As PUBG hits version 1.0, it now has 30 million players
Today hit battle royale game Playerunknown's Battlegrounds is finally leaving access with the 1.0 version of the game, but its creators also have a major milestone to celebrate. According to developer PUBG Corp., the game has 30 million players across both PC and the newly released Xbox One version. Sales are accelerating quickly, as just last month the company said the game, which debuted in March, had reached the 20 million sold milestone.
Reaching those numbers in less than a year puts PUBG in some exclusive company, roughly on par with Blizzard’s multiplayer shooter Overwatch, which hit 30 million players after around 11 months on sale. The original Destiny, meanwhile, managed to cultivate 20 million players after around eight months...