PUBG Mobile Might Be Banned Forever In India, Government Official Said

Despite the ongoing talks between PUBG Corp and Jio, it’s highly unlikely that the Indian government would lift the ban on PUBG Mobile, said a senior government official. The reason for this is the violent nature of the game.

In an interview with Reuters, the official said even when PUBG Mobile no longer had a connection with Tencent, things weren’t going to change as the violent nature of the game remains.

A spokesperson of PUBG confirmed the talks between PUBG Corp and Reliance Jio but she said nothing had been decided yet.

Last year, the two companies formed a partnership to offers rewards for all Jio users who when they purchased in-app merchandise in PUBG Lite.

PUBG Mobile was banned on September 2 along with 118 other Chinese apps and games.

According to reports from Sensor Tower, India was PUBG Mobile’s largest market, with 175 million downloads, making up for 25% of global downloads.

Ever since its release in 2017, the game has registered a total of 734 million installations from all over the world.

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