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PUBG, as most of you may be aware, is one of the most popular online multiplayer games that has been developed by PUBG Corporation. In fact, it was recently revealed that PUBG Mobile has over 100 million monthly active users, which excludes players in China.

Well that’s a huge user base, isn’t it?

PUBG Mobile

But as is usually the case with other popular games, quite often PUBG hits the headlines for bugs/issues plaguing the game and service going down or not working. One such case has now surfaced again.

If you are on an Xbox or PS4 console and are wondering why PUBG (Player Unknown’s Battle Ground) game is down for you, then we have the information you are looking for.

Relax, you are not the only one affected by this outage as the game servers have entered a planned downtime for a couple of hours. What’s appeasing is that PUBG support Twitter handle officially announced this downtime sometime ago, as well as the reason behind it.

Here’s what PUBG support said while informing users regarding this on micro-blogging site Twitter:

Xbox & PS4 Players: Live servers will enter a 2-hour maintenance on May 21 12AM PDT / 9AM CEST. During this time, we will be distributing Survival Title System Beta Season 1 rewards.

And here are the tweets informing users about this intended outage:

PUBG support’s recent tweet

PUBG support’s recent tweet

So there you go.

You’ll have to wait for a couple of hours before you can play the popular game again on your console. If the problem still persists, do let us know in the comments section below.

Update 1

Bad news: the maintenance has been extended by 2 hours. Here’s what the company just said:

Xbox & PS4 Players: Maintenance has been extended by 2 hours.

Live servers are now scheduled to be back online at 4:00am PDT / 1:00pm CEST

Update 2

Another bad news: the maintenance time has been extended for the second time – for another 2 hours.

Xbox & PS4 Players: Maintenance has been extended by an additional 2 hours and will end 6:00am PDT/3:00pm CEST

Update 3

Maintenance time is over.

Update 4 (May 22, 2020)

PUBG live servers are currently undergoing another maintenance period, which is expected to last for 7 hours (around 4 hours left as of writing).

PC Players: Live server maintenance for Update #29 has begun and is expected to last 7 hours.

Update #29 brings Vikendi loot and circle changes, Tactical Map Markers, new custom match content, QOL improvements and more!

Update 5 (May 22, 2020)

Maintenance period over:

PC Players: Live server maintenance is complete and Update #29 is now available!

Update 5 (May 28, 2020)

Another maintenance period:

Update 6 (May 28, 2020)

The maintenance period has been extended:

Update 7 (June 11, 2020)

Another maintenance today, and as is usually the case, it has been extended by 4 hours.

Update 8 (June 11, 2020)

Maintenance is now over:

Update 9 (June 27, 2020)

Yet another maintenance, but this time for 6 straight hours.

Let’s hope it doesn’t stretch beyond that.

Update 10 (July 09, 2020)

Yet another 2-hour maintenance today.

Here’s hoping the company sticks to the schedule and there’s no unwanted delay.

Update 11 (July 30)

PUBG servers are down today due to maintenance. Here’s what the company announced about this maintenance a few hours ago:

Xbox & PS4 Players: Live servers will undergo maintenance for 6 hours on July 29 10pm PDT / July 30 7am CEST.

The Deagle, BRDM-2, Ledge Grab, Improved Loot Sorting, and more will be available once maintenance is complete.

Maintenance Schedule:

PDT: July 29 10pm – July 30 4am

CEST: July 30 7am – 1pm

For more info, head here.

Update 12 (July 30, 2020)

While the maintenance is now complete, team PUBG has acknowledged a new issue. Here are the details:

Xbox & PS4 Players: We are aware of an issue where directional input is registered twice while navigating the STORE and CUSTOMIZATION menu. We are working to resolve this issue and will post an update once resolved

Update 13 (July 31, 2020)

Another maintenance today, which has now started:

PC Players: Live server maintenance has begun and is expected to last 4 hours. A hotfix will be applied during maintenance to resolve a handful of bugs. Full details can be found at the bottom of our patch notes

Below are some notable bug fixes included in the hotfix:

– Fixed issue at Paradise Resort and Hacienda del Patron which allowed players to get to unintended locations – Fixed graphics issue with certain settings after unscoping – Fixed unintended howling wind noise on Erangel

For more info, head here.

