Special report from Electric Technology: With the phenomenon of idle players brushing BP rampant and the number of online users exceeding 900,000, can PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds continue to be popular?

Players online in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds exceed 900,000, and BP farming is rampant

The popular "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" recently surpassed "Dota2" to become the game with the most real-time online users on Steam. Although it failed to break the peak of 1.3 million online users set by "Dota2", it is still setting records. According to the real-time online data on Steam today, the peak number of online users of this game once reached 930,000. It seems that it is only a matter of time before it breaks through 1 million. However, "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" also faces some challenges, such as the very popular phenomenon of idling to earn BP.

During the Cologne Expo, the official launched two types of boxes: Cologne Expo Loot and Survivor Loot. Players can use the game currency BP to purchase new costumes. The supply and demand situation caused the prices of some items to soar, and even a short skirt was sold for more than 4,000 yuan.

Therefore, many players choose to hang up in the game to gain BP, until they die and get coins to buy items and sell them on the market. Moreover, after actual testing, even if a player is completely idle and killed in each game, he can still gain 60 BP, and the whole process lasts less than a few minutes. In response to this, the official said that it will definitely deal with it, but there is no direct and effective way to eliminate such idle behavior, so the official recommends that players report malicious idlers directly.

Want to play games with a keyboard and mouse on Xbox? Microsoft: The first batch of games will be released

Microsoft has been planning to provide keyboard and mouse support for Xbox for a long time, and with the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) API available on all Windows 10 devices, the time for official support is getting closer. Xbox Platform CVP Mike Ybarra discussed this topic in a forum at PAX West this week, pointing out that Microsoft is paying special attention to ensure that developers can fully realize the potential of this feature when using it.

When we support mouse and keyboard, we tell developers that they have to think about the multiplayer aspect, and if you're making a competitive game, then players might want to choose whether to play with other mouse and keyboard players, or with other controller players, or whether it doesn't matter. So we're going to have the first batch of games that support mouse and keyboard very soon, I can't announce which game it is, but there will be news soon. Depending on the developer's interest, they can choose whether to support mouse and keyboard.

Sega MD is resurrected and the new game "Paprium" will be released in mid-September

Recently, the buried Sega MD has been resurrected, staging the return of the mummy in the console world! Sega MEGA DRIVE console announced that the new game "Paprium" will be released in mid-September and pre-sales have started now.

Paprium is a 16-bit 2D horizontal action game developed by WaterMelon Games for the Sega Mega Drive console platform. The 80M capacity of the cartridge brings 5 ​​characters including Tug, Alex, and Dais, 24 levels, 60 frames, and singles and doubles multiple modes. The story tells that in the future 8A2 era, a huge new city full of barbaric atmosphere was born from the ruins of a devastating nuclear war at the same distance from Shanghai, Tokyo, and Pyongyang. Its name is Paprium. Players play as Tug, Alex, and Dais, survive and redefine world justice. The regular version costs $69 and includes English, Japanese, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish.

The limited edition for Japan, the United States, and Europe is priced at $89, including a limited number of custom packaging boxes, and the first 1,988 buyers will also receive the first issue of the Paprium comic. Also released at the same time as the game is an 8-button Grand Stick III limited joystick with Sanwa switches and buttons for $150.

Destiny 2 Chinese version exists, but there will be no unique content for Chinese players

Activision's sci-fi FPS game "Destiny 2" will be released on September 6th, landing on Xbox One and PS4 platforms. Since the game was announced to support simplified Chinese when it was first announced, it has aroused the idea of ​​a national version. Although Activision has not officially announced the news of the national version, the domestic media Jiemian interviewed the producer Justin Truman during the Cologne Expo, suggesting that there will be a national version, and it will not provide unique content for players in the mainland Chinese market.

When asked about the news of Destiny 2's Chinese server, Truman did not deny it, but further talked about the relationship between Chinese and international players: We have listened to the players' voices, and we have seen that some Chinese players hope to add content with Chinese elements to Destiny 2. We strive for the integrity of the story, and will also ensure that Chinese players and players from other countries have the same gaming experience and ensure consistency in content, so we will not provide unique content specifically for the Chinese market, at least not at the beginning of the game's release.

In addition, last month, some players found that the icon and interface of "Destiny 2" appeared in the offline mode of Battle.net. If nothing unexpected happens, "Destiny 2" should also be represented by NetEase and landed on the Chinese server. The PC version of "Destiny 2" will be released on October 24, and perhaps the Chinese server will be officially opened by then.

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