PUBG Mobile India launch might not occur anytime quickly. According to a brand new report, the government is but to formally grant PUBG Cellular India the permission to launch the sport in India and. The Ministry of Electronics and Info Technology (MEITY), responding to an RTI query filed on November 30th, states that it “has not given any permission for launch of PUBG.” MEITY, to recall, is the same institution that banned the PUBG Mobile together with PUBG Mobile Lite in India within the first place due to the sport’s shut ties with China. The sport maker claims that it’s not partnered with the Chinese giant Tencent and is all set to make a comeback within the nation with a new name, PUBG Mobile India, information localisation, and a few India-specific options.

That said, the game’s comeback will not be possible even in the New Year. “Efforts from PUBG had been made in the right earnest, however the situation is such that there was no headwind or progress on the matter. We don’t see the game making a comeback in India for the next few months, at least not before March 2021. It’s unlucky however everybody has to live with it,” a PUBG Mobile official was quoted as saying in an InsideSport report.

The RTI query to MEITY stated

“Dear Sir/ Ma’am,
In the month of September 2020, Government of India with the consultation of your Department (MEITY) banned various Chinese apps. One of which was Pubg Mobile Game. Now, there is news, which says that the game is being relaunched and the same is made specifically for the Indian Public and will not be harmful to the nation and its citizens. I would like to know if your department has given any such permission to the game so that it can be re-launched.”

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In associated information, PUBG mobile emerged because the highest-earning cell game of 2020 regardless of India ban. The game had income of $2.6 billion and persistently remained on high all year long, in accordance with a report by Sensor Tower. After PUBG game, it’s Honor of Kings that comes shut with a bit of below $2.5 billion, up by 42.8 % from 2019. Pokemon Go is on third with a income of $1.2 billion, up 31.5 % from 2019. Coin Grasp is at fourth place with $1.1 billion, Roblox is at fifth with the same income determine. Lastly, Monster Strike is on sixth with $958 million in income in 2020.