Update 14 (August 01, 2020)

PUBG servers are reportedly down at the moment. We’re seeing a string of complaints from users on social media platforms (see here) that say they are getting ‘Servers are too busy at the moment’ notification.

We are keeping a close watch on this, and will update the story as and when we find something newsworthy to share.

Update 15 (August 08, 2020)

Live maintenance has begun.

Xbox & PS4 Players: Live server maintenance has begun and is expected to last 1 hour. A hotfix will be applied during maintenance to resolve the Radio Message activation bug, and instances of game crashing caused by weapon charms and rendering issues.

Update 16 (August 08, 2020)

The maintenance was completed on time. Here’s what team PUBG said:

Xbox & PS4 Players: Maintenance is complete! A hotfix has been applied to resolve the Radio Message activation bug, and instances of game crashing caused by weapon charms and rendering issues. Please submit a post on our forum if you continue to experience further game crashes

Update 16 (August 12, 2020)

Another maintenance today. Here’s what PUBG Support tweeted:

Xbox & PS4 Players: Live servers will undergo maintenance for 12 hours on August 12 7pm PDT / August 13 3am CEST.

Survivor Title Season 2 will end with maintenance.

The maintenance period will be used to further investigate and collect data related to “Lost Connection to Host”

Please be aware that matches played once Survivor Title Season 2 concludes will not grant SP.

SP gains will resume with the new Survival Title Season. More information and a specific timeline will be shared at a later date

Update 17 (August 13, 2020)

Server maintenance schedule for PC players:

PC Players: Live servers will undergo routine maintenance for 4 hours starting Aug 13 5:30pm PDT / Aug 14 2:30am CEST / Aug 14 9:30am KST.

Update 18 (August 13, 2020)

Maintenance now complete for Xbox and PS4.

Xbox & PS4 Players: Live server maintenance is now complete. Log in now to claim your Survival Title Season 2 rewards!

Please note that there will be no SP gain until the next Survival Title Season begins. More details on the next season will be shared at a later date

Update 19 (August 14, 2020)

Server maintenance for PC players is now live. The following message was shared by PUBG Support on Twitter a couple of hours ago:

PC Players: Live server maintenance has begun and is expected to last 4 hours.

Update 20 (August 21, 2020)

Live server maintenance has begun, and is expected to last around 7 hours.

A handful of QoL improvements, Dynamic Weather on Erangel, in-game UI adjustments, bug fixes and more, will be available once maintenance is complete!

While we hope the maintenance period doesn’t extend beyond its stipulated time of 7 hours, you can meanwhile checkout the patch notes here.

Update 21 (August 21, 2020)

The maintenance has finished.

PC Players: Live server maintenance is complete and Update 4.2 is now available!

This update brings Dynamic Weather to Erangel, QoL improvements, UI adjustments, Vehicle Engine Toggle, new skins, 25+ bug fixes and more!

Update 22 (August 27, 2020)

Live server maintenance begins:

Xbox & PS4 Players: Live server maintenance has begun and is expected to last 6 hours

Update 23 (August 27, 2020)

Live server maintenance for PC players has also begun:

PC Players: Live servers will undergo maintenance for 4 hours on Aug 27 5:30pm PDT / Aug 28 2:30am CEST / Aug 28 9:30am KST

Update 24 (August 27, 2020)

Server maintenance has completed for Xbox & PS4.

Xbox & PS4 Players: Maintenance is complete. Season 4 has arrived with Update 4.2 now live on consoles!

This update brings the Erangel Visual Update, Survivor Pass 4: AFTERMATH, weapon & vehicle balancing, and more.

Update 25 (August 28, 2020)

Another maintenance going on currently for PC users. More details here.

Update 26 (August 28, 2020)

Server maintenance has been completed for PC players.

PC Players: Live server maintenance is now complete!

5 bug fixes are now live and have been added to the patch notes.

However, the team has acknowledged a new issue which is affecting PC players:

PC Players: We are actively working to resolve an issue causing distortion of the ADS view while prone. An announcement will be made once this issue is resolved

Update 27(August 31, 2020)

Both PUBG and Xbox are down and not working going by reports populating Twitter. Outage tracking service Down detector also conveys the same. PUBG support however hasn’t given a word on the matter yet.

Update 28 (August 31, 2020)

Xbox support says the team’s looking into the login issue that users are currently facing.

