Do We Really Need PUBG 2? | Fix Gaming Channel

PUBG 2 Has One Problem: I Barely Remember PUBG 1

I think I have played PUBG once. I genuinely cannot remember.

That probably tells you everything you need to know about my relationship with one of the biggest games of the last decade. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS helped push battle royale into the mainstream, influenced an entire wave of multiplayer games, and built an audience most developers could only dream of. And somehow, I mostly missed all of it.

I can count on one finger how many times I think I have played PUBG, and I am not even completely sure that finger needs to be up. I have spent far more time around other shooters and battle royale games, including the kind of changes we recently covered with Battlefield 6 and its Casual Battle Royale mode. So when I hear about PUBG 2.0, Unreal Engine 5, bigger modes, UGC, and the long-term future of PUBG, my first reaction is not, “Finally.” It is much simpler: do we actually need PUBG 2?

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS 2026 Roadmap

PUBG’s official 2026 roadmap gives a good picture of how much KRAFTON is already changing around the existing game.

Watch the official PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS 2026 Roadmap on YouTube

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PUBG 2.0 Is Not the Same Thing as PUBG 2

This is where the naming gets important. KRAFTON has used PUBG 2.0 in its business plans, but the official PUBG 2025 roadmap was very clear that moving to Unreal Engine 5 does not mean creating a completely new PUBG.

The idea is to keep the core of the game while making a technological jump. KRAFTON’s investor material has described that broader direction around Unreal Engine 5, new content, additional modes, and UGC as part of the move toward PUBG 2.0.

By the 2026 roadmap, the developers were saying the UE5 project could no longer be treated as a simple engine port. Some service plans originally aimed at PUBG’s 10th anniversary in 2027 were adjusted as the scope grew.

That is a major evolution of the game. But it also creates the obvious question: if you are rebuilding that much anyway, when does an evolution become big enough that a proper sequel starts to make sense?

A Real PUBG 2 Could Give People Like Me a Reason to Look Again

For long-time players, keeping the existing PUBG alive has obvious advantages. Years of progression, cosmetics, map knowledge, communities, competitive history, and muscle memory do not simply disappear because somebody wants a shiny new number on the box.

Starting over also carries risk. A sequel can split a player base. It can remove things players love. It can change gunplay that already works. It can turn years of investment into something that suddenly feels old.

I get all of that.

But from the outside, a proper PUBG 2 could do something PUBG 2.0 may struggle to do: create a clean moment where people who never became PUBG players have a reason to look again.

Better graphics alone would not do it for me. Neither would a new engine logo on a loading screen. If PUBG 2 ever exists as a genuine sequel, I would want to know what it does that makes somebody like me stop and think, “Okay, maybe now I understand why I should try this.”

PUBG Does Not Need My Approval

To be clear, PUBG does not need me to validate it. The original game already made its mark on gaming history. It helped define what modern battle royale became, and the fact that I never really connected with it does not erase what it achieved.

There are also still people actively playing, competing, creating content, and following every update. Our own coverage of mobile shooters in 2026 is another reminder that battle royale and competitive shooters have spread far beyond one game or one platform.

My point is almost the opposite: PUBG already has the people who care about PUBG.

A real sequel would be interesting to me only if it could reach beyond them.

This Is My Opinion, Not the Team’s

There is one thing I want to make clear before someone turns this into “Fix Gaming Channel says PUBG is pointless.”

This is my personal opinion.

Fix Gaming Channel is not just me, and I cannot speak for the small team I trust to cover games alongside me. They may feel completely differently about PUBG, and that is exactly how it should be.

An editorial is allowed to be personal. A review is different.

Would I Review PUBG 2?

Absolutely.

If PUBG 2, PUBG 2.0, or whatever the next major version becomes lands in front of me for review, I will approach it the same way I approach any other game. I will play what is actually there, look at what works and what does not, and judge the build in front of me rather than carrying this editorial into the review.

Maybe it surprises me. Maybe I finally understand what I missed the first time around.

But until that day?

Do I need PUBG 2? Meh. Probably not.

If it turns up for review, I will take a proper look. Otherwise, I will probably move on with my life.

And maybe that is the bigger challenge for any future PUBG sequel. It does not only have to satisfy the players who already love PUBG. It has to give the rest of us a reason to care.

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

Release: December 21, 2017

Genre: Battle Royale / Shooter

Developer: PUBG Corporation

Publisher: KRAFTON, Inc.

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

Official PUBG platform and download links | Steam