- Garena was supposed to relaunch Free Fire in India today.
- The launch has now been postponed by a few weeks.
- A new launch date for Free Fire India hasn’t been revealed yet.
Free Fire fans in India will have to wait longer than expected as the mobile game’s launch has been delayed. The Indian government had banned Free Fire along with 53 other Chinese-linked apps and games in February last year. The relaunch of Garena’s Free Fire in India was supposed to take place today but it has now been delayed by a few weeks.
Garena Free Fire India launch delayed
Garena made the announcement through Free Fire India’s official Instagram account. Here, the reason behind the delay is due to ensure “the best possible experience to all of our Free Fire India fans from the start.” The company adds that it is refining the gameplay, and it’s also working on completing the localisation of Free Fire India.
It looks like Free Fire doesn’t yet meet the local authorities’ requirements when it comes to localising the game for India. As part of its localisation efforts, the Singapore-based company partnered with Yotta, a Hiranandani Group firm, for local cloud hosting and storage.
Free Fire India new features
It has also introduced new features such as OTP verification and in-game spending restrictions for minor players. It will also add limited playtime hours which is 3 hours for minors and 6 hours for others. Free Fire India will also have break reminders, and virtual game announcements.
Garena has assured that the Free Fire India launch will take place so rest assured you will be play in a few weeks. It also highlighted the “overwhelmingly enthusiastic response” that it received from the Indian community on the announcement of Free Fire coming back to India.
For the relaunch, Garena has roped in cricketer MS Dhoni as Free Fire India’s brand ambassador. It has also introduced a character named ‘Thala’ based on Dhoni. There will be four other Indian sportspersons in the game including Sunil Chhetri, Saina Nehwal, Leander Paes, and Rahul Chaudhary.