We’re aware that some users are unable to sign in currently & our teams are looking into it now. We’ll update when we have more info to share.

Update 29 (September 03, 2020)

Live server maintenance scheduled for PC players revealed.

PC Players: Live servers will undergo routine maintenance for 4 hours starting Sep 3 5:30pm PDT / Sep 4 2:30am CEST / Sep 4 9:30am KST.

Update 30 (September 04, 2020)

Maintenance has now started:

PC Players: Live server maintenance has begun and is expected to last 4 hours.

Performance improvements to mitigate FPS drops will be implemented during maintenance.

Update 31 (September 04, 2020)

Maintenance is now over:

PC Players: Live server maintenance is now complete!

Performance improvements have been implemented to mitigate FPS drops.

Update 32 (September 24, 2020)

Live server maintenance has been scheduled for PC players for tomorrow.

PC Players: Live servers will undergo maintenance for 7 hours on Sep 24 5:30pm PDT / Sep 25 2:30am CEST / 9:30am KST.

Update 4.3 including Survival Mastery, changes to Red Zone and footstep sounds, the DBS weapon and more will be available once complete!

Update 33 (Oct 01, 2020)

Live server maintenance has stated for console players:

Console Players: Live server maintenance has begun and is expected to last 6 hours.

Update 34 (Oct 01, 2020)

Today, a maintenance is also scheduled for PC players.

PC Players: Live servers will undergo maintenance for 4 hours on Oct 1 5:30pm PDT / Oct 2 2:30am CEST / Oct 2 9:30am KST.

Update 35 (Oct 01, 2020)

The update (v4.3) is now live for console players.

Console Players: Update 4.3 is now available!

Cross Platform Play is here, which will allow our PlayStation and Xbox players to be matched into the same matchmaking pool. This update also brings Survival Mastery, the DBS, and more!

Update 36 (Oct 02, 2020)

Maintenance for PC players is now live.

PC Players: Maintenance has started and is expected to last 4 hours.

Update 37 (Oct 02, 2020)

Maintenance is over for PC players.

PC Players: Live server maintenance is now complete.

Due to player feedback, we’ve reverted footstep sound changes implemented in Update 4.3.

We plan to make additional changes in the future and will share further details at a later date.

In addition, a bugfix has also been been enforced for better sound effect.

A bug fix has been applied to ensure correct sounds are played based on the surface material type.

Additionally, we’ve made improvements to the ledge grab sound effect based on player feedback.

Update 38 (Oct 08, 2020)

Server maintenance for PC players that’s scheduled for tomorrow (i.e. Oct 09) will be implemented without any downtime says PUBG support.

PC Players: There will be no live server maintenance tomorrow.

Back end stability improvements will be implemented without downtime at Oct 9 7pm PDT / Oct 10 4am CEST / Oct 10 11am KST. source

Update 39 (Oct 10, 2020)

Live server maintenance for console players has started and is expected to last for about 4 hours. As stated by PUBG support earlier, during this maintenance, “a hotfix will be applied to revert the footstep and sound changes implemented in Update 4.3.”

Console Players: Maintenance has started and is expected to last 4 hours.

Update 40 (Oct 10, 2020)

The maintenance has been completed.

Console Players: Live server maintenance is now complete.

We’ve reverted footstep sound changes implemented in Update 4.3.

We plan to make additional changes in the future and will share further details at a later date.

Update 41 (Oct 10, 2020)

PUBG Lite server maintenance that was scheduled from 3:00AM~9:00AM (UTC) has been extended for 3 more hours (till 12:00 PM UTC).

[2019-10-10 08:43 UTC Update]

Maintenance has been extended by 3 hours.

Server maintenance will be held until approximately 12:00 PM (UTC).

Update 42 (Oct 11, 2020)

Regarding the launcher related issues that PUBG Lite users have been encountering, they are likely to get resolved soon.

All launcher related issues will be solved shortly. Kindly be patient.

Update 43 (Oct 11, 2020)

PUBG Lite launcher issues have now been take care of.

Launcher issues have been resolved. Kindly restart the launcher and you should able to play the game.

Also, this might happen when the patch was not downloaded properly. We strongly recommend you to do check and repair on the launcher.

