PUBG Mobile North American Launch Imminent, Beta Going Live

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We've previously reported the action-packed PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds mobile experience by Tencent Games, but up until now the release was only set for China. Well get those pans ready and prepare for those chicken dinners, because the the mobile adaptation is making its way to the West!

If you're in Canada, you can partake in the festivities now because the Beta test is now live for Android users. The game is also set to release beyond just Canada, though we don't know the details yet on the North American plans at this time.

The mobile port is set to utilize Unreal Engine 4 to make the experience comparable to that of the PC version. According to the official app listing:

1. Officially licensed PUBG on Mobile
An authentic port of the PC version. 100 players are dropped on an enormous 8x8 km battlefield. Players fight to survive and eliminate each other through strategy and skill. The last one standing wins! Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner!

2. Realistic Graphics and HD Audio
Unreal Engine 4 brings a phenomenal visual experience with detail rendering, an expansive HD map, and realistic scenes.
High-quality audio with 3D sound effects and 7.1 channel surround sound makes players feel like they are on the real battlefield.

3. Realistic Shooting
With a large selection of firearms, melee weapons, and throwables with realistic ballistics and trajectories, this is the perfect combat experience on mobile.

4. Travel in Style
Drive one of a variety of vehicles to escape from your foes or to stalk your prey.

5. Team-Up with Friends and Use Voice Chat
Invite friends to team-up, head into battle together and collaborate over voice chat.

6. Fair Gaming Environment
Armed with powerful anti-cheating mechanisms and optimized for many devices, ensuring a fun and fair environment for players.

It's interesting timing to be sure. Though the game was already set for China, the expansion couldn't come at a worse (or better, depending on how you look at it) time with the Fortnite mobile game coming soon. The competition continues to heat up between the two, it will be a wild ride between the two battle royale titles.

Posted: Mar 15, 2018 8:00 pm
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2018 11:35 am
Related Forum: Mobile Devices

Source: http://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/03/15/pubg-mobile-north-america-beta-live/

Comments

WLRPosted: Fri. Mar 16, 2018

The controls probably gonna be crap

SilkyPosted: Fri. Mar 16, 2018

I personally hate playing games of mobile unless they have a basic concept and so for me, a BR, would be horrible to play.
Especially when it's laggy enough on an xbox.

DecyPosted: Fri. Mar 16, 2018

Wonder what this will be like on mobile.

ApexJnrPosted: Fri. Mar 16, 2018

Soph
Mikey I just don't see how you can even play these types of games on mobile?

This one is actually pretty good well the Chinese version isn't bad, takes literally 1 match to get a feel of the controls and to the rando who said PUBG is trying to keep up with Fortnite, um... PUBG has been on mobile first but for Chinese regions, but there's always exploits to get it, and its actually good, unlike the fortnite mobile port

As funny as it sounds, tencent has stake in both game companies but PUBG is attempting to keep up with fortnite, just because you had something first does not mean you utilized it until your competitor forced you to.

SophPosted: Thu. Mar 15, 2018

Mikey I just don't see how you can even play these types of games on mobile?

This one is actually pretty good well the Chinese version isn't bad, takes literally 1 match to get a feel of the controls and to the rando who said PUBG is trying to keep up with Fortnite, um... PUBG has been on mobile first but for Chinese regions, but there's always exploits to get it, and its actually good, unlike the fortnite mobile port

VoroPosted: Thu. Mar 15, 2018

lol trying to keep up with Fortnite.

TOXICPosted: Thu. Mar 15, 2018

I just don't see how you can even play these types of games on mobile?