No Plans For Australian PUBG Servers On Xbox One

Australian players trying to join the fray in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on Xbox One have to put up with significant lag due to a lack of local servers.

It’s not good news for Aussies wanting to run amok in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on Xbox One. A “Game Preview” (read: early access) edition of PUBG was released earlier this week on Xbox One and it’s not the best performing title on the console.

Compounding the performance issues is the lack of local servers for Australians. Anyone trying to play the game is given the option of connecting to North American, European or Asian servers, none of which are close enough to give Aussies a lag-free experience.

We contacted Microsoft about their plans for local servers and a spokesperson had this to say:

“The PUBG Corp. team has selected the server structure that best meets the needs of each region and provides the most optimal wait times and gameplay experiences available in each market. In addition to the servers available immediately at launch and with the opening of the Asia server option, the team will continue investigating the need for new servers in different regions to better serve the growing PUBG community on Xbox around the world.”

So there’s hope. If there’s enough demand Microsoft may add local servers for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds but don’t hold your breath.


The Cheapest NBN 1000 Plans

Looking to bump up your internet connection and save a few bucks? Here are the cheapest plans available.

At Kotaku, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you'll like too. We have affiliate and advertising partnerships, which means we may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page. BTW – prices are accurate and items in stock at the time of posting.

Comments


25 responses to “No Plans For Australian PUBG Servers On Xbox One”

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *