Garena Free Fire Ban: What the industry leaders take on it?

Garena Free Fire Ban: Check what the industry leaders take on it and what they think would be the way forward- The Ministry of Home Affairs has recommended a ban on 54 Chinese mobile applications, including the popular game Garena Free Fire. Once titled the most downloaded mobile game globally, the highly engaging battle royale game enjoys a high prize pool at its national and international tournaments. The news has come as a shock, as these athletes have a loyal fan base and have earned fame through this very game.

It would be interesting to check what the industry leaders take on it and what they think would be the way forward. Sharing below the quotes from gaming industry leaders expressing how this would put an impact on the booming Esports sector.

Garena Free Fire Ban: Check what the industry leaders take on it and what they think would be the way forward

Mr Lokesh Suji, Director, Esports Federation of India & Vice President of the Asian Esports Federation (AESF)

“It has come as a bolt from the blue for the Indian esports community, especially for the much popular Free Fire esports athletes who have been competing at national and international platforms and connecting with their fans through the virtual setups.

However, there is no need to be disappointed, we believe this will diversify the gaming industry as new players will be introduced and will encourage homegrown video gaming developers, allowing them to curate games based on Indian ethos & culture and showcase Indian capabilities when it comes to developing world-class video games. We fully support this & will fully support any such decisions taken by our government, when it comes to safeguarding national integrity & security. The Indian esports industry has been in the wherewithal situation in the past but that never stopped them from growing and never will as we are not dependent on one game”

Anurag Khurana, Founder, and CEO, Penta Esports

“Free Fire is one of the most popular games in India with a large user base. Apart from this, the game is a very popular esports title with a year-long esports roadmap and has a lot of professional teams and content creators associated with it. This ban will surely have ramifications for all stakeholders of the esports industry in India and those associated with the title.”

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Garena Free Fire Ban: Check what the industry leaders take on it and what they think would be the way forward

Mr Vishwalok Nath, Director, World Esports Cup and Esports Premier League (Both tournaments were played with game Free Fire)

“We hope that Garena can work with the Government of India to address the concerns raised around Free Fire. We have seen this happen in the past where titles made their way back after fixing the compliance issues. The entire creator and esports community around Free Fire is waiting for a positive and quick resolution to the move.”

ABHISHEK AGGARWAL, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Trinity Gaming India,

We support the decision of the Indian government concerning the nation’s security, however, not denying the fact that it might slightly disbalance the present gaming ecosystem and future assumption models. Gamers should take the opportunity to explore more games available to them in the market with other leading titles. I believe the Indian gaming community will continue to explore and develop new games and titles with the support of indigenous developers.

Mr Sagar Nair, Co-Founder & CEO, Qlan, The Gamer’s Social Network

“The Free Fire community is one of the largest and fastest-growing esports communities in India. The sudden banning of the game has surely blindsided a massive number of gamers. We’ve seen this happen before with the PUB G ban and if we are to learn from it, it seems like it may as well be a long-drawn battle to bring back the game. While the community handles this setback, gamers do have an alternative in the form of Free Fire Max which is still available for download. Unfortunately, it’s mostly a wait and watches the game here till we learn more.”

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