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Daybreak's super-popular PC survival title H1Z1 is finally coming to consoles, but not in the way that you'd expect.

Instead of a straight port, the entire game's development has been split up into two new products, entitled H1Z1: Just Survive and H1Z1: King of the Kill. All formats will follow the same path, so the PC title will be split as well.

H1Z1: King of the Kill will be the first to jump to Xbox One, with the company confirming that it's looking at a summer launch. H1Z1: Just Survive will follow, though no release window has been specified.

In a new update on Steam, Daybreak said:-

H1Z1® has been on an incredible journey since its inception, and the time spent in Early Access has been invaluable to the development direction of the game. Our community has been a huge part of the game's roadmap and success. Last year, we started to notice new player trends emerging – both the initial Survival game and Battle Royale game mode now have strong populations who almost exclusively play one or the other.

The more we developed this game with you, our community, the more we realized that in order to fully support both aspects of H1Z1, and their respective players, we needed to make them their own stand-alone games supported by their own dedicated development teams. Many players in the community have been discussing splitting the game and we've heard you loud and clear. We want to make sure we give both titles the support they need and deserve to truly flourish.

If you've been living in a cave and don't know what H1Z1 is, check out the Steam Early Access launch trailer below.