PUBG Mobile India generated an understandable amount of hype, at the time when its parent company PUBG Corp stated that it will release the game as a version tailored for the Indian audience and that it meets all government guidelines. Since then, numerous speculations regarding the launch of PUBG Mobile India have been persistent, and on and off, they have claimed that the game’s launch is imminent. Things have reached a point where concrete official information on the subject is scant on the ground, save for reports that are largely speculative. Now, as of today, two independent reports have claimed otherwise: while one says that the game may be released in early December, the other alleges that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), which handles all As regards technology, PUBG Corp has yet to be authorized to relaunch the game in the Indian app stores.
The first report in question, courtesy of Zee News, cites PUBG India Pvt Ltd’s registration with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs of the Government of India as the basis for its speculations. According to the report, the registration of the PUBG Corp subsidiary in India marks the official registration of the company as an Indian entity, which in turn will allow them to reintroduce the game in India. PUBG Corp is reportedly interested in investing up to $ 100 million (~ Rs 740 crore) in India, to boost India’s professional gaming ecosystem. PUBG Mobile, before being banned, was considered by many to be a trendsetter to help build India’s mobile gaming ecosystem as we know it today. Tournaments with the game also attracted considerable sponsorship and visibility across major streaming platforms, and according to the Zee News report, this is all set to be back in action as early as the first week of December, just a few days earlier.
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However, a separate report from Inside Sport has claimed otherwise. Their report quotes an anonymous MeitY-affiliated ministry official who claims that the mere registration of PUBG India Pvt Ltd as a registered company in the country doesn’t mean anything specifically, which seems like a pretty accurate explanation of things. As a result, the game is reported to have yet to receive government authorization to operate in the country once again. While this will likely add a brake to the spirit of gamers in India looking forward to the return of PUBG Mobile, it also sounds more accurate. Since the Indian government decided to ban each of the 267 apps that allegedly have ties to Chinese entities, no app (including the popularly viral TikTok) has so far received authorization to operate in the country again. In such an incident, the Indian government will most likely announce the same through an official communication.
As a result, players are advised to take all “immediate” release date reports with a pinch of salt. The PUBG Mobile India website does not yet contain any concrete information regarding the game’s launch, and barring a few teasers, there has been little official communication coming from PUBG India, or any government entity with authority to decide on PUBG Mobile India. destination.
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