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According to the report, PC sales increased 61% annually to $82.3 million. While the jump in sales was across the gaming platform, increasing by 124% from the previous quarter and 274% annually. And that’s because Crafton didn’t put a dollar number behind these increases.

The game also saw a fold increase in average monthly active multipliers from the fourth quarter of 2021.

PUBG: Battlegrounds was originally a paid game when it was launched on Steam in Early Access in 2017.

The massive financial success of free Battle Royale games such as Fortnite, Call of Duty: Warzone and Apex Legends has proven that the free model can be very profitable.

To give you an idea of ​​how profitable it is, EA said this week that Apex Legends, a game released just over three years ago, has topped $1 billion in net profit.

Meanwhile, Epic Games raised about $144 million for Ukraine relief in just two weeks from Fortnite revenue. The game raised $36 million in its first day alone.

That these numbers be on the type of case they indicate.

Han Crafton on PUBG Pays Off Big

Perhaps the popularity of PUBG: Mobile (Free to Play) helped the company make such a decision. The game accounted for 75% of Crafton’s revenue for the first quarter.

It’s Crafton says that PUBG: Mobile, which has been downloaded more than 1 billion times as of March 2021, generated $307.1 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2022, a number up 5% annually.

The gaming company reported revenue of $407 million, 13.5% annually. The latest report that quarter net profit reached $ 190 million 26%.

Crafton attributed its quarterly growth to PUBG’s performance: it became PC and console ready in January. “The number of visitors who pay more than that has increased dramatically in relationships,” she said.