PUBG's Poor Xbox One Debut Could Prevent its Console Takeover

With all the issues PUBG has had with its console version, could it have seriously hurt its console prospects?

[Cyborgg]

Console Takeover🤔🤔

[alb1899]

One million players in two days, is doing just great!
I have the X and I'm enjoying it all the way.
I can spend hours playing it thinking I played minutes.

[PFFT]

Yep it sold a little over 1 million in 48hrs and still growing due to how popular the game is currently on the Xbox and the game had a poor debut on the .... i tell you man some of these wanna be gaming websites love talking out of their behinds. Yes granted the game is far from perfect and it has its fair share of problems BUT its nothing an optimization patch or 2 cant fix. But other than that the game is fun and entertaining as hell.

[sprinterboy]

So you bought the X £449$500 for shite visuals, low fps and a buggy mess of a game. OK each there own.

[PFFT]

I have an X as well and i do prefer playing my MP games on the Xbox. If i ever feel like playing Weeb RPG's ill use my Pro.

[richyque]

We all with the OG xboxone have an x, since all our xboxones magically turned into x. Its funny how the very day the xboxone x came out everyone that owned the original on here all got the X at the same time.

[WilliamSheridan]

Richy, actually that makes perfect sense. You are on a gaming website. Everyone here would likely be considered a true gamer or gaming fan. Why else would we care about the news? Xbox X was such a leap that any real fan would be foolish not to admit its significance. It'sa great system, and a welcomed friend to my PS4 Pro

[KillBill]

I know right. 1 million players in 48 hours and it is marked as a failure. But Origins gets 1.5 million in 4 weeks and is doing great.

[jrshankill]

"Poor Xbox One Debut"

So we are now at the point of delusion? Gotta love fanboys

[badz149]

from CoD? LOL good luck!

[Raiden]

@sprintboy
I feel so sorry for you, because all you have is a PS4 for your gaming needs, PUBG is not coming to PS platform if ever does it won't be now or the next 2yrs, so you are missing out on all the FUN, so upgrade to a £$1200 PC or buy a X1X because this game will be at home on these platforms

There has been a very big problem for years with the gaming industry, game play = fun V Graphics = poor game play but average story line, this has been the state of the industry, now PUBG, i have been playing this game for the pass 4 months and to tell you the fun i have had is great, now MS/XBOX has the game in game preview, now i have purchased it because it's only £25, and people forget about the frame rate at the beginning, once you land the frame rate is a massive improvement, this game plays the same way as it does on the PC, now this game is NOT even RELEASED yet for the Xbox, but as it's Xbox you gamers who have this game on PC knows better the addictiveness is crazy and that's just the game play, this game is still been optimized for the PC, now this has been out on steam for almost 9 months and the game is still been optimized, now if the game was so bad in frame rate fun section, this game won't have 15mil steam players, so fun V graphics, so far fun is winning, when this game is fully ready for release it's going to be crazy, i say get into the preview and dont miss out.

[yomfweeee]

LOL Raiden do you really have to make up lies to make your system look better? No one knows the details on Xbox deal. Many think it only applies to the game Preview. Could be on the PS4 in a few months potentially. No one knows.

[rainslacker]

Are there really many games that actually "takeover" consoles?

Overwatch and Destiny seem to do really well....along with the regular FPS we see every year, but are any of them really taking over anything?

If things go well for the game, then it can remain relevant, but as long as it stays on Xbox, it will never actually take over anything.

[Hamnett666]

Usual Twinfinite clickbait lol. It sold over one million copies in 48 hours so can't be that poor of a start

[sprinterboy]

Ms fans are just desperate for games, so sad you lot feel forced to spend money on early access for this, it's not even in beta imo more like alpha.

[ZwVw]

Did you feel the same way when Sony and Capcom released that busted, near unplayable port of Ultra Street Fighter IV for PS4?

