KRAFTON introduced on the seventeenth that it’ll launch ‘BGMI Lite,’ a light-weight model of ‘Battlegrounds Cell India (BGMI),’ in India by the tip of 2026.
“BGMI Lite continues our dedication to increasing accessibility to one in every of India’s most beloved gaming experiences,” KRAFTON said. “It’s the subsequent milestone within the evolution of the BGMI ecosystem, opening doorways to a brand new era of customers.” The corporate added, “As India’s gaming neighborhood grows, so does our objective to make BGMI extra inclusive and accessible.”
Particular particulars weren’t disclosed. KRAFTON India said solely that info concerning gameplay options can be revealed nearer to the launch date. The announcement didn’t embrace a selected launch date, supported system specs, whether or not the sport will hyperlink with present BGMI accounts and information, or if will probably be distributed as a separate app.
Sometimes, a ‘Lite’ model refers to a construct optimized for low-end units and restricted community environments by lowering file dimension and graphical processing necessities. On this announcement, KRAFTON India used the phrases ‘accessibility’ and ‘inclusivity’ slightly than explicitly mentioning assist for low-end units.
BGMI was launched in India in July 2021. It was faraway from native app markets by the Indian authorities in July 2022 however resumed service in Could 2023, roughly 10 months later. In its Q1 2026 earnings name, KRAFTON reported that cumulative downloads of BGMI had surpassed 260 million, with the variety of paying customers rising by 17% in comparison with the identical interval the earlier yr.
This isn’t KRAFTON’s first try at a ‘Lite’ model. The low-spec PC model, ‘PUBG Lite,’ launched in Southeast Asia in 2019 however ended service on April 29, 2021. On the cell entrance, ‘PUBG Cell Lite,’ serviced by Tencent, was launched in July 2019 and was shut down in India in September 2020 following the ban on ‘PUBG Cell’.
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