Update 44 (Oct 14, 2020)

Maintenance for PUBG Mobile has been scheduled for October 15 (i.e. tomorrow) for releasing the update v0.15.0 (which is claimed to be a huge one).

PUBG MOBILE will be taken offline from 00:00:00 to 07:00:00 (UTC) on 15 OCT 2019 for maintenance. Please make sure your device has enough storage space for this update: 0 GB for Android and 1 GB for iOS. The new version will be available starting 16 OCT 2019.

Update 45 (Oct 14, 2020)

No live server maintenance for PC players this week, however, the routine stability improvements will be implemented without any downtime.

PC Players: There will be no routine live server maintenance this week.

Backend stability improvements will be implemented without downtime at Oct 15 7pm PDT / Oct 16 4am CEST / Oct 16 11am KST.

Update 46 (Oct 15, 2020)

PUBG Mobile downtime has begun.

Servers are now down for maintenance. Thank you all for your patience!

Update 47 (Oct 21, 2020)

Maintenance has been scheduled for PC players for Oct 22.

PC Players: Live servers will undergo maintenance for 8 hours on Oct 22 5:30pm PDT / Oct 23 2:30am CEST / 9:30am KST.

Update 5.1 with Survivor Pass: Badlands, Miramar refresh, throwable melee weapons and more will be available once complete!

Update 48 (Oct 23, 2020)

The downtime has begun.

Players: Live server maintenance has begun and is expected to last 8 hours.

Survivor Pass: Badlands, Miramar refresh, melee weapon and item throwing, sound QoL improvements, bug fixes and more will be available once maintenance is complete!

Update 49 (Oct 28, 2020)

Live server maintenance has been scheduled for PC players for Oct 29, that’ll fix the Zombie mode bug and visual glitches with some skins.

PC Players: Live servers will undergo maintenance for 4 hours on Oct 29 5:30pm PDT / Oct 30 1:30am CET / Oct 30 9:30am KST.

Bug fixes will be applied for minor visual issues with a handful of skins. Additionally, a bug fix will be applied to Zombie Mode, resolving an issue causing players to respawn in an incorrect location if the designated location is obstructed by a vehicle.

Update 50 (Oct 29, 2020)

Maintenance has been scheduled for console players too. The servers will be down for about 6 hours.

Console Players: Live servers will undergo maintenance for 6 hours on Oct 28 10pm PDT / Oct 29 6am CET.

Update 5.1 including Survivor Pass: Badlands, Miramar refresh, throwable melee weapons, and more will be available once complete!

Update 51 (Oct 29, 2020)

Downtime has started for console players.

Console Players: Maintenance has started and is expected to last 6 hours.

Update 52 (Oct 29, 2020)

Maintenence is over for console players.

Console Players: Maintenance is complete and Update 5.1 is now available on live servers!

Season 5 is here, including Miramar changes, Survivor Pass: Badlands, melee weapon and item throwing mechanics, bug fixes, and more!

Update 53 (Oct 30, 2020)

Downtime has begun for PC players.

PC Players: Live server maintenance has begun and is expected to last 4 hours.

Update 54 (Oct 30, 2020)

Maintenence is over for PC players too.

PC Players: Live server maintenance is now complete.

Update 55 (Oct 30, 2020)

For tomorrow, a maintenance has been scheduled for PUBG PC Lite for implementing a new patch.

On October 31, 2019, the PUBG LITE servers will be under maintenance for an update.

Server maintenance will be held for 4 hours from 3:00AM~7:00AM (UTC).

There will be various bug fixes and content updates during this maintenance.

Update 56 (Nov 06)

Downtime has begun for PC players.

PC Players: Live server maintenance has begun and is expected to last 4 hours.

Update 57 (Nov 06, 2020)

Maintenance is now over.

PC Players: Live server maintenance is now complete.

PUBG Global Championship content and bug fixes related to Survival Title System leaderboards have now been applied.

Update 58 (Nov 13, 2020)

Maintenance for console players has been scheduled for tomorrow.

Console Players: Live servers will undergo maintenance for 5 hours on Nov 13 10pm PST / Nov 14 7am CET.

During this time, an update will be applied to resolve several bugs alongside back-end server adjustments.

Update 59 (Nov 14, 2020)

Maintenance has begun, and servers are expected to be down for the next 5 hours.

