First PUBG Xbox One Patch Rolling Out Today

PUBG on Xbox One isn’t a perfect port by any means, and it isn’t always competent, either. The poor framerates, the rather crude textures, and the frequent crashes are some of the things that are holding the console port back.

The good thing about it being in the Game Preview is that the developers can take the time to tweak things, even if there’s a sense that it might have been slightly rushed out to meet the Christmas deadline. Still, just a week after launch, the first patch for PUBG on Xbox One is inbound.

At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be a fix for the stuttering framerates and muddy textures on a regular Xbox One, but these may come under “other minor fixes” in the list below. Most of the changes listed below are small, but the prompt to reload might save a lot of new players a lot of grief. Elsewhere, the disabling of keyboard support is an interesting move.

Here are the patch notes in full:

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

The post (which you can read in full here) mentions that this patch (rolling out at 1AM PST/10AM CET/6PM KST) is the first of many for the fledgling game. You get the feeling that the team are going to need to stick to that promise to keep PUBG afloat on Xbox One – while it’s easy to overlook some of the flaws now, it might not be quite so acceptable as time wears on. Just look at how much backlash the PC version of the game has been getting lately. Bluehole have been keen to expand the reach of PUBG and add new content while also forgetting to fix the glaring and critical issues with the game.

Have you been playing PUBG on Xbox One? Drop a comment down below and let us know what you think.