Source from Monday Today South Korea said that the players when attending ASIAD 2022 will not be allowed … to shoot the opponent. Instead, the form of competition of the teams will be driving and fighting skills in using guns. That means that PUBG Mobile style will not appear at ASIAD 2022.
According to Monday Todaythe organizers are concerned that the competition of the survival and gunfire will “harm” the harmony of the nations. Dot eSports Also contacted Krafton to learn more about PUBG Mobile's competition format at ASIAD 2022. However, Krafton pushed the responsibility to the Asian Esports Federation (AESF) and the AESF side did not respond.
However, the publisher Tencent explained: “To suit the sports spirit and the size of ASIAD 2022, PUBG Mobile in the upcoming tournament is the integration between the game and the practical sports experience. We hope that it will bring excitement to the audience watching ASIAD 2022”.
Previously, Tencent had to make a series of changes related to PUBG Mobile because of the Chinese government regulations. In the country of billion people, PUBG Mobile will be referred to with the name of Game For Peace. In addition, when the player is defeated, it will turn into smoke rather than the blood stain effect as before.
Back to ASIAD 2022, PUBG Mobile is one of 8 medals besides the Mobile Union, FIFA, Dota2, League of Legends, Dream Three Kingdoms 2, Hearthstone and Street Fighter V.