[jrshankill]

Played around 10 games yesterday.. zero issues

[343_Guilty_Spark]

Yet you feel the need to scream to the mountain tops that it’s not exclusive and is coming to the PS4. We know damn well you spend hours watching Twitch/Mixer streams of PUBG...waiting....wishing.

[itsmebryan]

The same could be said for GTS. PS4 owners are starving for a decent racing game. And the we're happy for a incomplete game that lacked content and had to pay full price for a beta. GTS only sold well because PS4 hasn't put out a racing game in years.

That is why the lowest rated GT in years sold so we'll.

[Cobra951]

It's a technical mess. It doesn't matter how many people bought the unfinished product. It may be popular because of the hype, and people leaping in before they look, but this version still is quite poor.

For those who keep asking all over the thread: yes, I own an Xbox One.

[Eonjay]

They will say you need to get in compliance with them or else you are a liar and don't own Xbox.

[Eonjay]

No it didn't sell 1 million in 2 days.

[CitizenFour]

https://twitter.com/PLAYERU...

Playerunknown himself, Brendan Greene, said on Twitter that the game reached 1 million players on Xbox One after just two days.

[Eonjay]

Wow, you just proved my point. Gamers aren't supposed to be treated like stupid children. Read what you typed again and my comment that you responded to until you get it. It did not sell 1 million copies. I refuse to pamper your ignorance.

[CitizenFour]

Players does not = units sold... is that your argument? Wouldn't' it stand to reason that every unique player is a copy sold since there is no trial or anything?

Whatever... add a day.. 1 million units in 3 days is still perfectly respectable.

[yellowgerbil]

1mil copies is NOT impressive. A game like skyrim or gta5 had like 10 million preordered. Hell Zelda sold more copies than there were systems, thats impressive

[Ra3v3r]

All sequels or part of a franchise that have been going for 20-30 years. They all have the benefit of previous experience from the gaming world's player base. And if Skyrim had 10m pre-orders, I'd be disappointed if I was Bethesda because it's taken 6 years to sell 22.5m copies and PUBG has shifted 25m copies in 8 months. 1 million players in 48 hours is an impressive number for a game that's apparently shite.

[bobsmith]

its good will keep improving now add the desert map and new modes like 50v50 or zombie mode

[PFFT]

Apparently a few people dont want for it to succeed BUT tough chet naysayers! The game is doing more than well on the Xbox One and the game will only get better with every patch they release. And yeah Bob i too cant wait for the desert map and those modes. Freaking HYPE!

[sprinterboy]

Guess waiting for the finished game will suit us ps4 owners 😛

[zuul9018]

@sprinterboy
Apparently waiting doesnt suit you though cause you cant stop going to articles about it and talking about it...

[Raiden]

Remember MS/XBOX is now funding BLUEHOLE, so i won't hold my breath for any PS announcements

[jrshankill]

sprinterboy.. please let me know once it comes out on PS4

Best multiplayer game of the year on the best hardware of the year.

[corroios]

I hope that trend doesnt start on console. I really hope that other studios dont start doing the same. Asking money for beta...

[ThinkThink]

I hope they do. I will gladly buy a game from game preview early for the big discount. Even if you don't play it until after it releases. You just saved 30 dollars!

[Eonjay]

It like gambling. This game will never be $60 By the way.

[UCForce]

I hope not. Because if the developers keep continue doing this, they will scam us.

[Scar-]

Lol that s*** they released was more Alpha then beta.

[Cobra951]

Sorry to disappoint you, but this has been happening for over a year now. It's euphemistically called "early access".

[Zabatsu]

It's the new MT, pull down your pants mate.

[chrisoadamson]

Turn off game dvr improves lag

[badz149]

awesome secret sauce!!

[AAWELLS09]

8.4 tera-fake-flops is by far the best sauce of them all.

[badz149]

The Pro's FP16 at 8.4TF is far from fake. Even the Switch supports FP16. MS decided not to support it with the X. Go educate youself troll!

