Today saw the relaunch of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile in India, this time under the name Battlegrounds Mobile India. The developer, Krafton, has announced the privacy rules for Battlegrounds Mobile India, albeit the game’s release date is still a secret. If you’re under 18, you can’t access all of the features in the game, according to the privacy policy.
Players under the age of 18 will need parental permission to access some content in the game. Furthermore, minors in India cannot play Battlegrounds Mobile for longer than three hours per day or spend more than Rs 7,000 on in-game items every day.
In India, Users Under the Age of 18 Must Follow Certain Guidelines when Using Battlegrounds Mobile.
The Need for A Mobile Phone Number
If you are under 18 years old, you will need to provide the mobile number of a parent or guardian to confirm that you are of legal age to play Battlegrounds Mobile India, as stated in the game’s privacy policy. To our knowledge, no video game has implemented such a rule.
Krafton has been vague about how it plans to confirm parental consent. The creator of the game might potentially send a text message to the parent’s phone, requesting permission to let their child play the game. For Battlegrounds Mobile India, the SMS might include a one-time password (OTP) that would need to be entered in order to proceed. However, that is all conjecture.
It’s worth noting that if Krafton uses this approach, players will have a lot of success in fooling the game developer. Teens in India can bypass the need to enter their parent’s mobile phone numbers and access Battleground Mobile India by using their own phone numbers. Krafton may alternatively establish a call center from which it could contact parents to obtain their approval, but this option appears highly improbable.
The Upper Hand Limits Gambling
Players under the age of 18 are restricted to no more than three hours of daily playtime, as stated in the Battlegrounds Mobile India privacy policy. Parents who are concerned that their children would spend all day playing the game upon its release as a downloadable option in the country may find this limitation to be a welcome relief.
Caps on In-App Buys
You may also be aware that in-app purchases are a possibility in games of this type. Interestingly enough, the game’s creator says that Battlegrounds Mobile India players under the age of 18 are limited to spending no more than Rs 7,000 (around $1. Yet, we seriously doubt that the vast majority of Indian children will ever pay for any in-app content.
