PUBG Mobile team to work with parents, government to ensure healthy, responsible experience for players

It has been a couple of months since PUBG Mobile scooped up attention for all the wrong reasons. The popular online mobile game started off on a high note and was quickly found to be one of the most popular games in recent times.

However, the immense popularity led to addiction, which in turn started bringing out the negative sides of the game. PUBG Mobile has been so far accused of causing distraction from studies for children and, in some cases, has been reported to provoke fatal consequences. While many have been suggesting a ban for the game from around the country, the PUBG Mobile Team has responded.

The PUBG Mobile Team has come with an official release, stating a fairly positive reply to the entire controversy surrounding the game in India.

“We appreciate the support and trust given to us by our PUBG Mobile players. While we strive to deliver the best possible gaming experience to our fans, we also believe that it is extremely important for us to be a responsible member of the gaming ecosystem. To this end, we constantly work and shall continue to work with different stakeholders, including parents, educators and government bodies, and listening to their feedback on what we can do to enhance the overall PUBG Mobile experience.”

“To foster a healthy and balanced in-game environment, we are developing numerous new features and enhancements which enables us to provide an environment for players to enjoy PUBG Mobile in a rewarding and responsible manner. We are honored to have a passionate community of PUBG Mobile players in India and globally and continue to welcome their feedback to make PUBG Mobile the best game ever!,” said the PUBG Mobile Team.

This means that we can possibly see a few new tools that could help curb down the addiction that has been reported for quite long. The PUBG Mobile Team hasn’t given out details on what the tools will be and how will they work on delivering a healthy experience. We speculate that the developers could implement some kind of parental controls over the game, allowing parents to keep a tab on their children’s PUBG playtime. The game could also offer a rewarding system for keeping a fine balance between the highest scores and controlled game-play time.

PUBG Mobile has received a lot of criticisms in the last few months. Earlier in the year, a fitness trainer in Jammu was hospitalised after he went into trauma and started hitting himself. Another case involved an 18-year-old boy attempting suicide after his parents refused to buy him an expensive smartphone for playing PUBG. The Gujarat government earlier took to issue a ban for the game across all primary schools in the state. The Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) also banned the game inside its campus late last year.

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