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Krafton announces that Battleground Mobile to come to India soon. The release date of the game has not been announced yet. There will be a pre-registration link going up before it is released for everyone

May 7, 2021: Good news for PUBG Mobile fans in India. The game is set to return to India but the name will be different. Yes, gamers! Battleground Mobile to come to India soon.

PUBG fans excited, Battleground Mobile to come to India

Krafton, the South Korean video game developer, has announced a new game for the India market called ‘Battlegrounds Mobile India’.

Hearing this, the fans of PUBG can’t keep calm that Battleground Mobile to come to India soon and they  are simply counting the days.

The South Korean gaming company has taken the responsibility to launch the India version of its popular game- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), for the mobile users. Krafton has not been able to set any specific time i.e. when they will be able to launch the mobile multiplayer game in the country.

After Sep 2020 ban, Battleground Mobile to come to India

In September 2020, a lot of Chinese apps were banned and PUBG was also among them. This step had to be taken as a prolonged border standoff took place between the India and China.

 It was after the ban that the PUBG Corp, the subsidiary of Krafton, severed the ties with Tencent of India. The PUBG fans in India were left shattered only to be excited when Krafton announced that they are ready with Battleground Mobile to come to India.

“Battlegrounds Mobile India will release with exclusive in-game events like outfits and features and will have its own esports ecosystem with tournaments and leagues. The game will launch as a free-to-play experience on mobile devices,” Krafton said in a statement.

According to SensorTower data befre PUBG was banned , India accounted over 175 million downloads which is about a quarter of the global figure.

Arrival boosts India’s gaming market

Krafton has not yet announced an exact release date of the game. Further, there will be a pre-registration link going up before it is released for everyone. Users will likely have to register on Google Play Store or the Apple App Store, and wait till the game becomes available for download.

“The announcement of Battlegrounds Mobile India boosts India’s growing mobile gaming market,” said Rupantar Guha, associate project manager, the thematic research, Global Data, which estimates the mobile gaming market in the country to be worth over $1 billion in 2021.

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“Battle royale games are increasingly popular in India and considering the demand for PUBG Mobile before the ban, Krafton’s adoption of an Indianized content strategy should ensure the new game’s success,” Guha added.

High hopes

It was further stated that Krafton will have to push hard to make up the lost ground in the esports segment that was pioneered by PUBG in India.

Krafton’s investment is believed to be the largest by a South Korean firm in India, which is outside of the manufacturing sector.

“It is good to see that Krafton has considered the Indian requirements and has modified the game and thiswill surely fuel the Indian esports ecosystem.” Said Lokesh Suji, director, Esports Federation of India and Vice President, Asian Esports Federation.

Tarun Gupta stated that as soon as the Battlegrounds Mobile India would be launched they would add it to the platform and it is expected that it could cross million downloads within a week.

It has been promised that there would be an investment of $100 million in the country and there will be an opening for like 100 new jobs positions