Pakistani gamers have not had a good month of August. The worldwide gaming industry has been hurt by the shortage of GPUs. One of the nations suffering the most from the crisis is Pakistan. Pakistani gamers and industry professionals have been eagerly awaiting graphic card prices for a while. Even as we wait helplessly, things will only get worse. The price of graphics cards has increased in Pakistan.
Local Distributors Face Penalties
The news that local wholesalers have 700 RTX graphics cards in their warehouses first surfaced in the local media a few months ago. Pakistan Customs recovered the shipments. The government also fined local graphic card wholesalers PKR 4 million in the most recent proceedings.
Customs in Pakistan imposes fees
Previously, state agencies, including Pakistan Customs, did not apply any charges on graphic card imports. There were no explicit regulatory provisions to guide local importers. However, Pakistan Customs has recently levied taxes and levies on graphic card imports into Pakistan. The authorities will monitor and tax graphic cards based on their kind and potential. Graphic cards are often classified into tiers based on the GPU’s VRAM capacity.
What Follows?
Currently, there is little hope that local graphic card prices will decrease. In the near future, we might anticipate local gaming industry experts speaking out against the escalating issue.
E-sports in Pakistan have a special potential despite the nation’s ongoing economic difficulties, such as widespread tax rises, since PUBG Mobile players have triumphed in numerous competitions, making it the most lucrative game in Pakistan. In recent years, local tournaments have also shown to be more beneficial than other gaming events.
Dota 2 and Counter-Strike Global Offensive (CSGO) were the two most popular competitive games in Pakistan, but after Valorant’s release a year ago, many players have shifted to the new FPS game. This new game also outnumbered the number of tournaments held in Pakistan in comparison to CSGO with larger prize pools.
The top played games in Pakistan right now are Valorant and PUBG Mobile, which are both growing in popularity and drawing in a lot of sponsors for tournaments.
E-Sports are unquestionably a multibillion-dollar industry, and Pakistan is quickly showcasing its capacity to build a talent pool in a variety of games with bigger prize pools.
Players should unquestionably have confidence that e-sports in Pakistan will have a brighter future, despite current political and economic conditions. Rest assured that the future of e-sports is clear and bright for gamers.