Console Players: Live server maintenance has begun and is expected to last 5 hours.

Update 60 (Nov 14, 2020)

Maintenance is over.

Console Players: Live server maintenance is now complete.

PUBG Global Championship content, various bug fixes, and back-end server adjustments have now been applied.

Update 61 (Nov 25, 2020)

Maintenance has been scheduled for Console players for tomorrow.

Console Players: Live servers will undergo maintenance for 6 hours on Nov 25 9pm PST / Nov 26 6am CET to apply Update 5.2.

PUBG Labs, Spike Traps, controller improvements, Vikendi changes, and more will be available once complete.

Update 62 (Nov 26, 2020)

Live server maintenance is going on for Console players, which is expected to last for 6 hours.

Console Players: Live server maintenance has begun and is expected to last 6 hours.

Update 63 (Nov 26, 2020)

Maintenance is over and the update (v5.2) is now live.

Console Players: Maintenance is complete and Update 5.2 is now available on live servers!

With Update 5.2 comes PUBG Labs, Spike Traps, controller improvements, Vikendi changes, and more.

Update 64 (Dec 11, 2020)

The servers are down right now for console players due to a scheduled maintenance.

Console Players: Live servers will undergo maintenance for 4 hours on December 10 11pm PST / December 11 8am CET.

An update will be applied to alleviate instances of game crashes.

Update 65 (Dec 11, 2020)

Incoming is a good news for PC players.

PC Players: Update 5.3 is now on the Test Server. – Blood effect improvements – Locked crates removed from Random Crate pool – QoL improvements

We’ve also mitigated an issue where players are bumped into the air when moving close to objects.

Update 66 (Dec 11, 2020)

The maintenance period for console players (Xbox and PS4) has been further extended. Here’s PUBG support’s latest status update:

Console Players: Due to an unforeseen technical difficulty, maintenance has been extended for Xbox and PS4 until Dec 11 9am PST/6pm CET.

Update 67 (Dec 12, 2020)

Maintenance is over.

Console Players: Live server maintenance is complete. We apologize for the delay and appreciate your patience.

If you continue to experience game crashes, please submit a report on our forum so we can investigate further.Forum thread: https://forums.pubg.com/topic/395004-game-client-crashes-information-collection/

Update 68 (Dec 17, 2020)

Two live server maintenances have been scheduled for the implementation of the update v5.3. PC players will undergo a maintenance today for 8 hours, starting 4:30pm PST / 1:30am CET (Dec 18) / 9:30am KST (Dec 18).

On the other hand, for the console players, the same patch will be implemented by a maintenance scheduled tomorrow for 6 hours starting 9pm PST (Dec 18) or 6am CET (Dec 19).

PC Players: Live servers will undergo maintenance for 8 hours on Dec 17 4:30pm PST / Dec 18 1:30am CET / Dec 18 9:30am KST.

Update 5.3 with new blood effects, Weapon Mastery UI improvements, bug fixes and more will be available once complete!

Console Players: Live servers will undergo maintenance for 6 hours on Dec 18 9pm PST / Dec 19 6am CET to apply Update 5.3.

Death Cam, improved blood effects, Weapon Mastery improvements, bug fixes, and more will be available once complete.

Update 69 (Dec 18, 2020)

Maintenence for PC players has begun and it is expected to last for about 8 hours.

PC Players: Maintenance has now started and is expected to last 8 hours.

Update 70 (Dec 18, 2020)

Maintenance on PC is over and the patch is live.

PC Players: Maintenance is complete and Update 5.3 is now live.

New blood effects, Weapon Mastery UI improvements, bug fixes and more are available on the live servers.

Update 71 (Dec 19, 2020)

Here is what the Pubg team announced an hour ago:

Console Players: Live servers have entered emergency maintenance due to an unforeseen technical issue. Maintenance is expected to last 6 hours, ending on Dec 18 10:30pm PST / Dec 19 7:30am CET.

Update 5.3 will be available once maintenance is complete.

Update 72 (Dec 20, 2020)

Maintenace is over and the patch is live now.

Console Players: Maintenance is complete and Update 5.3 is now available on live servers!

With Update 5.3 comes Death Cam, improved blood effects, Weapon Mastery improvements, bug fixes, and more.

Update 73 (Dec 20, 2020)

A maintenance for console players has been scheduled for today.

