I've heard of pay to play games becoming free to play, but a free to play game going pay to play?
The only benefit I could see (if this actually happened with anything; I get this is just a glitch) is maybe there would be fewer cheaters because it's harder to buy a new game (especially if it's $50-70) than make a new free account.
I remember hearing that when it was newish... Wasn't it like a completely different game to the battle Royale? I never actually saw it, or played it and was always confused about it when I'd run across people mentioning it.
I've heard Gigantic (a 3rd person PvP hero shooter) will become pay to play when it's revived. Also, the benefit would be they wouldn't need battle pass and other FOMO monetization tactics to support the game