Battlegrounds Mobile May Bring Global PUBG Tournaments, Esports Brands to India
News 18Battlegrounds Mobile has premiered in India, bringing the PUBG universe back to the country after PUBG Mobile was banned eight months ago. With it, we have seen massive esports tournaments being organised for the game in China, and even professional Indian esports teams such as Team Soul and Fnatic India have represented us in such tournaments,” says Agarwal As a result, he adds that just because Battlegrounds Mobile is specifically restricted to India does not mean that Indian gamers and esports entities would be completely ironed out of getting an international gaming experience. This means that India itself can be sufficiently large enough to keep professional gamers invested and interested.” “In fact, given Krafton’s already established popularity, Battlegrounds Mobile can also attract international participants from taking part in global standard esports tournaments held within India, which can then also attract all the alluring aspects of global competitions such as headlining sponsors, global crowds and more,” Suji adds. While we are yet to see the game for ourselves, I expect the overall experience to remain comparable to what we were already used to.” ESFI’s Suji stated that Battlegrounds Mobile, in fact, might just give a bigger boost to gaming and esports in India, than splitting up the global PUBG experience. Stakeholders in the Indian gaming and esports ecosystem are therefore betting big on the Battlegrounds Mobile experience matching up to the global PUBG universe standards.