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Namun, Birthday Crate itu ternyata mendapat pertentangan dari sejumlah penganut agama Islam di media sosial. Peti berwarna biru itu dianggap mirip dengan Kabah, tempat suci bagi umat Muslim yang berada di Arab Saudi. Sejumlah pemain PUBG Mobile dari berbagai negara pun menyuarakan protesnya di media sosial, bahkan sampai menyerukan boikot PUBG.This tweet is unavailable
#BOYCOTTPUBG I strongly condemn this game. All Muslim should BOYCOTT this game. Due to its new update in which they have shown gift create which looks like our Holy Kabba in this game and people are aiming that target which is purely an act of terrorism pic.twitter.com/vwxebIm4SW
— Mesum Patel (@mesumpatel) March 22, 2019
@PUBG this thing in pubg mobile is resembling holy kaaba...more muslims are going with SLOGANS #boycottPUBG ...want this to be removed as soon as possible....@Tencent #PUBG pic.twitter.com/6cIQA4Q3tK
— Shah Kashif (@ShahKashif13) March 23, 2019
Menyikapi protes itu, pihak PUBG Mobile bertindak cepat dan langsung menyampaikan permintaan maaf di akun twitter miliknya.
"Kami menghargai tanggapan Anda terkait Birthday Crate, dan kami meminta maaf atas hal ini. Kami akan mendesain ulang Birthday Crate dan merilisnya segera," tulis PUBG Mobile, lewat akun Twitter resminya.
Mengingat beratnya masalah ini dan bagaimana hal itu bisa melukai perasaan umat muslim, pengembang PUBG tampaknya telah bertindak cepat dalam hal mendesain ulang kotak ulang tahun.We appreciate your feedback on the Birthday Crate, and we apologize for this oversight. We will redesign the Birthday Crate and release it soon. Thank you for your continued support of PUBG MOBILE.
— PUBG MOBILE (@PUBGMOBILE) March 22, 2019
(DWK)Thanks alot to PUBG Comunication,Producer And The Owner of PUBG for redesigning Birhtday Crate .Thanks Alot 👍🏻 pic.twitter.com/cw2kkL3L0o
— Muhammad Khan (@Muhamma06016576) March 22, 2019