PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS will remove 16 crates and seven keys in its December 2026 update. Steam Community Market trading for the affected items will end with the November update, according to PUBG’s October Store Update announcement.
Players can still use the crates and keys they own until the December update. Anyone who still has an affected item when it arrives will receive a reward equivalent to its value. PUBG plans to share more details about those rewards later.
Items scheduled to leave in December
Crates
- WANDERER CRATE
- SURVIVOR CRATE
- BIKER CRATE
- DESPERADO CRATE
- MILITIA CRATE
- WESTERN MILITARY CRATE
- RAIDER CRATE
- FALL 2018 CRATE
- SEASON CRATE 2019
- VENETIAN CRATE
- FEVER CRATE
- TRIUMPH CRATE
- EQUINOX CRATE
- AVIATOR CRATE
- EAST ERANGEL POLICE CRATE
- GAMESCOM INVITATIONAL CRATE
Keys
- DESPERADO KEY
- WEAPON SKIN KEY (NON-MARKETABLE)
- WEAPON SKIN KEY
- AVIATOR KEY (NON-MARKETABLE)
- AVIATOR KEY
- EAST ERANGEL POLICE KEY (NON-MARKETABLE)
- EARLY BIRD KEY
Pass sales begin on different dates for PC and consoles
Survivor Pass: The Villains will be available on PC after live server maintenance on October 14, through November 11, 2026, at 12:00 a.m. UTC. Console players will get it after maintenance on October 22, with sales ending November 19 at 12:00 a.m. UTC.
Event Pass: Dawnbreakers follows the same October 14 PC and October 22 console start dates. Its PC sale ends November 4 at 12:00 a.m. UTC, while the console sale runs through November 12 at 1:00 a.m. UTC.
The lineup also includes the PUBG x Bentley crossover, scheduled to become available on PC after maintenance on October 14 and on consoles after maintenance on October 22.
Para Para Dance runs into July 2027
The Para Para Dance emote goes on sale for PC after maintenance on October 14 and remains available until July 7, 2027, at 12:00 a.m. UTC. Console availability begins after maintenance on October 22 and ends July 15, 2027, at 12:00 a.m. UTC.
Your Shop returns for PC and consoles on October 28 at 2:00 a.m. UTC and stays open until November 25 at 12:00 a.m. UTC. PUBG notes that featured items may return later through the Workshop, Your Shop, other in-game features, events, or promotions.
Which crate or key will you miss most when the December update removes them? Follow along for more on PUBG’s changing store lineup through X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.
PUBG: Battlegrounds
Developed by PUBG Corp
PUBG: Battlegrounds is a battle royale shooter that pits 100 players against each other in a struggle for survival. Gather supplies and outwit your opponents to become the last person standing.
- Genre Shooter
- Platforms Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
- Perspective First person, Third person
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Battle Royale
- Release December 20, 2017
- Publisher Bluehole Studio, Microsoft Studios
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