Following the PUBG Mobile ban in India, will Free Fire takes over India is an interesting question to answer. India is a country that can’t be underestimated in terms of player base. This is supported by the fact that India is the second largest gamer country in Asia, just below China.
Following the bilateral dispute between China and India, technology issue is practically inevitable. It all started from the Anti-China sentiment that is blowing up in India, all the way to import ban from China to India itself. But what we’re about to discuss here is the effect in the gaming aspect from the conflict. The issue is that there are many games that is developed by China developer, is directly banned by the Indian government!
This is not a really good scenario to be in for Chinese game developer and publisher. It’s because they will have to pack their bags from one of the biggest gaming market in Asia. However, if someone is having a disadvantage from a phenomenon, somebody else must have taken their place to gain advantage instead. In this case, Free Fire will have the chance to gain the advantage in Indian market.
We will now discuss about the possibility of Free Fire taking over PUBG’s place in India, due to the PUBG ban by the Indian government. The market will possibly shift towards Free Fire now, since the market competition for battle royale game is take over by Free Fire without having PUBG in India anymore.
PUBG Mobile Ban![]()
The bilateral dispute between India and China, is not having a good outcome for some people. In technology case, there are hundreds of apps from China is ban by the Indian government. And that also includes PUBG mobile.
In India, PUBG mobile has the biggest amount o active players for mobile device game. Beating many popular online games like Mobile Legends, Arena of Valor, and Free Fire. Due to the conflict between China and India, PUBG mobile will have to step down from the throne.
Free Fire Taking Over India![]()
Since one of the biggest game is no longer available to play in India, then the players will have to look for alternatives. The battle royale game market in India, is now dominated by Free Fire since the PUBG ban.
With more ex PUBG players shifting towards Free Fire, no wonder that Free Fire’s popularity is going sky high. The phenomenon where most pro PUBG players is shifting towards Free Fire to play battle royale, then it will effect the casual players to shift towards Free Fire as well. Free Fire is getting away from the ban, because Free Fire is not a game from China.
The Probability of PUBG Coming Back![]()
The reason why PUBG is banned by the Indian government, is that PUBG is published by Tencent, which is a China company. What makes it interesting is that, there are no ban towards the main PUBG game in either PC or console. It’s because only the mobile game with affiliation to Tencent.
As a result, there is a possibility that PUBG Corp and Bluehole will cut ties from Tencent. And they will try to get their players back in India by self publishing the game. With one less loose ends from China involvement, there will be chance that PUBG mobile will be back in India sooner or later. PUBG Corp itself is a company that is led by Brendan Greene and Chang Byung-Gyu in Korea.
And that’s some information on whether Free Fire will take over India market after the PUBG ban. Make sure to follow esportsku on instagram for more tips to come!