BGMI is back but you still cannot play it, blame Krafton servers

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Last week turned out to be in favour of hundreds of thousands of gamers in India who have waited for about a year. Krafton announced it is bringing Battlegrounds Mobile India, popularly known as BGMI, back after a year-long hiatus. A few days later, BGMI showed up again on the Google Play Store, sending anticipating gamers into a frenzy. But the game is still not playable. Also Read — BGMI is now available for download on Google Play Store, iPhone users still waiting

Even though BGMI is back on the Google Play Store, it is visible to a select few users since the rollout is incremental. Those who can see the listing, however, can download the game, but cannot play it. That is because the servers are frozen. According to the message displayed on the game’s welcome screen, the servers are yet to go live in India. Unless the servers are set up, the game will remain unplayable. Also Read — As BGMI returns, government outlines 3-month probation, conditions for Krafton

“Currently, the closed test track for BGMI is updated. Those who opted for a public test for the game before its launch are expected to get a message which takes them to the Play Store to download the game” said Krafton in a statement. “However, the link won’t work, and the game cannot be downloaded as the servers have been shut down. We also understand that some other users who had not opted for the closed test are also getting this message. This is a technical error, and we are working on resolving it.” Also Read — BGMI is coming back to app stores in India a year after ban

Some users even said that the Play Store had listed an older version of BGMI. In this case, players will not gain access to the latest features and probably the server access will remain