Console Players: Live servers will undergo maintenance for 2 hours on Dec 20 4am PST / 1pm CET to apply a hotfix.

Issues that will be addressed: – Enemy parachutes in near proximity disappearing – Tactical marker wheel not closing – Instances of game crashes

Update 74 (Dec 20, 2020)

The maintenance has begun.

Console Players: Hotfix maintenance has now started and is expected to last 2 hours.

Update 75 (Dec 22, 2020)

Maintenance for console players has begun.

Console Players: Hotfix maintenance has now started and is expected to last 2.5 hours.

Update 76 (Dec 22, 2020)

Maintenance is now complete:

Console Players: Live server hotfix maintenance is now complete.

If you continue to experience game crashes, please submit a report on our forum so we can investigate further. https://forums.pubg.com

Update 77 (Dec 23, 2020)

A hotfix has been released to manage game crashes. Here’s what PUBG support has to say:

Console Players: We’ve deployed a hotfix to further alleviate instances of game crashes.

Please restart the game to receive an update.

Update 78 (Dec 23, 2020)

A bugfix update for PC players will be coming today without any downtime.

PC Players: A minor update will be applied without downtime on Dec 23 6pm PST / Dec 24 3am CET / Dec 24 11am KST.

Bug fixes: – Fixed missing trees in some locations on Vikendi – Fixed blood splatter on the environment having varying brightness depending on the viewing angle

Update 79 (Dec 24, 2020)

The blood splatter and the missing trees issues have been fixed now.

Update 80 (Jan 02, 2021)

Maintenance (without any downtime) for PC players has been scheduled for today.

PC Players: A minor update will be applied without downtime on Jan 2 6pm PST / Jan 3 3am CET / Jan 3 11am KST.

Update 81 (Jan 07, 2021)

A maintenance with a downtime of 4 hours has been scheduled for PC players for today. With this update, AR spawns on Erangel & Miramar will be increased and the visual glitch of the Tommy Gun skins will be resolved.

PC Players: Live servers will undergo maintenance for 4 hours on Jan 7 4:30pm PST / Jan 8 1:30am CET / Jan 8 9:30am KST to perform general service stabilization.

Thanks to community feedback, we’re increasing AR spawns on Erangel & Miramar by 20% upon completion of maintenance.

We’re also deploying a bug fix with maintenance to resolve a visual issue with skins for the Tommy Gun.

Update 81 (Jan 09, 2021)

Sadly, the Tommy Gun skins issue wasn’t fixed with this update.

The previously announced visual fix for Tommy Gun skins was not applied during maintenance and will be resolved in a future update.

Update 82 (Jan 30, 2021)

Live server maintenance has begun for console players and is expected to last for 3 hours.

Console Players: Live servers will undergo maintenance for 3 hours on January 29 10PM PST / January 30 7AM CET to apply Update 6.1. Once complete, the new 2×2 Karakin, Sticky Bombs, Motor Gliders, Dynamic Resolution and more will be available!

Update 83 (Feb 05, 2021)

PUBG support has confirmed a new maintenance today, which is expected to last 4 hours.

PC Players: Maintenance has now started and is expected to last 4 hours.

Bug Fixes: – Medieval Helmet skin not visible when worn by female characters – Players able to prone in shallow water – Visual issue with certain pants skins – Inconsistent icon sizes in the lobby

Update 84 (Feb 08, 2021)

Pubg seems to be down on console at the moment. We are starting to see some reports about it:

https://twitter.com/PNLMASK/status/1225933931163344897 https://twitter.com/ArtfulG9875/status/1225934049144950784

Even the outage alert service Down Detector says PUBG servers are encountering issues (see here and here). The official PUBG live status page (linked below), however, doesn’t show any outage at the moment.

Update 85 (Feb 08, 2021)

Turns out it’s an issue at Microsoft’s end as Xbox Support has acknowledged the problem on Twitter.

We’re aware that some users are experiencing issues trying to connect PUBG. We’re looking into it and we will update you here and on our status page when we have more information. http://xbx.lv/RxNyaw

Update 86 (Feb 11, 2021)

PC players have been notified of an emergency maintenance:

PC Players: Live servers have entered emergency maintenance for an estimated 30 minutes

Update 87 (March 03, 2021)

Maintenance has been scheduled for PC players for tomorrow.

