It used to be Taste of Younger Sister in law (2025)that where PlayerUnknown's Battlegroundswent, Fortnitefollowed. Now it's the other way around.
A mobile version of Battlegrounds(affectionately referred to as PUBGby fans) launched for Android and iOS devices late Monday. Its release wasn't exactly a surprise -- there was a "soft launch" last week in Canada's Google Play Store -- but that doesn't make it any less exciting.
SEE ALSO: It's time to stop sleeping on 'Fortnite'PUBG Mobile, as the new release is called, replicates the popular battle royale game that's also available on Windows and Xbox hardware. It's not cross-play like Fortnite, meaning mobile players can only play against other mobile players, but it's otherwise the same game PUBGfans know and love.
Each match drops 100 players into a vast, open map where they scrounge up gear and wage gun battles in an effort to be the last player or squad standing. A randomly selected "safe" zone pushes players into an ever-shrinking portion of the map, ensuring that matches end in a reasonable amount of time.
The PUBG Mobilerelease comes only a few days after Epic Games launched an invite-only kickoff for Fortnite: Battle Royale. This mobile version of Fortnite's PUBG-like online mode allows mobile players to duke it out with people running the game on consoles or Mac/Windows PCs.
PUBGhas a leg up in the number of devices it plays nice with. While Fortniterequires iOS 11 and iPhones as old as the 6S, PUBGcan run on iOS 9 and iPhones as old as the 6. The difference in Android requirements isn't as clear-cut, largely because Fortniteis only available for iOS devices right now; that said, PUBGruns on Android versions 5.1.1 or later with at least 2GB of RAM.
PUBG Mobileis a free-to-play game and it's out now.
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