Getting battle royale sensation PUBG on the Xbox One was a major coup for Microsoft, and now the company is exploiting that by bundling the game with the Xbox One X over the holidays. According to the company, every purchase of the new 4K console between December 17th and the 31st will include a copy of PUBG (though the promotion is only available in select regions).
Microsoft is bundling PUBG with the Xbox One X
For a limited time starting December 17th
For a limited time starting December 17th
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PUBG made its Xbox debut this week through the console’s “game preview” program, and while it’s clunkier than its PC counterpart, it still offers the same thrilling action — and, at least from a visual perspective, it appears to run better on the One X compared to the original Xbox One. Microsoft says that more than 1 million players purchased the game in its first 48 hours of availability; the original PC version, meanwhile, recently crossed the 20 million sales threshold.
The game is also set to expand very soon. December 20th will see the launch of PUBG’s much-anticipated second map, a desert-themed battleground called “Miramar.”
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