PUBG Lite is shutting down on THIS date; Check the reason here!

In a sad news for PUBG fans, the toned-down version of the original PUBG Mobile FPS game -- PUBG Lite will shut down by the end of this month. Krafton has announced that it will shut down the Lite free-to-play version on April 29, The Verge reported. New downloads were shut down on March 30th.

In its note to fans, Krafton, the game’s publisher said: "We are deeply grateful for the passion and support from the astounding number of PUBG LITE fans that have been with us. During the strenuous times of the COVID-19 pandemic, we hope that PUBG LITE was able to provide our fans a fun way to stay safe.

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"Unfortunately, we have made the difficult decision to close service after much deliberation and the time has come for our journey to end. We regretfully inform you that the service of PUBG LITE is scheduled to end on April 29th, 2021 (UTC),” Krafton noted.

News of the shutdown came after the publisher’s announcement last November that PUBG Lite was going fully free-to-play, after ditching its in-game currency system. The game was launched in beta in January 2019 in Thailand, and it moved to Europe in October of that same year.

Reports predict that the low demand could probably be the reason for the developer to entirely pull down the game from its list. Apparently, the PUBG Lite Facebook page will remain open even after the game service terminates until further notice, BGR India said in its report.

Meanwhile,  GodNixon, also known as Luv Sharma, who is a popular PUBG Mobile content creator, has come up with a claim in which he says that the Indian government has approved PUBG Mobile India, finally. Do note that there is no official word anywhere on this as yet and as such, the ban on PUBG Mobile remains till further notice. However, this bit of news will ensure that the fans' hopes stay alive and kicking!