Despite lasting only 48 seconds, the PUBG: New State trailer covers a lot of ground. The first 30 seconds are framed like a full match. The player drops in from a jet, just like a typical battle royale, and goes through a series of vehicle chases and gunfights before ultimately claiming victory. The final third of the trailer shows brief glimpses of cinematic action including explosions, drones, and more car chases.
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While the cinematic trailer isn’t necessarily representative of PUBG: New State’s final gameplay, it does give a look at some key aspects of the game. For example, there’s a clear focus on showing off both weapons and vehicles in the trailer. The AKM is shown close-up, for one, but other familiar PUBG guns are also shown. The vehicles offer a mix of seemingly modern cars and near-future options.
The trailer also does a good job of showing off a lot of PUBG: New State’s map, Troi. It’s not anything particularly surprising, as PUBG: New State is still surprisingly grounded despite having robotic appendages and futuristic vehicles. Still, environments range from trailer parks to fields of wind turbines. There’s also a hint of the game’s destruction system, which allows some environmental elements to be destroyed with gunfire.
PUBG: New State is still in development, with plans to fully launch later this year. PUBG: New State does have a testing version of the game that’s currently being played by some mobile users, however. That’s why there’s a surprising amount known about the game despite relatively few trailers or announcements. Interested fans can register to participate via PUBG: New State’s Google Play profile.
The battle royale landscape is saturated right now. It’s saturated to the point where PUBG: New State will be competing with PUBG Mobile when it launches later this year. But PUBG Studio must see an opportunity in PUBG: New State that makes this game worth pursuing over its other releases. This new trailer hopefully offers a glimpse of what PUBG Studio projects are worth looking forward to.
PUBG: New State releases on iOS and Android devices later this year.
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