PUBG's mobile edition has always been free, but this is a big shift for PUBG's PC and console editions, which currently sell for $30. More than 75 million copies of the game have been sold to date.

Still, the existence of a free membership tier has been enough to influence numbers. Those interested in playing PUBG for free can download it for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Google Stadia.

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PUBG: Battlgrounds will transition to a free-to-play model starting January 12, 2022 on consoles and PC, publisher KRAFTON and developer PUBG Studios announced.

PUBG: Battlegrounds' recent decision to make the game free-to-play is "in no way a response" to similar successful free-to-play shooters such as Call of Duty: Warzone, Fortnite, and Apex Legends.

According to Dave Curd, the creative director, PlayerUnknow’s Battleground a.k.a PUBG will be free-to-play for the PC platform. The game is touted to be free-to-play from January 12 2022.