PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds for Xbox One Receives ‘Performance Improvements’ in First Update

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds receives its first update one week after launching for the Xbox One’s Game Preview program.

The update, noted as “the first of many Xbox-focused patch notes to come,” focuses on HUD changes, visual improvements, and bug fixes. In regards to the game’s performance on the console, the notes only mention “First pass visual and performance improvements” and “Slightly improved anti-aliasing on Xbox One and Xbox One S.” The early access title launched last week with an inconsistent frame rate, but the note’s use of ‘first pass’ means the developer will continue to optimize in future patches.

Keyboard functionality has also been disabled for the console, after it was discovered last week that plugging in a keyboard could access a settings menu and move the character around with the WASD keys. The update will be live today, Dec. 19 at 4 a.m. ET. Check out the full patch notes, via the PUBG Development and Community Team, below.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Xbox Game Preview Patch Notes #1

Gameplay

• Gas can now be used while on bike or bike with sidecar

UI/UX

• Equipment icons on HUD will now be visible
• Player icon is now more clearly visible on the world map
• UI prompts now appear when reload and enter a vehicle options are present

Character

• Tweaked hair color options

Animation

• Cleaned up sidecar passenger animations in first person view
• Fixed player camera issues while a passenger on the backseat of a Buggy
• Addressed arm animations specific to holding some weapons
• Character now correctly faces the proper direction when stopping while swimming

Others

• First pass visual and performance improvements
• Slightly improved anti-aliasing on Xbox One and Xbox One S
• Localization updates for Vietnamese, Spanish, (Spain/Mexico)
• Controls on motorcycle no longer inverted
• Keyboard functionality is disabled

Bug Fixes

• Fixed instances of player nametags not properly displaying in the lobby during Squad and Duo play
• Fixed minor animation while crouching and prone
• Fixed issues where curtains on windows block line of sight of players in the TPP mode
• Fixed an issue where when Squad leader left the party, voice chat ceased to function as intended
• Fixed issue where players could lean out of vehicles even when obstructed
• Fixed collision of cardboard boxes in Yasnaya city
• Fixed typo in the controller guide
• Other minor fixes

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