PUBG on Mobile is Thriving - Heading to the West?

Just recently, China got its hands on two separate versions of the beloved PlayerUnknown's Battleground for mobile. As you can expect, the results were shockingly encouraging. Following this, could we expect these mobile versions to spread through the rest of the world? 

The titles in question are PUBG: Army Attack and PUBG: Exhilarating Battlefield, developed by Tencent Timi Studio and Lightspeed & Quantum Studio respectively. Relatively the same game, with some key differences, the two are dominating the download charts on iOS. An industry insider, Daniel Ahmad provided the information on Twitter: 

"Both games have instantly jumped to the top of the download charts on iOS. The games had 75 million pre-registrations. So that shows you how huge the demand was for PUBG on mobile."

There's no need for an expert to understand the potential that a triple AAA title such as PUBG has on mobile. 75 million - take a second to read that number again. These numbers were recorded in the first day!

At the moment, there are no definite plans to bring the titles to the rest of the world. However, with such an incredible demand, this is an exciting opportunity for the game developers and gamers alike. With titles such as Fortnite gaining more an more players due to its pure accessibility on PC and console, moving to mobile could be just what PUBG needs to maintain its position.  

Other news for PUBG includes an upcoming $100,000 Invitational in the coming months, set for Romania from the 22nd to the 25th of March. Taking place exactly a month after IEM Katowice, this will be the second large-scale LAN of 2018 for PUBG, with 16 team spots to fill in. Teams from Europe, North America, and South America will be drawn to compete.

It is possible that Miramar will be included in the competition, but it's all still being decided.