5 Mistakes PUBG Made that Allowed Fortnite to Dominate

It’s genuinely incredible just how much the gaming landscape has changed over the last year. A space that was once dominated by online first-person shooters and big budget sequels now pales in comparison to the battle royale genre which has since taken the world by storm. As it stands, Fortnite is king, and it's because of a combination of both Fortnite's smart marketing, and PUBG's mistakes.

[Neonridr]

Fornite is free.. so it will always have an easier appeal since anyone can just try it out to see if they like it. The fact that PUBG has gotten to where it has, while still requiring someone to actually purchase the game, is saying something.

They both have a place in this world.

[jgreen1993]

This is something of like to ask the devs in future, are you even trying to beat Fortnite? The pubs obvs want to cus money, but I think the game is designed to be a more niche experience

[Sgt_Slaughter]

PUBG existed beforehand, and had plenty of time to get the game into full, working condition on all platforms before Fortnite was even announced. The game is an unoptimized mess that costs money, Fortnite is free and runs perfectly fine on even consoles.

[nowitzki2004]

Did you play PUBG? I get about 120fps

[antz1104]

Let me correct you: half of Fortnite is free. It was a completely different game when released, and it wasn't perfect. I'm pretty sure those that bought save the world funded the battle royal half which is kind of garbage since the battle royal mode gets alot more attention. Lol btw it was announced almost 5 years ago. It had plenty of time to get to what it is.

[Neonridr]

Fortnite struggled in its current form. It was only when it took another popular game and delivered a similar experience that it experienced exponential growth. Call PUBG what you want, but it was because of PUBG that Fortnite became what it was.

[Sgt_Slaughter]

When I say Fortnite, I'm referring to the Battle Royal mode specifically since that's what PUBG is.

[Bladesfist]

PUBG on PC isn't great from an optimisation standpoint. Stuttering being the main issue (I sometimes get a hefty stutter when my character takes damage) but I also get around 80 - 130 FPS. I assume you are mainly referring to the Xbox version.

[FallenAngel1984]

“PUBG honestly runs better on mobile than Xbox One”

Ouch

[Sgt_Slaughter]

It reminds me of a PS1 game at some points, especially with how the frame rate gets into the low 10's

[nexusx]

the sad part is that it's true.

[DillyDilly]

One is free & one is not

[Broomfondle]

Well they released it on XBOX for a start, instead of prioritizing development for the PS4. Also Fortnite is for kids. There you go. That's it.

[UKmilitia]

im 37 and love fortnite

[Fluke_Skywalker]

I'm 37 and live it too, I also play it with my son who is 7. It's not for kids, it just happens to also be accessible for kids.
Also good that it's cross platform I can play on the PC while he's on the PS4 and be in the same team.

[Cmv38]

I think pubg focusing on Xbox instead of also working with ps4 like fortnite was a very big mistake.

[MatrixxGT]

They haven’t focused to much on Xbox. Even on the X it still a buggy mess. Half textures hardly load in, disconnects, etc. it’s gotten a little better and they still claim early access but PC has 3 maps and they released a stable Mobile port since Xbox release.

Hell if they bring it to ps4 I’d hate to see how long they get it up and running right. Or maybe they are just dragging their feet until their exclusivity deal with MS is up?

[Claudinho69]

how many times does it have to be said if they both were the same price fornite would had never got that popular

[Dirty_Lemons]

Get out of here with your logic! It has no place here ;)

[ILostMyMind]

1 - PUBG is a mess.
2 - It is not on PS4.
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[DELTABOY04]

It's not on ps4....

[Kiwi66]

But would it make a difference given how people say PUBG is a buggy mess

[BenRC01]

My no1 reason for preferring fortnite is that pubg runs like garbage on my one x.

[Dirty_Lemons]

Hunt beats them both, hands down. Even with a single map and a smaller battle royale style, it beats them both.

[monkeyfox]

Fortnite is free, is aimed at at a broader age range and is multi platform. It has had over 3 million concurrent players and has been downloaded over 45 million times because of this.

Pubg has sold over 30 million copies on just one platform at £30 a pop despite being aimed at adults. Pubg has grown the genre into what it is today, thanks to Brandon greene (who also consulted on h1z1).

I don't see it that pubg has made mistakes that has allowed fortnite to dominate, all I see is a free multiplatform game that has done well to capitalise on the success of a winning formula used by others.

They have both won in my mind.

[CyberRekkr]

1st & only mistake is that PUBG performance is terrible! The frame drops make the game no fun and I have a X1X and PUBG plays like shit on it & Updates are few and far between!

[Hedstrom]

Well Epic is Epic. Fortnite is free. And PUBG isnt on the Ps4 who has twice > the marketshare than Xbox.

[PlatinumGX]

There's only one mistake, PUBG is garbage.

[Mmmkay]

Fortnite is the new big thing among 10-12 year olds after fidget spinners.