But what more to expect from the crowd that was easily fooled by "teh powah of da cloudz" for 4 years LOL. I guess facts don't matter to you guys just as exclusives don't matter too, right?

[outsider1624]

What? Console takeover??? Even if it didnt have any issues. And it got 10s and 9s in reviews, it wouldnt even "take over".

[AAWELLS09]

Lol @ you taking it literally. Lighten up FFS

[Cy]

It's an. Early access. Game. FFS, it's not supposed to be polished right out of the gate. Have we really gotten so desperate for clicks that we're pretending we suddenly have no idea what early access means?

[badz149]

Early Access is SCAM!
EA is SCUM

[ThinkThink]

A scam that saves you money? Ok

[UCForce]

30$ early access game which is not okay for me. You pay a poorly optimized game that isn’t finished.

[Raiden]

I paid for it because i can, and when at the free updates are released I'll be sitting pretty like some many others gamers, i just wonder what will release first the PC or Xbox

[Zabatsu]

Most early access games, keeps on being early access forever. Constant money flow on one product without devs having to work that much on it, whilst being able to promote their pile of sh*t, for a very long time and consumers buying into the whole notion of it 'getting better' over time. The gaming industry is turning into a joke and it scares me, how people economically can justify these shady businesses.

[sprinterboy]

Early access? It's more like pre alpha lol

[Scar-]

Lol this is the dumbest comment I've seen in my life. I have gotten about four Early Access games from steam none of them preformed as bad as PUBG. PUBG isn't even the standard for Early Access go look at its steam reviews the game isn't even recommended by pc gamers. Early Access doesn't mean you can sell a buggy unfinished piece of trash there is a reason steam has reviews for Early Access games.

[Bobafret]

Good, then I assume you won't be wasting any more energy commenting on it then. I hope MS buys PUBG so I can read the comments by everyone that says the game is trash but then whines about it not coming to PS.

[Bobafret]

Isn't this still in the preview stage?

[ThinkThink]

Yes. It should release within the next 6-10 months.

[Zabatsu]

You mean years mate.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

What poor debut? It’s all people are playing on Mixer

[PATR1CKSOMMER]

It's a crap game either way, console or pc.

[richie007bond]

By starting flame wars its the only way these zero credit no name blogs get hits.

[pingthing]

The roads should be clear this Christmas with all this salt.

[Dlaw76]

Stupid headline I don't know why they like getting playstation fans rile up with these titles please leave those guys alone for Pete's sake

[will313]

It sold a 1 million in 2 days. Wheres the failure? Its broken yes, but so is the PC version. If Fortnite can run well in the same engine, I would not worry about this. Article is trash ass click bait. Like most of the shit on here.

[Kyizen]

PUBG = Spinners people will move to the next thing. Remember Day Z??

[mark_parch]

how is it a poor xbox debut when its sold over 1 million in 48 hours and it's not even a finished game. that's why it's in game preview.

[bolimekurac]

its in game preview, how many times does that have to be said

[Legacy212]

The pubg assault team is in full force today. I mean it's not like the game is in game preview or anything lmao. Guys relax the game is doing fun and is a blast to play. People who expected a AAA polished game for game preview clearly never bought anything in preview. Where were all these concerned people when pubg was on steam early access? I mean people payed for it then did they not?Not a single peep now it's on xbox every day there's an article trying to make it look like shit. No need to be jealous just because the game isn't on your console of choice and besides don't all you guys have "hardcore" gaming pcs just go play it there. Anyways back to more pubg you guys keep the hate train rolling.

[ninsigma]

Doubtful. Already selling extremely great numbers on xbone one.

[UCForce]

That’s because it’s the hype. The game is poorly optimized even on PC. As PS Loyalist, I don’t care about PUGB if the game is coming to PS4. And people going to say : “But you haven’t play it”. True, I haven’t play it. But I watched the footage of the game. And it’s look unfinished and poorly optimized. I don’t know when the game going to finish. Sure, the game will get better later on, but it shouldn’t be rush. If I have to be honest, this game look like 007 Golden Eyes on N64. Even that game was finished and polish than PUGB. I don’t know what the hell Bluehole is doing ? They should have optimized the game and this “early access” game should be free.