PC Players: In 24 hours live servers will undergo routine maintenance to improve backend stability.

4 hour maintenance begins Mar 3 4:30pm PST / Mar 4 9:30am KST / Mar 4 00:30 UTC.

Some bug fixes will be applied during maintenance, with details shared once complete.

Update 88 (March 04, 2021)

Maintenance with a downtime of about 4 hours has begun.

PC Players: Live server maintenance has started and is expected to last 4 hours.

Update 89 (March 10, 2021)

Scheduled maintenance for console players with a downtime of about 6 hours has been started. Cross Party Play, Team Deathmatch, grenade balance, Karakin loot changes, and more will be available after the update. For complete patch notes, head here.

Console Players: Live server maintenance has begun and is expected to last 6 hours.

Update 90 (March 17, 2021)

Incoming is a maintenance alert with a downtime of 7 hours for PC players for the deployment the update v6.3.

PC Players: Live servers will enter 7 hour maintenance starting Mar 17 5:30pm PDT / Mar 18 9:30am KST / Mar 18 00:30 UTC.

Update 6.3 will be available to play once maintenance is complete.

Update 91 (March 18, 2021)

Downtime has begun.

PC Players: Maintenance has now started and is expected to last 7 hours.

Update 6.3 bringing the Panzerfaust, weapon balance changes, custom match improvements, bug fixes and more, will be available once maintenance is complete.

Update 92 (March 18, 2021)

Incoming is a server merger test for Console players, starting tomorrow.

Console Players: Starting on March 19 1pm AEDT, we will be conducting a server merge test on a new server location to help improve the overall health of matchmaking in OC & AS regions.

Update 93 (March 24, 2021)

Incoming is a maintenance alert for PC players with a downtime of about 4 hours.

PC Players: Live servers will enter maintenance for 4 hours starting Mar 24 5:30pm PDT / Mar 25 9:30am KST / Mar 25 00:30 UTC.

Alongside routine backend stability improvements, some bug fixes will also be applied. Full details will be shared once maintenance begins.

Maintenance is also lined up for Console players for March 25 with a downtime of about 2 hours.

Console Players: Live servers will undergo maintenance for 2 hours on March 25 10pm PDT/March 26 6am CET to apply Update 6.3.

Once complete, the Panzerfaust, weapon balance changes, Esports Mode, and more will be available.

Update 94 (March 25, 2021)

Following issues are being addressed during the current maintenance:

Fixed the following minor issues: – ADS view obscured with certain weapons – Unable to open mission list in some cases – Visual issue with “Victory Dance 14” emote – Panzerfaust warhead wouldn’t explode when shot mid air – DBS and M249 spawned without ammunition on Karakin – Unable to complete Panzerfaust missions which finishing DBNO enemies or kill backblasted enemies – Unable to complete Sticky Bomb missions if the enemy was DBNO – Weapon would remain in the character’s hand when bandaging

Update 95 (March 26, 2021)

Maintenance for Console players has begun. Expected downtime – 2 hours.

Update 96 (April 01, 2021)

Maintenance with a downtime of about 2 hours has begun for the console players.

Console Players: Live server maintenance has begun and is expected to last 2 hours.

Update 97 (April 16, 2021)

Incoming is a maintenance alert for PUBG Lite with a downtime of about 5 hours.

On April 16, 2020, the PUBG LITE servers will be under maintenance for an update.

Server maintenance will be held for 5 hours from 3:00AM ~ 8:00AM (UTC).

Update 98 (April 21, 2021)

Incoming is aalert for the PC players wherein the live servers will undergo a maintenece of about 7 hours for the deployment of the update v7.1.

[PC] Live servers will undergo maintenance for 7 hours on Apr 21, 5:30pm PDT / Apr 22, 00:30 UTC / 09:30 KST.

Once complete, Update 7.1 with Survivor Pass: Cold Front, quality of life improvements and the updated Vikendi will be available.

Update 99 (April 22, 2021)

The maintenance has been extended for about half an hour.

Update 100 (April 22, 2021)

The maintenance has been further extended for another half an hour.

Update 101 (April 28)

Live server maintenance has begun for the console players for the deployment of update v7.1. with an expected downtime of about 4 hours.

