Ahead of BattleGrounds Mobile India release date announcement, PUBG New State pre-registrations cross 17 million worldwide. Krafton has also announced that it is closing the alpha testing of PUBG New State within a week.

Krafton, the developers of PUBG Mobile, announced that the PUBG New State closed alpha testing will begin soon. The developers began closed alpha testing of PUBG New State on June 11, and the process has been concluded within a week of the upcoming game.
PUBG New State pre-registrations
Ahead of BattleGrounds Mobile India release
Battlegrounds Mobile India developer, Krafton, is working on another game called PUBG New State. Krafton began the PUBG new State pre-registration processor soon after it released the trailer of the new Battle Royale. Last week, the developers began the close alpha testing in the United States, and Krafton has now announced that it is closing the alpha testing of PUBG New State within a week.
The alpha testing was being conducted only in the US and was only available for Android smartphone users. Krafton had said that it would expand the testing to other regions based on user feedback from users. More details on the iOS app support are expected in the coming days.

Please take note, for PUBG New State, KRAFTON Inc is itself handling the distribution responsibilities instead of handing them over to Tencent Games, like for its original PUBG Mobile game.
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The upcoming PUBG New State game will be set in a dystopian 2051where “anarchy rules as numerous factions battle each other.” The gameplay will include many more tools and features than its predecessors, like drones, combat rolls, and more.
The Bottom Line
PUBG New State, aka PUBG 2.0, is set in the year 2051. Like PUBG Mobile, PUBG Mobile New State will come with new weapons and ammunition. It will also include drones, combat rolls, etc. Players can walk/ run or use vehicles to explore the map.

The developers also announced that PUBG New State pre-registrations had crossed the 17 million mark within a few months. Players can still pre-register to get early access to the game.