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Just in time for PUBG going free-to-play on Wednesday, January 12, 🍷GamesRadar sat down with creative director Dave Curd to better understand the change. The popular battle royale shooter has been a premium title since it launched in 2017, but Curd says it's time 🥃to open up the experience to a broader audiꦍence.
"We came to the decision to make PUBG: Battlegrounds free to play because we feel that it is truly the right time," said Curd. "Our game is in a great place with eight maps, an engaged community and our deep gun mechanics, so this is the natural next step and a great way to introduce more players to our universe. I know there are a lot of people who are interested in PUBG: Battlegrounds but have never gotten around to playing i🤪t for various reasons - now is the perfect moment to get started.
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"This is in no way a response to the other titles you've mentioned," Curd told us. "They're all great games which 🎃specialize in their own unique strengths, just as we do. We develop our game independently of others and are excited to see what is to come."
Curd added that cutting✤ PUBG's $30 price tag will also open up new development opportunities. "We can invite more people to the party and that means we'll see developments that we may not have witnessed with 🧔the previous pay-to-play model," he explained. "In terms of developing and evolving, we will continue to do what we've always done: innovate, create new experiences, and grow the PUBG universe."
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