Having seen the game leave the preview program and launch into its 1.0 version, a new PUBG update is being released today on Xbox One.
Extended downtime has been announced for today, which will be starting at around 9am in the UK.
The good news is that servers will only be offline for two hours, meaning that the new PUBG update will be available to download by 11am, BST.
One of the significant changes a lot of Xbox One X owners will notice is that Microsoft and Bluehole Inc. have decided to tone down some of the graphics settings.
Shadow quality, post-processing and certain effects will also be affected by today’s hotfix.
However, the resolution and textures found on Xbox One X will remain unchanged, according to the latest shared by the development team.
“We know that there are some Xbox One X players who are not experiencing any framerate problems,” a message on the official PUBG forums reads.
“However, these graphical changes will affect everyone who plays on the Xbox One X, and we apologise for that as we know that this is a downgrade in graphics.
“This is only a temporary fix, and we wanted to get this out as soon as possible in order to help those experiencing performance issues.
“We are also working on a long-term solution for Xbox One X that we intend on implementing in the future that will cater to two different audiences: those who prefer better graphics and those who prefer better performance and don’t mind sacrificing some graphical quality.
“We currently do not have many details to share but will provide updates on this as soon as we’re able to.
“Lastly, we are also investigating issues where scoping, smokes (from a smoke grenade, Molotov, damaged vehicles) and Close Quarter Combat causes framerate drops.
“Although there have been patches to optimise framerate, there are instances where these frame drops happen specifically on the X. We are working on a solution to this.”
There are also new gameplay tweaks included in today’s update, as well as a fix for the “Lost Connection to Host” bug, and some additions to the game that are needed to prepare for War Mode.
Speaking of War Mode, it appears that the new gameplay will be coming to PUBG on Xbox One on September 21.
This will remain a static event until October, at which time it will be made a full-fledged custom mode option.
“War Mode will entail a new event with different settings,” the PUBG statement adds.
“It is essentially a deathmatch-style game mode where players hunt each other in a static zone. If you are killed, you will respawn in planes that intermittently fly by.
“Teams get points for knockdowns, kills, and for reviving teammates, and the team that reaches the points goal, or has the highest points when the match timer ends, wins the battle.
“War Mode will be available for everyone, at any time, when the Custom Match feature is released in October.”
PUBG XBOX ONE PATCH NOTES
Performance
Graphical settings on the Xbox One X have been toned down temporarily to help address framerate issues. The resolution and texture quality will remain the same. We wanted to maintain the quality in overall visuals, so to minimize the difference, we only reduced very specific detailed graphics options like shadowing and reflections.
This includes the following changes:
- Shadow Quality (Both Dynamic/Static) lowered
- Post Processing
- Disabled Motion Blur
- Decrease quality of Screen Space Ambient Occlusion (SSAO)
- Disabled off Depth of Field
- Disabled off Lens Flare
- Decreased Eyes Adaption Quality
- This is the time it takes for your eyes to adapt to the dark when you go from a bright to dark place.