Garena Faces Setback: Free Fire Delayed in India
- Garena, the gaming unit of Sea, faced a prolonged delay in launching its popular mobile game Free Fire in India.
- Garena partnered with local company Yotta for storage needs in India and initially aimed to release the game on September 5.
- Despite the previous ban on PUBG, Krafton's game regained popularity and became the top choice for Indian gamers.
Garena, the gaming unit of Sea, faced a prolonged delay in launching its popular mobile game Free Fire in India. The company had announced plans to release the game more than six months earlier, but the game had yet to launch at the time. Free Fire India is currently available for download in India.
Garena had teamed up with Yotta, a local company, for storage needs in India. It initially aimed to release Free Fire in India on September 5, but the company was still tweaking the game to suit local preferences and had not provided any significant updates.
The delay left Free Fire's Indian fanbase frustrated. Many players switched to Krafton's BGMI.
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India had previously banned Krafton's PUBG in the country. Last year, however, it allowed the company to launch a similar battle royale title. Krafton's game once again rose to the top as the most popular game in India.
Edited by Shruti Thapa
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