PUBG: Black Budget – What you need to know

What you need to know about PUBG: Black Budget

Krafton and PUBG Corp have officially revealed PUBG: Black Budget, a new extraction shooter built around “tension, survival, and the unknown.” The game will have a “closed alpha test” next month on PC, and players can apply to join the test now on Steam.

This closed alpha test will run over two weekends from December 12th-14th and December 19th-21st. The test will run without an NDA, allowing players to share, stream, and discuss the game freely. Below is what PUBG Corp has to say about the game.

Designed as an FPP-first experience, PUBG: Black Budget is a tactical extraction shooter built around tension, survival, and the unknown.

You are a Contractor, a hardened veteran hired for a classified operation on an island at the edge of the world. Your mission is to recover top-secret technology from an abandoned research facility. But there’s a catch: the island is trapped in a time loop, consumed by a supernatural phenomenon known as the Anomaly. Extract artifacts, research your findings, and uncover the truth behind the black-budget initiative, SAPIENS.

In between missions, you’ll expand your personal Base, craft new equipment, and improve your character’s skills and proficiencies. Prepare to face PvPvE threats in an environment that grows more unpredictable with every loop – and the longer you stay, the harder it is to make it out alive.

– PUBG Black Budget

PUBG: Black Budget – Key Features

• 2.5 × 2.5 km open-world island featuring varied biomes, points of interest, and underground facilities

• Up to 30-minute sessions combining exploration, combat, and extraction

• Persistent inventory: keep what you extract, lose what you bring if you die

• Level- and squad-based matchmaking for up to 3-player squads and 45 players per session

• Dynamic PvPvE encounters against other Contractors and various hostile entities

• The Anomaly gradually shrinks the playable area, creating tense and unpredictable scenarios every loop

• Difficulty scaling that increases with player level and time spent inside the loop

PC system requirements

The good news for PC gamers is that Black budget’s hardware demands aren’t absurdly high. GPU-wise, the game calls for a Radeon RX 6600 or an 8GB RTX 2060 or better. Neither of those GPUs is high-end by today’s standards. Furthermore, the game’s storage requirements are a mere 30GB, which is very low. Hopefully this means that the game will run well on PC at launch.

Minimum:

OS: Windows 11
Processor: Intel Core i5-8400, AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2060 8GB, AMD Radeon RX 6600
DirectX: Version 12
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 30 GB available space

Recommended:

OS: Windows 11
Processor: Intel Core i5-12400, AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 3070, AMD Radeon RX 6800
DirectX: Version 12
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 30 GB available space

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