PUBG Lite to officially shut down globally by April 29: Developers

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) Lite version will be shutting down at the end of this month. In the release, PUBG mentioned that PUBG Lite’s website has been closed and it will be followed by end of service on April 29 and the end of player support on May 29.

The news of PUBG Lite's shut down was confirmed by the developers Krafton via a message on its official website.

"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," the game’s publisher Krafton said in the release.

"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 service of PUBG Lite is scheduled to end on April 29th, 2021 (UTC)," the company added.

The release also mentions that the battle royale game’s users will be able to play the game as they used to before. Also, they can spend in-game credits including L-COIN (in-game currency/in-app purchase) until the game is terminated. However, the company has decided to keep the PUBG LITE Facebook page live even after the shutdown.

Last year in December, it was announced that L-COIN top-up system will be terminated and it will become a 100 per cent free game. The top-up channels were also called on December 15.

The game was launched in 2019 globally to make PUBG playable on lower-end Android smartphones and entry-level PCs without dedicated graphic cards. PUBG Mobile was banned in India last year along with other Chinese apps, but the PC version was still available for players. PUBG Lite had over 100 million downloads on Google Play Store.

Source: indianexpress.com, indiatvnews.com

Written by Siddhant Sharma