Update 102 (April 28, 2021)

Incoming is a maintenance alert for the PC players with a downtime of about 4 hours.

[PC] Servers will undergo routine maintenance for 4 hours on Apr 28 05:30pm PDT / Apr 29 00:30am UTC / Apr 29 09:30am KST.

A handful of bug fixes will be applied during maintenance, with full details shared once maintenance is complete.

Update 103 (May 26, 2021)

Incoming is a maintenance alert with a downtime of about 4 hours for the deployment of the update v7.2. For patch notes, head here.

[Console] Live servers will undergo maintenance for approximately 4 hours on May 25th, 8pm PDT / May 26th, 5am CEST, to apply Update 7.2 Once complete, Ranked Mode, AR & Shotgun balance changes, and Armoured vest changes will be available!

Update 104 (June 04, 2021)

Incoming is an emergency maintenance alert to fix the game lobby glitch:

[PC] Servers have entered emergency maintenance, as we work to resolve an ongoing issue preventing players from accessing the game lobby.

Apologies for the unexpected downtime, we expect emergency maintenance to last 1 hour.

Update 105 (June 23, 2021)

Server maintenance has begun for console players and is expected to last for about 5 hours. For complete patch notes, head here.

[Console] Live servers will undergo maintenance for approximately 5 hours on June 22 9pm PDT / June 23 6am CEST to apply Update 7.3.

Once complete, the C4, vehicle balance changes, Esports tab and more will be available!

Update 106 (June 10, 2021)

In case you’re wondering why PUBG isn’t working on your console, you’re not the only one. PUBG support did confirm that the live servers will undergo maintenance for approximately 6 hours on June 9 9:00 pm PDT/June 10 6:00 am CEST.

Hence, you’ll have to wait a bit to get that Chicken Dinner again.

[Console] Live servers will undergo maintenance for approximately 6 hours on June 9 9:00 pm PDT / June 10 6:00 am CEST.

Once complete, Update 12.1 with the updated Miramar, Quad vehicle, Lynx AMR, and more will be available on live servers.

Update 107 (June 11, 2021)

PUBG support confirmed that they’ll be releasing a small update to resolve a bug that sometimes causes reward mismatch to occur when opening Contraband Crates. This has also resulted in a bit of downtime which has now been extended by 30 minutes.

PS: To check out live PUBG server status, head here. And for more PUBG related news and stories, interested readers may head here.

Update 108 (August 07, 2021)

08:53 am (IST): Fresh reports on the web indicate that PUBG servers have again gone down as many users from North America have taken to Twitter to report that they aren’t able to play the game.

So, PUBG servers are down… I thought my game was bugged so I deleted and re installed. And it’s just hit me imma have to re-do all my settings. Mannn, it took me weeks to fine tune all my sense’s. (Source)

@PUBG_Support any plan on updating why console servers are down or will it just be ignored all night? (Source)

The Xbox Status page also indicates that the team is aware of the problem and the team is working to resolve it.

Apart from that, Downdetector also shows a spike in the number of reports from people claiming that they’re having issues with the service.

12:48 pm (IST): PUBG Support has confirmed that the issue should now be resolved for all. However, the team will continue to keep an eye out for related problems.

[Console] We have been investigating this issue for the last few hours, and the issue now seems to have been resolved. We will continue to monitor for further related problems. (Source)

Update 109 (September 16, 2021)

11:10 am (IST): PUBG players on console will have to take a break as the team has confirmed that live server maintenance has begun and will go on for 7 hours.

[Console] Live server maintenance has begun and is expected to last 7 hours. (Source)

Update 110 (September 17, 2021)

1:42 pm (IST): The above-mentioned maintenance is complete and the update to version 13.2 is now live.

Update 111 (March 31, 2022)

04:04 pm (IST): Many players have taken to Twitter to report that PIBG servers are currently down.

Update 112 (April 01, 2022)

04:36 pm (IST): The recent outage with PUBG servers is now seemingly fixed as we haven’t come across any fresh user reports on Twitter.

Update 113 (April 21, 2022)

09:39 am (IST): Fresh reports on Twitter and Downdetector now suggest that PUBG is currently down or not working for many.

Update 114 (April 22, 2022)

12:00 pm (IST): It appears that the recent outage with PUBG has been resolved as we haven’t come across any fresh user reports on Downdetector.