Desi warriors & their battle cry for PUBG Mobile India

Sheetal

When the government banned 118 Chinese apps, PUBG got the biggest blow. And as we walk past the ban, downloading series of corrupt .apk files only to land on YouTube tutorials to try and get an access to our favourite game, the struggle gets real. In the meantime, the South Korean firm Bluehole, which owns Player Unknown’s Battle Grounds (PUBG), has made all the efforts to reach out to approximately 50 million players (data of April 2019) in India alone. After cutting the ties with Chinese tech giant, Tencent, the Korean firm is trying to hire global cloud service providers to store Indian users’ data within the country to allay concerns of Indian government. Initially scheduled to return to Indian players as PUBG Mobile India on November 20, the launch got delayed but it couldn’t suppress the enthusiasm of excited players. We talk to a number of them to know how they managed without PUBG and their expectations from the new game.

A fresh approach

Nikhil Nair, content creator

In my opinion, the decision to ban PUBG was a good one because if cyber data was leaking, it could pose a big threat to the national security. Since the ban of PUBG was announced in India, people have lost a platform to meet their friends online. With the release of PUBG Mobile India, the user data clouds will be set up in India only which will not only clear the security issues faced by the government but will generate employment to some extent. Due to the ban, many PUBG fans shifted to their computers for gaming. Also, the ban would have taught many of us to practice restraint. Parents need to set a time for their children to play such games. Moreover, games have an impact on children’s brains, so this will act as a therapy to prevent suicides which were increasing due to this game.

Well informed

Anmol Bhutanii, YouTuber

The excitement level was very high as many gaming streamers had created the hype for PUBG Mobile India release date but due to some reason that didn’t happen. So now, the word has it that the company has registered itself in India. Also, there was news of pre-booking the game which I believe is just another fake news adding to the hype. Although, the game was banned two months back the servers were still working and many individuals kept playing the game. About getting addicted to the game, it depends on an individual’s will. There isn’t anything you are incapable of doing.

The group player

Ashutosh Pal, video director

I am looking forward to the Indian version and also checking updates daily on their official website as well as YouTube steamers. Since it is the most loved battlefield game in India, we had to go to lengths to get the game on during the ban. One should see the game size first, it nearly goes from 1.5 to 2 GB. Also, the game has different maps and modes which make it totally different and unique. I got this game with the help of my techno- geek friend. He downloaded the .apk file from the internet. We often play together and none of my friends are addicted to it. It just brings us closer. The game comes with a two-hour warning where it restricts teenagers to play it any further and rely on adult player's common sense to understand the warning.