Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. "The regular gamers are so desperate, one way or another they will find a way to continue playing the game," he said. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. After the ban came through, Mhatre, whose live stream YouTube channel is called Nobita Gaming, said he and his fellow gamers have been a bit lost, he said, as they didn't know what to do anymore. Rakesh Mhatre, a 21-year-old who lives in Thane, Maharashtra would spend between 3-5 hours on PUBG every day.
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India's top game streamers and professional players are incensed about the government decision as PUBG commands almost half of the game streaming market in India, followed by mobile video games Free Fire and Call of Duty.
The second implication is that other sources of capital will rush to fill the vacuum,” said Rajeev Suri, Managing Partner at Orios Venture Partners. The fact that PubG had to scramble and get this done means India has become relevant. “The big implication of this development is that India is at the centre of reckoning. Pai added that he believes that India used a strong tactic and banning of apps has caused economic pain because it has the numbers to make it effective. The acceptability of Chinese platforms suffers globally and it is a blow to their global ambitions,” said Santosh Pai, Partner and Head of China Desk, Link Legal. “When you ban PUBG and PUBG Corporation leaves Tencent, it is sending a message that if you have global ambitions, better not work with a Chinese platform. PLR’s Mukerji believes that India needs to come up with a sanctions framework that it can use to achieve geopolitical objectives against countries it considers hostile to its interests, rather than use a patchwork of existing laws that may not fully serve the purpose and may end up inadvertently compromising on meeting expected due process standards. He is also the president of the Indian Digital Gaming Society. If PUBG Corporation comes in on its own, it would then be a South Korean entity,” said Rajan Navani, managing director & CEO, Jetsynthesys, which develops and publishes online games. “If the ban is on the basis of Tencent being a publisher, the game should get reinstated even though it will be a complicated process.