H1Z1 has a storied history since its early access launch in 2015. Originally a zombie survival game, the project was split into two different titles in February 2016, H1Z1: King of the Kill and H1Z1: Just Survive. The former was a battle royale game, while Just Survive retained the zombie survival game that made up the original concept. Console development was put on hold, and for many, it appeared that we’d never see a full release of the game, or games, rather. Eventually, H1Z1: Just Survive dropped the H1Z1 branding, now called Just Survive. King of the Kill was rebranded back to H1Z1, and then H1Z1: Battle Royale, likely to keep brand awareness around other popular battle royale games like Fortnite and PUBG.
The last-man-standing battle royale genre of games was first popularized by PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, known as PUBG. Before PlayerUnknown himself?Brendan Greene?made PUBG, he was a consultant on H1Z1. In many ways, H1Z1: Battle Royale is the original battle royale game, and it’s finally available as a full release on PS4. That said, this is battle royale through and through. It’s right there in the name. If there’s some aversion to the 100-player free-for-all mode, H1Z1: Battle Royale isn’t going to do anything to change your mind. What is H1Z1 Battle Royale"
For the uninitiated, battle royale pits up to 100 players against each other on a massive map. They drop in, find a zone, and scrounge for supplies. The safe zo...