<P> In February 2016, it was announced by Daybreak that the game originally known as H1Z1 had been split into two separate projects with their own dedicated development teams, subtitled Just Survive and King of the Kill . Later that year, it was announced that development of the console versions were paused in order to focus on the Windows version of the game, which was given an official release date of September 20, 2016 . However, a week prior release, the game's executive producer stated that due to many features remaining unfinished by then, the game would remain in early access until further notice . As a compromise, the game received a large update on September 20, including many of the features intended for the official release . </P> <P> A televised tournament for the game, titled H1Z1: Fight for the Crown, aired in April 2017 on The CW . In October 2017, it was announced that the game would be dropping its King of the Kill subtitle, becoming known as simply H1Z1 . An invitational tournament was held during TwitchCon at the Long Beach Convention Center the same month . Additionally in October 2017, the H1Z1 ProLeague was announced, which is a partnership between Daybreak Games and Twin Galaxies with a "player - first" approach to create a sustainable, professional eSports league for the "one versus all" battle royale genre . League play will begin in Q2 2018 . </P> <P> The game was fully released out of early access on February 28, 2018 . The launch included updates to scoring, combat, weapons, gameplay, UI a new gamemode, Auto Royale . The update also officially launched Season 1, introducing a new updated scoring system that rewards players who get kills and place well in matches consistently . A week after release, it was announced that the game would be going back to free - to - play . It was released for the PlayStation 4 on May 22, 2018, gaining over 1.5 million players within a few days . </P> <P> H1Z1 is a battle royale game in which up to 150 players compete against each other in a last man standing deathmatch . Players can choose to play solo, in a duo, or in groups of five, with the goal of being the final person or final team remaining . </P>

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