Starting last Friday, PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite announced that their product will no longer work for gamers in the country. In a Facebook post, Tencent Games, which owns the mobile game, said, "deeply regrets this outcome" and thanked PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite fans for their support in India.
The company has cited that their aim was to protect user data as the top priority and that it has always abided by the rules applicable to data protection laws and regulations in India. “All users' gameplay information is processed in a transparent manner as disclosed in our privacy policy,” the company said. This announcement came after the Indian government's decision to ban PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite on September 2. The game was banned under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.
Besides withdrawing its partnership with Tencent, PUBG Corporation also stated that they will work with the Indian government to look for a quick resolution. PUBG game has more than 600 million downloads and 50 million active players globally, and has nearly 33 million users in India. It had the highest number of downloads in India which ranks at the top with 175 million installs as people stayed home owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns. Additionally, the Indian gaming company nCore announced indigenous multiplayer action game FAU-G to fill the void of PUBG Mobile. FAU-G is slated to launch next month.
