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Garena was supposed to launch its Free Fire India on Google Play Store today. However, the launch has been postponed by a few more weeks, and right now, there is no information on the exact launch date of the battle royale game.
Here is an official statement from Garena regarding the latest development:
“We are delighted by the overwhelmingly enthusiastic response from our Indian community to the announcement of the launch of Free Fire India.
To ensure we can offer the best possible experience to all of our Free Fire India fans from the start, we will postpone the launch by a few more weeks.
In addition to refining the gameplay, we are taking some time to fully complete our localisation of the Free Fire India experience.
We would like to thank our Free Fire India community for your support, and hope that you will bear with us while we work on bringing you the ultimate battle royale experience.”
Garena has recently re-entered India with its popular battle royale title – Free Fire India. The Singapore-based company said the mobile game will have a brand new identity and introduce India-centric features.
In February last year, the Indian government had recommended a ban on 54 Chinese mobile applications including Free Fire, which was one of the most downloaded games of 2021.
In an interview with indianexpress.com, Vaibhav Das Mundhra, Senior Manager and game Producer, Garena said that the modified version has been developed keeping the local laws and regulations in mind.
Garena said it has roped in Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the face of Free Fire India and will feature in the game as a playable character named ‘Thala’.
The game will also pack several exclusive features to help players easily reach Grandmaster, the highest rank in Free Fire which is given to the top 300 players in a region.
Just like BattleGrounds Mobile India, Free Fire India will implement ‘playtime limits’ and remind players to ‘Take a Break’ if they are playing for a long time. Moreover, the Singapore-based company will also remind users that the game takes place in a virtual world.
To keep in line with Indian laws, the game will also enforce spending limits and toxicity reporting mechanisms. In order to boost its presence in the country’s Esports market, Garena recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Uttar Pradesh that will let the company host an international-level Esports tournament in the state sometime in December.
Free Fire India will be available for download starting September 5 on Android. The game is currently open for pre-registration on the Google Play Store and interested players can sign up for the game by simply searching for ‘Free Fire India’ and tapping on the green ‘Pre-register’ button.
After signing up, players can choose to automatically download the game once it’s available or opt for manual installation. Unfortunately, there is no word if Garena plans to launch the game on Apple devices as search queries for ‘Free Fire India’ on the Apple App Store returned no relevant results.
