due to a recent controversy in YouTube streaming, right?
Uno Venova
Banned
I agree with this. If the new gameplay mechanics, maps, and overall quality optimization hit this year and it exits early access it is a serious contender, but if all of that hits next year then I think it should be considered for 2018.
redfox088
Banned
I'm thinking PubG is this years overwatch and it will undoubtedly win many game of the year awards. I think a game winning GOTY solely off of its popularity is a bad idea tho. I'll play it before I make my decision, because I felt the same way about Nier before I played. Here's to hoping it's selling so well and generating these CCU because it is actually a really interesting and well built game not just a really popular social experiment or pure streaming goldmine
Consequence
Member
I appreciated this.
🤤
When I look at Cross Fire and LoL numbers from the OP, it's only show how small the supposedly "heavyweights" on PC are. CSGO and Dota are like little leagues but towers head and shoulders above most AAA console games with actual longevity to boot too.
Cross Fire and LoL are like so far beyond catching up. I look up World Championship this year for LoL and it seems that the competitive scene has penetrate even deeper in obscure regions.
Cross Fire and LoL are like so far beyond catching up. I look up World Championship this year for LoL and it seems that the competitive scene has penetrate even deeper in obscure regions.
I love the smell of salt in the morning.
Congrats, Bluehole.
redfox088
Banned
Zelda the first try on a new take on a 19 year old formula and though it is without its flaws it mostly sticks the landing and that's why it's still my GOTY, but Horizon and Nier and P5 are all games I wrote off. I went back and played those games after Zelda and I see the appeal. I'm wondering if most of the people screaming "GOTY" have done as I have a made an attempt to actually play the other contenders....I'll have to try this when it drops on Xbox before I make a choice.
BattleMonkey
Member
I bought it, all my friends play... I don't get it. Janky as heck and runs like crap while looking like something from a couple years ago. The concept is ok, but eh, I can't play more than a couple matches before I'm bored
bonesmccoy
Banned
It's a great story-generator. Packed with moments of terror and elation. Every game is unique. And it is incredibly fun to play with friends.
It's also getting regular (monthly) major updates, which keeps the early access community engaged. This counts! I've played many EA games where updates dropped every other month or less.
wipeout364
Member
But I don't understand, I was told in another thread this game was Overrated would sell minimal copies on Xbox and that it would be overshadowed by gran turismo and MARIO. How could this be?
Faithless Mr.
Neo Member
This deserves GOTY.
This is the definition of a phenomenon. Not only that, but it is establishing or redefining a genre!
This is the definition of a phenomenon. Not only that, but it is establishing or redefining a genre!
redfox088
Banned
Did you play to completion any of the other front runners?