PUBG is free on the Xbox One for a limited time

[Shawn Knight]

Why it matters: Many have argued that PUBG needs to become free-to-play in order to better compete with Fortnite and for a limited time on the Xbox One, that's the case. This is probably a proactive measure by Microsoft to divert players away from the PS4. Whatever the case, if you are at all interested, you should nab it while it's still available.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is free to download and keep on the Xbox One for a limited time. The game normally retails for $29.99, making this quite a valuable offer. It’s unclear how long Microsoft plans to run the promotion for so if you want to try out PUBG on the Xbox, you should probably claim your free copy ASAP.

Microsoft’s official Xbox Twitter profile earlier this week teased big PUBG news for November 10 during the company’s X018 event in Mexico City. It is believed that this freebie offer is somehow tied to further PUBG announcements expected at the show.

Tune in to #X018 at 3 PM CT November 10 for:
Big #PUBG news
The Forge expansion for Shadow of the #TombRaider
#StateofDecay2 updates
And more exclusive lookshttps://t.co/II5cAODlxn pic.twitter.com/7P0csGpVba

— Xbox (@Xbox) November 5, 2018

Online coverage of the X018 event starts at 3 p.m. Central on Saturday.

Another motivating factor behind Microsoft’s latest move could be the pending release of PUBG on PlayStation 4. By giving away copies of the game now, Microsoft may be hoping to lock players into its ecosystem and steer them clear of the PS4.

PUBG is expected to land on Sony’s console sometime in December.

In related PUBG news, it was recently announced that two new skins were coming to the game in the form of the Joker and Harley Quinn from Suicide Squad. Details are still pending but some believe they’ll be part of a larger in-game experience rather than simply a cosmetic skin. Perhaps we will learn more this weekend at X018.

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[alabama man]

" The game normally retails for $29.99, making this quite a valuable offer."

Depends, to me it was worth 10$ on PC and on console I would pay 2-3$ for it. Asking price isn't the same as value and as it's free it seems many people agree it's not worth the 30$.

 

[oldikes]

This is literally just blatantly wrong. It’s a free weekend of play, not free to own. (See: major nelsons Blog/twitter and 20 other places on web). At least, That’s the official stance right now...

 

[misor]

This is literally just blatantly wrong. It’s a free weekend of play, not free to own. (See: major nelsons Blog/twitter and 20 other places on web). At least, That’s the official stance right now...

it is free:

Play PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Full Product Release free for a limited time

I do not own any xbox nor xbox one.
I logged into the xbox account link provided above and grabbed the freebie.

A freebie is a freebie unless Microsoft revokes mine due to no hardware found.

Also

Full Product Release of PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS. Visit www.pubg.com/xbox to learn more about Full Product Release (1.0). Customers who purchased the game during Xbox Game Preview [prior to midnight UTC September 4, 2018] will receive the Full Product Release (1.0) update at no additional charge as an in-game update. Xbox Live Gold required to play (sold separately).

xbox live gold subscription is needed. LOL

 

[oldikes]

it is free:

I do not own any xbox nor xbox one.
I logged into the xbox account link provided above and grabbed the freebie.

A freebie is a freebie unless Microsoft revokes mine due to no hardware found.

Also

xbox live gold subscription is needed. LOL

every xbox social media channel says its free for the weekend.
Every xbox spokesperson has said its free for the weekend.
The x018 event tonight said, its free for the weekend.
But yea, the title proves me wrong! your post referencing the title doesnt make any argument that the orignal article didnt...

 

[misor]

[LEFT]

every xbox social media channel says its free for the weekend.
Every xbox spokesperson has said its free for the weekend.
The x018 event tonight said, its free for the weekend.
But yea, the title proves me wrong! your post referencing the title doesnt make any argument that the orignal article didnt...

[/LEFT]
I did not notice that the quote I made from claiming the freebie is similar to thread title as I was so excited to get a free game without having the hardware necessary to run it AND just copy pasted what is on the claim page.

nonetheless this is what shows on the claim page after logging in:
I am not going to debate you whether the game is free or not. you have your sources. I have the claim page saying otherwise.