PCGamer: PUBG faces China ban for deviating from 'socialist core values'

[ItsBobbyDarin]

So your saying Bluehole is going to invest in VPN Services? I mean, the game is TOO popular, people who want to play will continue to find a way. VPN's are going to explode if this happens.

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[Rainrir]

China's motivations are it's either a social thing where they believe they're doing it for the betterment of society or they're in it to get a piece of the pie.

Example We Chat, could have easily used Whatsapp or Line or any other messenger but makes their own. Google -> Baidu, Twitter -> Sina Weibo. Etc and the list goes on.

I'm surprised they don't have their own steam client yet, or maybe they do and I'm not really aware of it. Banning PUBG would mean Chinese players and Chinese money stays in China by buying other Battle Royals games. The alternative option would be PUBG gets published by a Chinese company so that China gets a slice of the profit.

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WeGame exists. And there is even shady rumors that it is lobbying the Chinese government to get Steam blocked from China.