RS Minister urges eSports recognition in India by calling out banned games like PUBG Mobile in Asian Games 2022

RS Minister urges eSports recognition in India by calling out banned games like PUBG Mobile in Asian Games 2022

Indian Minister calls for eSports recognition

After setting up a dedicated task force for implementing AVGC related work, an Indian Minister in the latest Rajya Sabha session has drawn attention to banned games like PUBG Mobile and highlighted the need for the recognition of eSports and gaming in the country.

Esports had been a frowned upon career few years ago but the situation has drastically changed now in most of the countries including India. While some selected countries have already started setting up schools and recognising eSports as an official sports, India is yet to make any final moves on this sector.

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Indian Minister brings attention towards banned games like PUBG Mobile

Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, a member of India’s upper house of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, in the latest session called out for the need of recognizing the growth of eSports and gaming in the country. By calling out for this sector, he also brought attention to the banned games like PUBG Mobile which has been selected as an official medal event at Asian Games 2022.

For the first time ever, eSports will be seen as a medal event at the Asian Games. The Olympic Council of Asia had announced eight different titles to be played at the 19th Asian Games that is going to take place in Hangzhou, China from 10th September and conclude on 25th September.

RS Minister urges eSports recognition in India by calling out banned games like PUBG Mobile in Asian Games 2022
PUBG Mobile and Arena of Valor

The titles selected include some immensely popular games such as PUBG Mobile, Arena of Valor, DOTA 2 and others. It is important to note here that the two of the games- PUBG Mobile and Arena of Valor were banned in India due to privacy concerns. Much to the surprise, the RS Minister brought this to the attention of other ministers.

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“The subject of special mention of the house, which is about developing a prudent ecosystem of Esports, including legally permissible e-gaming. I would like to draw the attention of the house to the fact that among the eight games that are medal sports in the Asian Games 2022 two are banned in India by the Ministry of Electronics Information Technology, due to Data pilferage concerns.”

He further added that the country should have a more holistic approach towards eSports and gaming so that eSports athletes can be selected for the qualifying tournaments in a transparent manner. While championships for games like DOTA 2, FIFA 22 and others has already begun, the future of PUBG Mobile and Arena of Valor remains bleak.

RS Minister urges eSports recognition in India by calling out banned games like PUBG Mobile in Asian Games 2022
Asian Games 2022

Indeed, the alternative of PUBG Mobile exists in India that goes by the name Battlegrounds Mobile India, there is currently no replacement for Arena of Valor. With a bright and promising response from the eSports market, the government needs to ramp up procedures for expanding the growth of eSports.

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