PUBG x IVE 'LOVE DIVE' Collab Confirmed: Rondo Zone, Skins, PC 4 Nov / Console 12 Nov
Krafton's K-pop crossover brings IVE's LOVE DIVE music video to the Rondo map with member skins and emotes, PC first, console a week later.
What happened
Krafton confirmed on Tuesday (27/10) that PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is teaming up with K-pop girl group IVE, built around their 2022 hit "LOVE DIVE." The collaboration centers on "Love Dive," one of IVE's signature songs, and will include video content and in-game items. The partnership will bring themed video content and in-game items, including a map area inspired by the song's music video and character skins modeled on the six members.
The tie-up follows a teaser image dropped a week earlier. Krafton first hinted at the partnership with a teaser image last week, then released the collaboration's key art Tuesday and planned to unveil a teaser trailer at 6 p.m. the same day, showing a themed area. A full trailer featuring the group is coming before the update itself: a main trailer starring IVE was scheduled for Nov. 1, with the members recreating the concept and outfits from their Love Dive promotions, and it will debut a new arrangement blending Love Dive with music from the game.
What changed
- Rondo gets a LOVE DIVE zone. Three new areas in Rondo are inspired by key scenes and visual elements from the "LOVE DIVE" music video, reinterpreted inside the PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS universe. Players can discover the collaboration directly while playing and exploring the map.
- Six member character skins. In-game character appearances modelling the faces of the six members, along with outfits and accessories, will be added.
- IVE-themed emotes. Emotes utilising IVE's popular tracks and October new song will be added.
- Staggered rollout. PC gets it first; the content will launch on PC on Nov. 4 and consoles on Nov. 12. No PUBG Mobile version has been confirmed — PUBG has not announced outfits, emotes, missions or rewards, and the teaser does not confirm a PUBG Mobile release.
Krafton's dates are stamped "(UTC)" with no exact hour confirmed yet, so OCE players should expect the Rondo content to flip live sometime around the morning-to-midday window in Brisbane (AEST) / Sydney-Melbourne (AEDT) on 4 Nov, with console following the same pattern on 12 Nov — treat the precise go-live time as TBC until Krafton or in-game patch notes confirm it.
What players are saying
Reaction is barely 24 hours old and, so far, it's running mostly through K-pop fan circles rather than the core battle-royale crowd. On X, IVE fans have been quick to celebrate, with one post simply cheering "finally PUBG x IVE", while another fan wished the crossover would also come to the mobile version since that's the one they actually play. Broader BATTLEGROUNDS community sentiment (Reddit/Steam) hasn't crystallised yet in searchable threads — this is a brand-new announcement, not a live patch players have hands-on with. Historically though, PUBG's PC/console crowd has been split on idol collabs: some see cosmetic crossovers (BLACKPINK in 2020, among others) as harmless and good for player numbers, others feel they clash with the game's grounded military tone. Expect that same divide to resurface once the Rondo area and skins actually go live.
What it means for you
If you're after loot, this is cosmetic-only: character skins, outfits, accessories, emotes and a themed Rondo location — no gameplay or balance changes mentioned in Krafton's announcement. PC players in Australia get first access on 4 Nov (UTC date), console mates wait a week longer to 12 Nov. If you're not into K-pop crossovers, nothing here affects loadouts or circle mechanics, so it's an easy one to ignore.
Watch next
Krafton's main trailer featuring all six IVE members drops 1 Nov — that'll likely reveal the actual skins and zone footage ahead of the 4 Nov PC launch.
What to watch next: IVE's full member trailer drops 1 Nov, giving the first proper look at skins and the Rondo zone ahead of the 4 Nov PC launch.
Sources
- PUBG Teases Collaboration with IVE... Dive Begins November 4 - Inven Global
- IVE teams up with Krafton for PUBG: Battlegrounds collaboration - The Korea Times
- IVE Meets PUBG: Battlegrounds in Music Video-Themed Collaboration - Seoul Economic Daily
- PUBG Implements IVE 'LOVE DIVE' Themed Space - Gamemeca
- PUBG IVE Collaboration: PC and Console Release Dates - Techgenyz
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS on X
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS se alía con IVE para la colaboración LOVE DIVE
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