Above PUBG hovers the possibility of switching to free to play -apkrig
Although PUBG is not talked about as often in connection with various celebrities as it is in the case of Fortnit, the South Korean battle royale will delight the player here and there with some interesting event. The upcoming one, which starts on August 8, will be performed by the girls’ k-pop group Blackpink, but with all due respect, this is not the main thing that interested the players. The PUBG will be available to all players completely free of charge for the duration of the event – specifically from 10 to 16 August – and it is rumored that this is not a coincidence. After the end of the free, but lightened PUBG Lite, because PUBG Corporation should think about connecting the free to play model with the future great PUBG and the game will be monetized following the example of the mentioned competition.
The idea was raised on his Twitter by the trusted insider PlayerIGN, who already in July indicated that the August free to play event was coming up. He noted at the time that the developers would collect data from players in terms of accepting the game as such and possibly increased interest, on the basis of which they would make further decisions. “I remind you that PUBG was supposed to be free to play as early as 2019, but the reaction from that test was not satisfactory,” PlayerIGN said in July. He then repeated his statement a few hours ago, when the free period had already been announced and he is sure that a transformation may take place in the near future.
PUBG is holding a free-to-play week between August 10-16.
ICYMI:
I’ve prev stated last month, that the battle royale game is going to use this F2P week to gauge player responses; they’ve been trying to go F2P for a while now. pic.twitter.com/F5YtTYhN9h— PlayerIGN (@PlayerIGN) August 5, 2021
Of course, the question remains to what extent the interest in PUBG will be affected by the combination of both outlined factors – not only the opportunity to play for free, but also to get cosmetic items associated with the band Blackpink. Although our perceptions of the group’s popularity may be a bit distant, Blackpink is at the top of the Hotboard magazine of the acclaimed Billboard magazine, and Forbes magazine has placed them at the top of South Korea’s most influential celebrities in recent years. In any case, there is probably an earthquake approaching that could help PUBG – currently called PUBG: Battlegrounds – in another wave of interest and funding. On the other hand, mobile PUBG is super powerful matters, so there seems to be room for experimentation and revitalization in the general interest of the game, even on streaming platforms where PUBG is lagging behind.
