Or Destiny 2, which went free-to-play in 2019, asking players to only pay for any extra DLC they wanted. CS:GO is a perfect example, which went free-to-play in late 2018 following waning numbers and now steadily remains Steam's most popular game. We've seen titles changing to a free-to-play model successfully before.
Going free-to-play would offer PUBG a new lease of life, likely resulting in an influx of new players. PUBG is still pulling in the figures, but nowhere close to how it used to.
While PUBG consistently remains one Steam's top games (opens in new tab) (in terms of concurrent players), the battle royale has seen a steady decline in its average and peak players on PC over the past few years. It makes sense for PUBG to go free-to-play for a variety of reasons. This includes access to Ranked mode, the ability to create custom matches, a 100% XP boost, 1,300 G-Coins, and a bundle of cosmetics rewards - all of which would normally cost $12.99 USD.PUBG Steam figures (Image credit: Steam Charts) There's some consolation for those that purchased PUBG: Battlegrounds while it was still a full-price title at least returning and current players who already bought the game before the switch will see their accounts automatically upgraded to Battlegrounds Plus. Today's revenue model shift has resulted in one other notable number increase on Steam, as Ahmad also pointed out, with PUBG's store page having successfully amassed nearly three times the number of negative reviews today than in did last month, some complaining about cheaters and others demanding refunds now the game is free-to-play.
PUBG Mobile, of course, which has been free-to-play since its inception in 2018, remains one of the most-played games in the world. Today's peak of 669k has now subsided to a more modest 170k players on Valve's platform, but it'll be interesting to see if PUBG can maintain anything like its initial free-to-play boost over the coming days and months - and whether similar numbers are reflected on consoles, where the title is also now free-to-play. Watch on YouTube PUBG Free to play - Launch Trailer.
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