[ninsigma]

Doesn't matter whether it's because of hype or whatever. Fact is it's sold over a million on XBO already so clearly the bad performance isn't going to affect it. I do agree, however, that the game looks terrible.

[zuul9018]

Hmm that doesnt seem very honest to me sir. Well PUBG definitely is no HZD or Crysis (graphics) its very unfair to say 007 on N64 and say you're being "honest"......
Maybe you dont know what honest means.

[Elda]

I agree,The game looks boring bland uninteresting & cheap.

[Petebloodyonion]

It's funny how ppl are trying so hard to hate this game and bring it down when It's clear that half of them never played the game in the 1st place.

The game is in Early access or Beta and the reduced price reflect that.
NOW the PC version of the game has been in Early access since March 2017 (and still is) and cost also 35$
But even with frame rate issues, cheating, poor optimisation, etc... this small indie team manage to create an experience on pc that all AAA companies are now trying to copy in their games.

Right now there are 1 000 000 players online, I'm sure they are ppl so desperate to play a game on PC that they decided to play " this garbage" instead of some great AAA game.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

Try harder twinfinite.... sold over a million already and growing.

[BadElf]

N4G constantly got be LOLing. Poor Xbox One debut? Over 1 Million players in 48 hours? A preview game...so not a finished/polished product??

Beautiful debut to me!

[Zeref]

Obviously it didn't... 1 million players in 2 days

[Pantz]

? It's on it's way to 2 million sold. What's the problem here?

[Gunshyninja]

I've been having a blast with it. It's not perfect by any means but it's held my attention for 9 hours and counting...

[NotanotherReboot]

meanwhile the pc version is multiplayer game of the gen

[cellfluid]

1 million players in 2 days means nothing cause theres nothing eles to play._.

[DexSun]

The 20 million plus PC gamers must have nothing to play either

[cellfluid]

I doubt 1 million x box ones were even sold with that high price tag.Even tho its holiday season people are lookin for sales so they can maximize thier money when it comes to purchasing gifts for family and friends

[WickedLester]

DUD-G

[TheFallenKeys]

Was at Microsoft store today and when I saw how the xbox one X looks like , WoW must be the ugliest console ever made.

[KaladinStormblessed]

I mean I think the game is really fun. Sure it's a little rough around the edges (really rough sometimes) but it's far from unplayable. For $30 I'm not really all that worried about it, as long as they keep improving it and eventually fix the problems it was worth it.

[gamer7804]

do journalists not do their research? interview with devs and they said they know the current build for xbox one is rough, but they have plenty of time to polish it up before version 1.0

[2ndhandcorn]

Should downgrade the engine for the game to unreal 3 same as Ark it runs like crap Unreal has not had many large open games.

[Kaii]

Honestly, bake the product more In the oven before you hand'em out undercooked.

[happy2b]

Console take overs don't matter they just distract people from the important things which are games.

[windblowsagain]

Nobody cares.

Had a go last night on PC, It's free atm. Thought I would try it.

60fps no problem. But the game is just fortnite with more realistic look, without the build part.

I don't know what if you get in the full game.

But.

There should be day/night cycle, megaload of content. Weather that makes a difference.

They are ok games, but nothing special.

[Gunstar75]

26 million players.... What a disaster hahaha

[Prem8tuaProcrastin8a]

Did the poor state of its initial release on p.c prevent it becoming one of the biggest online games ever?

[Miacosa]

This game seems hyped if we had to guess by the time it comes fully out people will have gotten their fill and it will just fade away into the background.

[AAWELLS09]

It's certainly janky but its fun as hell. I havent had my heart pumping from a multiplayer game since I played online for the first time ever(which was Rainbow Six Vegas).