PUBG Mobile ban: 5 things that it may change

The government of India has banned 118 mobile apps including PUBG Mobile. The apps are said to have issues around data privacy of Indian users. One of the most popular apps in this list is the battle royale game PUBG Mobile. India ranks No.1 in the world in terms of PUBG Mobile downloads, accounting for roughly 175 million installs, as per apps analytics firm SensorTower. In fact, the game’s craze has spawned an industry around it. Several gamers on YouTube streamed PUBG Mobile sessions, some mobile brands jumped into this ‘PUBG race’ to offer features like bigger and higher refresh rate displays to help users play PUBG Mobile better. Here are these and some other things that the ban may change.

Ask anyone the real reason for having mobile displays with higher refresh rates and they will immediately tell you to play games like PUBG Mobile smoothly. This despite knowing that more refresh rate leads to lesser battery life.

One of the reasons behind the popularity of PUBG Mobile in India are the various PUBG tournaments that offer cash prizes. These tournaments are held both at all India as well as local level.

Esports is a big industry in several Asian countries and PUBG Mobile is one of the games that opened the doors to develop the culture of Esports in India. While PC gaming contests are already established, the demand is limited as the cost of equipment creates a huge entry barrier for most gamers. So, they looked up to PUBG Mobile to start their Esports career.

It will be goodbye for all those gamers who have YouTube channels where they simply live stream and comment on their PUBG Mobile gameplay.

PUBG Mobile is among the games that have made gaming smartphones popular in India. Brands like Asus ROG, BlackShark and others started to market their phones by claiming to help buyers play better PUBG Mobile.