BATTLEGROUNDS Expands Erangel: Subzero Experience in PUBGM & BGMI With Beta Update 4.7.2
BATTLEGROUNDS Expands Erangel: Subzero Experience in PUBGM & BGMI With Beta Update 4.7.2
Satellite Crashes, Whiteout Blizzards, and New Survival Gear Intensify Winter Combat
KRAFTON, Inc. will release Beta Update 4.7.2 for PUBG and BGMI, further expanding Erangel: Subzero, the winter-themed version of the game's iconic map.
The update intensifies extreme weather conditions, introduces new environmental threats, and adds additional survival mechanics designed to raise tension across matches.
🆕 UpdateBeta Update 4.7.2 Date: October 10, 2026
Beta 4.7.2 Update Date
October 10, 2026
Key Update Highlights
1. Expanded Environment for Erangel: Subzero
Erangel: Subzero now features intensified winter conditions across the entire map.
Stronger blizzards and whiteout effects reduce visibility, heightening survival tension in Normal Match, Ranked, and Custom Match.
2. New Special Zone: Satellite Crash
Satellite Crash is a new Special Zone
Satellites crash into the map multiple times per match, dealing impact damage and generating Blue Zone spheres.
While highly dangerous, these crash sites also offer valuable loot, creating high-risk, high-reward decision points for players.
New tools are available exclusively through crashed Satellites, expanding tactical options in extreme winter environments.
The Frost Zone Bomb creates a large freezing Blue Zone that can disrupt combat flow, while the Thermal Protection Suit mitigates Blue Zone damage and prevents freezing effects, with durability decreasing as damage is absorbed.
Erangel: Subzero - Gameplay Features
Erangel's harsh cold intensifies, ushering in a range of changes.
1. Special Zone: Satellite Crash
Amid the unrelenting cold, a new threat emerges as Satellites crash down from above.
The update introduces a new Special Zone for Erangel: Subzero.
- The Special Zone spawns four times per match, primarily within the Safe Zone.
- When a Satellite crash is detected, a warning message appears on screen.
- Upcoming Special Zone locations are displayed on the World Map and Minimap.
- After a short delay, Satellites crash down along with multiple modules that generate Blue Zone spheres.
- Blue Zone spheres deal 10 damage per second.
- The freezing effect is applied to the Blue Zone spheres.
- Various items can be looted from the crashed Satellites.
- Crashing Satellites deal impact damage.
2. New Weapon: Frost Zone Bomb
Meet Erangel: Subzero's new weapon, the Frost Zone Bomb. Deploy it to create a massive freezing Blue Zone and put enemies in danger.
- Inventory slot: Throwables
- Weight: 40
- Deployment can be canceled midway.
- Deployment may be canceled by damage, collisions, or movement.
- Can be placed on flat surfaces, with restrictions on certain terrain and objects.
- Can be deployed on most vehicles, with a few exceptions.
- It attaches to the exterior upon deployment.
- Cannot be destroyed or defused once deployment is complete.
- A warning sound plays for a short duration before detonation.
- Creates a Blue Zone sphere with a maximum radius of 20 m upon detonation.
- Deals 14 damage per second.
- The freezing effect is applied.
- Spawns only from Satellites.
3. New Item: Thermal Protection Suit
The update introduces the Thermal Protection Suit, an essential item for surviving the bone-chilling climate.
- When worn, it blocks a certain amount of Blue Zone damage.
- Blocking Blue Zone damage also preven
- The suit's appearance changes with durability, reflecting its damage state.
- When worn together with the Jammer Pack, anti-Blue Zone protection is cumulative.
- Item durability is consumed in the following order: Jammer Pack → Thermal Protection Suit.
- Spawns only from Satellites.
4. Weather
Survival now requires braving even harsher cold.
- Blizzards sweep across the map and Erangel is blanketed in white.
- The climate becomes increasingly unforgiving.
- The intensified weather applies to Normal Match, Ranked, and Custom Match.
Final Words
In Beta Update 4.7.2, a more extreme version of Erangel: Subzero has been introduced.
With the addition of a new Special Zone featuring crashing Satellites, the Frost Zone Bomb, and the Thermal Protection Suit, both the threats players face and the tools to counter them have been expanded.
Combined with intensified dynamic weather, these changes aim to heighten the tension of surviving in brutal cold.
Through this update, players get to experience the true meaning of survival in an even more unforgiving environment.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When is Beta Update 4.7.2 coming?
Beta Update 4.7.2 is dated October 10, 2026.
What is new in Erangel: Subzero?
The update introduces intensified blizzards and whiteout effects, the new Satellite Crash Special Zone, the Frost Zone Bomb, and the Thermal Protection Suit.
What is the Satellite Crash Special Zone?
Satellite Crash is a new Special Zone that replaces the Red Zone in Erangel: Subzero. Satellites crash into the map multiple times per match, dealing impact damage and generating Blue Zone spheres.
How many times does the Satellite Crash Special Zone spawn?
The Special Zone spawns four times per match, primarily within the Safe Zone.
What is the Frost Zone Bomb?
The Frost Zone Bomb is a new throwable weapon that creates a Blue Zone sphere with a maximum radius of 20 m upon detonation. It deals 14 damage per second and applies the freezing effect.
Where can players find the Frost Zone Bomb?
The Frost Zone Bomb spawns only from Satellites.
What does the Thermal Protection Suit do?
The Thermal Protection Suit blocks a certain amount of Blue Zone damage and prevents the freezing effect while that protection is active.
Where can players find the Thermal Protection Suit?
The Thermal Protection Suit spawns only from Satellites.
Which modes feature the intensified weather?
The intensified weather applies to Normal Match, Ranked, and Custom Match.