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The craze of the online game PUBG has not died down even after its ban in India. Now that some gamers have leaked that the Government of India might un-ban Pubg Mobile, we still await an official confirmation from PUBG Corporation.
A Quick Recap
On September 2, 2020, the Indian government banned PUBG Mobile and Lite, in its third strike to stop the functioning of Chinese apps in the country. Though PUBG wasn’t Chinese, it still had connections to Tencent, which is based out of Shenzhen. Two months later, the South Korean developer also shutting down its servers in India.
India’s ban on PUBG was a big jolt for the South Korean developer. The country is too a lucrative market to lose. Hence, in a bid to get back its dominance in India, the game cut off publishing ties with Tencent Games. In another case, it also asked Reliance Jio as the possible suitor for holding PUBG Mobile’s India publishing ties. However, no official statement came from the game or Reliance.
Is PUBG Mobile coming back to India?
Since the ban, several reports claim that PUBG Mobile India would relaunch in India in 2021. Most recently, reports claim that a PUBG Mobile content creator, Luv Sharma, has tweeted that PUBG Mobile India has received permission from the Indian government for a relaunch. The base for such a claim is, that, PUBG Corporation has recently joined hands with Microsoft Azure. The game will host sessions on the Azure platform, resolving all the data privacy concerns of the Indian government. “I didn’t want to reveal this but it’s your love that I could not refrain myself. The next two months are very good for PUBG lovers. So much interesting news will be coming soon for TSM lovers,” said Abhijeet Andhare, also known as Ghatak. He is a member of the TSM eSports team.
Another report claims that a Krafton official commented that the company is doing everything to bring the game back to India. “With Krafton doing everything it can to prepare for the launch of a new PUBG app specifically developed and serviced for India, it has decided not to include pre-registration for PUBG: New State in India”. Krafton is the parent company of PUBG Corporation.