PUBG’ s new map Deston was first pitched four years ago The Loadout The Loadout PUBG’ s new map Deston was first pitched four years ago PUBG's creative director Dave Curd tells The Loadout how he's wanted a high rise map like Deston for years in the popular battle royale Jess Wells Published: Jul 13, 2022 09:00 ET PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds PUBG: Battlegrounds fans have long been waiting to get their hands on Deston, the new 8x8km map hitting the game today. Fans have known about the map, codenamed Kiki, for little over a year now – but the idea was actually conceived around four years ago, around the same time as Sanhok. "We've been wanting to make a high rise map forever," PUBG's creative director Dave Curd tells The Loadout. "I remember pitching both Sanhok and a downtown style map almost four years ago. Haven was our first swing at the idea and it gave us a lot of key learnings." But Deston is a world apart from Haven. While size is the obvious differentiator here – Deston is eight times bigger – the map has several different biomes, from vertical sprawling cities to rolling hills and dense swamps. It's been designed to not only as "combat contrasts" to force players to switch their playstyle up mid match, but as a way of ensuring that the final circle – wherever it lands – offers something different every time you play. "With 8×8 maps, we need to provide varied terrain types with a wide-range of engagement opportunities," Curd says. "They also have to say something new by being visually unique while entertaining the player with places to explore, new mechanics, and everything else that makes a large PUBG map great." To further make the new map stand out, the development team has created bespoke traversal mechanics just for Deston. Ascenders, which are basically just vertical ziplines, emergency parachutes, and cell towers all offer players a chance to get quickly and efficiently across the map. "The futuristic nature of Deston allowed for the dev team to get creative with mechanics that we've been experimenting with and we can't wait to see how players implement them throughout matches," Curd adds. Deston launches on PC today (July 13). The console version will go live on July 27. More from The Loadout We’re giving away a PUBG skateboard! PUBG patch 18.1 notes removes Vikendi yet again PUBG adds a spotter scope and it sounds incredibly overpowered Jump on a ferry to Erangel in PUBG's latest update PUBG's new patch overhauls the M416 and Mk12 PUBG's new reputation system aims to make games "more civil" Jess Wells When Jess isn't playing competitive FPS games, she's updating our guides to the best Valorant crosshair, CS:GO ranks, upcoming PS5 games, or writing Escape From Tarkov news. Popular now Orianna has been disabled for League of Legends Worlds 2022 The FIFA 23 meta has quickly become all about Lengthy players Blizzard assures Overwatch 2 players their OW1 skins aren’t lost Network N Media earns commission from qualifying purchases via Amazon Associates and other programs. We include affiliate links in articles. View terms. Prices correct at time of publication. More stories Odoamne says Rogue is taking LoL Worlds 2022 “one game at a time” Best Warzone Loadout of the Week – battle with Modern Warfare’s best The LoL Worlds 2022 final is headed to a cinema near you More from The Loadout Follow us for daily videogame news on Facebook, Twitter, Steam, and Google News. PUBG ranks: RP, rulesets, and Season 16 maps explained PUBG 2 release date rumours, platforms, and more PUBG Deston security key locations Free shooting games Best PS5 games Best Xbox games