PUBG Mobile could be back in India as early as Diwali, according to reports. PUBG Corp and the Krafton Game syndicate have done their best to bring the game back after the ban in India in the first weeks of September. PUBG Mobile was banned in India's second wave of app bans following the Chinese border raid. And since then, PUBG Corp has severed its ties with Tencent Games, which was its publisher.
What has changed and why could it be back
A report published by AFK Gaming hinted that PUBG Mobile might be back on Diwali. Furthermore, another report via BusinessWire claimed that Microsoft Azure server services will now be used to set up PUBG as India's ban on mobile gaming was based on data sharing by Chinese era owners with his government in Beijing. Ocean Sharma, who happens to be an esports commentator, tweeted about "Microsoft Gaming", alluding to the same thing. Of course, the tweet is too cryptic to tell, but we think it could be a clear indicator of how PUBG is looking to return to its largest market. < p lang="en" dir="ltr">Microsoft Gaming 🙂 Nov 7, 2020 Once the server issue is resolved, the game will likely come back. And in this sense, streamers and content creators are strongly hinting at the same thing. Kronten and Ghatak, two professional streamers and PUBG Mobile players, have made a video hinting at the big news that could be announced on Thursday. When PUBG Mobile was banned, a written statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Electronics and Information and Technology said that the apps were banned because "they are involved in activities that are harmful." to the sovereignty and integrity of India, the defense of India, the security of the state and public order. Since then, the Korean company has been trying to bring the game to India. To this end, it was looking for a partnership with potential Indian companies that would legitimize the game. These companies were rumored to include Reliance Jio, and later even Airtel. The company even posted a new job posting on LinkedIn for the designation ‘Corporate Development Division Manager – India.’ This has raised even more hope that the company has expansion plans for India and that its core product will be PUBG. It should be noted that there is no explicit mention of PUBG Mobile, so it could revolve around other projects of the company A recent report from TechCrunch suggested that PUBG Corp may have contracted with a global provider of cloud services that turned out to be be Microsoft Azure, to store the data of Indian users in the country, which was the main concern of the ban.The anonymous source also apparently mentioned that PUBG Corp has assured top gamers across the country that PUBG Mobile will be back before end of the year. The company also plans to run campaigns during Diwali week.