PUBG or PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is finally on mobile. After releasing on Windows in March of 2017 in early access beta form, with the 1.0 release along with the Xbox One release coming out in December, the game has now been released on iOS and Android worldwide after a brief period of China exclusivity. I tried it on six different devices to see what the mobile experience of the game is like.
Here is a brief primer on the game. PUBG is what is now known as the battle royale style of game. While not the first game of this type, it's the one that made it popular and is the most played game in this genre. PlayerUnknown, or Brenden Greene in real life, is the lead designer of the game, who had worked on a mod for ARMA 2 with a similar gameplay style.
Overall, PUBG Mobile is an unexpectedly great port. Most of what makes the game so damn popular is still there and because it's on mobile, the shortcomings related to controls, visuals and network performance aren't even remotely as aggravating as they are on other platforms. The game is also free, which sounds like a bargain until you play it for a few minutes and suddenly feel like purchasing the Windows or Xbox version. This is absolutely a way to get you to buy the full-fat version of the game, a gateway drug of sorts. Which is fine, just be aware that those versions have their own problems, which are a lot less forgiving when you've paid actual money for it.
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