

The two games also have the same publisher Krafton, so it would have made sense to cross-pollinate their most promising franchises together. At that point, any connections that could be made between The Callisto Protocol and PUBG would be small and nothing substantial.

Originally, The Callisto Protocol was going to take place hundreds of years after the events of PUBG in 2320. You'll need to buy this game at full price.
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However, Schofield has teased "little surprises for fans" but stays firm on The Callisto Protocol having "its own world, story and universe." Unfortunately, Xbox Game Pass subscribers won't be experiencing this game on their service. Glen Schofield, a games industry veteran who now heads up the studio behind the PUBG universe game The Callisto Protocol, has given an update on the upcoming horror game. "It no longer takes place in the PUBG Universe it was originally part of the PUBG timeline, but grew into its own world." "The Callisto Protocol is its own story and world," said Striking Distance Studios CEO Glen Schofield in a tweet (via IGN). It's not connected to the Dead Space franchise as well. However, in the latest details released, we now know that The Callisto Protocol will be cross-gen.

However, as more time was spent on the project, the developer Striking Distance Studios decided to separate the two IPs. The Callisto Protocol Platforms When announced, the game appeared to be very much designed to be for new-gen, pushing the most powerful hardware available and Unreal Engine to its limits to represent the moon of Callisto in all its frozen glory. Game development has its own twists and turns, and at one point The Callisto Protocol and PUBG were connected.
