GTA Online’s ‘Battle Royale’ mode reveals why PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds works

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has sold 10 million copies since March, and its astronomical success was always going to lead to imitators of both the cheap and triple-A varieties. While I find perverse joy in the iOS and Android clones, like the shameless BulletStrike: Battleground, I’m fascinated to see what bigger, established studios will do with the formula. When it comes to Rockstar Games and GTA Online, however, we already know the answer thanks to the new Motor Wars mode in the latest update to the long-running multiplayer crime sim.

And I think Rockstar has accidentally revealed one of the biggest strengths of Battlegrounds.