Limited 'Soft Launch' of Official PUBG Mobile Game Surprises Everyone (Not Really...)

To the surprise of absolutely no one after Epic's announcement of the Fortnite mobile version, PUBG Corp has quietly revealed a soft launch of the official PlayerUknown's Battleground in the West. Canadian players can download a localized Android version from Google Play while other regions can change their phone's region to gain access to the Canadian store as well.

The first of the official PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds mobile versions was recently released in China and is the one currently available in Canada. This particular version was developed by Lightspeed & Quantum, though there are also at least two other versions in the works as well. Whether these will be ported to the West remains to be seen.

Officially licensed PUBG MOBILE, the original battle royale style game is coming! Unreal Engine 4 brings smooth, next-generation graphics to your mobile device, and produces a graphical and audio experience that perfectly recreates the PC version.

1. Officially licensed PUBG on Mobile - An authentic port of the PC version. 100 players are dropped on an enormous 8x8 km battlefield. Players fight to survive and eliminate each other through strategy and skill. The last one standing wins! Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner!
2. Realistic Graphics and HD Audio - Unreal Engine 4 brings a phenomenal visual experience with detail rendering, an expansive HD map, and realistic scenes.
3. High-quality audio with 3D sound effects and 7.1 channel surround sound makes players feel like they are on the real battlefield.
4. Realistic Shooting - With a large selection of firearms, melee weapons, and throwables with realistic ballistics and trajectories, this is the perfect combat experience on mobile.
5. Travel in Style - Drive one of a variety of vehicles to escape from your foes or to stalk your prey. 
6. Team-Up with Friends and Use Voice Chat - Invite friends to team-up, head into battle together and collaborate over voice chat.
7. Fair Gaming Environment - Armed with powerful anti-cheating mechanisms and optimized for many devices, ensuring a fun and fair environment for players.

You can check out the Google Play page for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds mobile or its official Facebook page.

Via VG247.com

In addition to this news, PUBG Corp also revealed that XBox One downloads of the game have crested the five million player mark:

In recognition of reaching the 5M player milestone, we have a few treats to share. Today we’re debuting a new video asset for PUBG featuring – you! Well, not all 5 million of you, but some of you – our amazing community of players around the world. We’ve loved watching your gameplay stories and moments in PUBG.

We’re also celebrating interesting gameplay achievements since launch in an infographic meant for sharing. (See Xbox Wire post for infographic)

Learn more at the link above.