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PUBG for PS4 has been rated by South Korea's Game Content Rating Classification Committee, or GCRCC, as of Sept. 11. The listing, first spotted by Twitter user Nibel, possibly suggests a PUBG PS4 release date may be imminent for Sony's flagship console.
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As with all web translations this one is a bit messy, but it clearly lists PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds PS4 as a first-person shooter video game with excessive violence, realistic weaponry and lifelike blood. The translation further describes the product as a "survival FPS [based on] who has been the last survivor on an isolated island." Strange wording aside, the sentence describes PUBG perfectly. One thing worth noting, though, is that a formal age restriction has not been solidified.
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The thought of PUBG releasing on PS4 is especially salient given that the game is about to approach the one-year anniversary of its exclusivity deal with Xbox One. A listing for a new platform in September seems to confirm that Microsoft's agreement with PUBG Corporation is only in effect for a full calendar year. If that's true, PUBG could make its PS4 debut as soon as this December. Assuming Sony still intends to host a December PlayStation Experience keynote like it has the past few years, a PUBG release announcement would make plenty of sense there. The reveal might also be worthy of Geoff Keighley's Game Awards proceedings as well.
The subject of PUBG coming to PS4 has been more a question of "when" rather than "if." As far back as December of last year, PUBG Corp. CEO Chang Han Kim told InvenGlobal "if we have the opportunity, the final goal would be to launch the title on every platform." This past June, Kim also assured Business Insider that "we definitely do have plans for other platforms." Today's update is yet another confirmation of those plans slowly coming to fruition.
This is not the first time the South Korean ratings board has foreshadowed a major game release ahead of an official confirmation. Weeks before its Nintendo Switch debut, the GCRCC posted a complete classification for Fortnite with an age rating. The PUBG listing is still missing those details, but there's plenty of time to add them in before year's end.
PUBG is available now on PC and Xbox One.
What's your take on PUBG finally being rated for PS4? Is this game coming to Sony's platform a bit too late? Tell us in the comments section!
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