There has been speculation whether Krafton’s next game PUBG: New State would launch in India or not after the Indian Government banned the main mobile game last year. The sequel to PUBG Mobile has now been made official, however it is still uncertain whether the game would launch in India as no announcements were made by Krafton. 

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However, there is still hope that the game might eventually launch in India as something was discovered in its code. According to Instagram user GemWire, the source code for New State has a microsite that supports the Hindi language. In fact, the code has a “provision for loading in Hindi” according to the poster. 

“Recently, with no pre-registration available for India, China and Vietnam, there was certain uncertainty of whether the game would be available in India. Inspecting the website files shows us that there is a transcript file for Hindi hidden. The support for the Hindi language which is predominantly spoken in India suggests that it might make its way to India sooner or later,” the GemWire post said. 

According to a separate report by IGN India, the Hindi microsite has a full translation of content which indicates that Krafton is gearing to launch the game in the country. The Hindi microsite is currently disabled and cannot be accessed, probably due to the recent ban the game has faced in the country. However, it does show Krafton’s intent that PUBG: New State will be ready for launch in India as soon as the company is able to. The difference this time around is that the game does not have any direct involvement by Chinese company Tencent Games which was the reason behind the ban of the previous mobile game. 

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PUBG: New State is slightly different from the original game as it has a futuristic theme and involves gadgets like drones and deployable cover. If you want to know more details about the game, check out our coverage here.

Source: IGN India

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