PUBG boycott in Vietnam: what people in Vietnam are saying
According to news reports, PUBG is facing an increasing boycott in Vietnam.
We read 569 public comments about it on YouTube, App Store, Reddit and Web; 167 of them, from 164 different people, are about this story. Below is what they say, counted.
What people are saying
Each comment is filed under the one position it takes; shares are of on-topic comments. Quotes are verbatim in Vietnamese with an English translation, most-liked first, one per person.
Switching to other games
26%44 comments
“Vn mình đoàn kết quá =))) hết Roblox VNG đến PUBG”
Translated: Our Vietnam is too united =))) from Roblox VNG to PUBG
“Nên VN mình cần lắm một tựa game thực sự của mình”
Translated: So Vietnam really needs a game that's truly ours
“Bây h thì mình chỉ chơi Minecraft cho đỡ chán v..... 🫠 PUBG bây h hết nói nổi r.....”
Translated: Right now I'm just playing Minecraft to kill time v..... PUBG is just unbearable now.....
Supports PUBG boycott
25%41 comments
“hay quá. bỏ cả 1 thị trường để cứu 1 streamer. krafton khôn đấy”
Translated: So good. Sacrificing an entire market to save one streamer. Krafton is smart.
“Delta Force rất cảm ơn Krafton:))”
Translated: Delta Force thanks Krafton very much :))
“Thanks to HIMASS & TANVUU, Vietnam is now officially banned from fair play, Congratulations on destroying your own country's esports sponsorship”
Translated: Thanks to HIMASS & TANVUU, Vietnam is now officially banned from fair play, Congratulations on destroying your own country's esports sponsorship
Criticizes game publisher
18%30 comments
“Nghe cay nhỉ. Nó quá coi thường Việt Nam!”
Translated: Sounds bitter, huh. They really look down on Vietnam!
“Người ta bán đi cổ phiếu cua K vì không tin vào cách quản lí của bên K, một sự việc rất nhỏ mà xử lí đi vào lòng đât”
Translated: People are selling their K stocks because they don't trust K's management, a very small incident but handled poorly.
“Toàn bọn simp lỏ 500 mắt mà khả năng bà này bồ của nhà phát hành PUBG chứ làm j có chuyện 1 cái giải cỏ mà đi xử phạt nặng thế😅đúng là trò cười thiên hạ chx tính đến việc bà này gian lận còn nhiều hơn 2 ông ý nghe nói còn có code bo để có lợi cho bên Hàn”
Translated: All these simp fools with 500 eyes, this lady must be the girlfriend of the PUBG publisher, how could a small tournament lead to such heavy penalties 😅 it's truly a joke, they haven't even considered that this lady has cheated more than those two, I've heard there's even a code bo to benefit the Korean side.
Opposes punishment of Vietnamese players
11%19 comments
“Ra án phạt Đạt với Vũ nhưng lại không chỉ ra lỗi sai chỗ nào, luật không cấm thì mình làm là có lỗi ?”
Translated: They punish Dat and Vu but don't point out where the mistakes are, if the law doesn't prohibit it, then if I do it, is it a mistake?
“bức thư đó khúc đầu nhận lỗi nhưng khúc giữa lại bảo phạt mỗi 2 player vn, còn con bông tuyết thì ko thấy nhắc đến :v”
Translated: That letter starts with an apology but then in the middle says only punish the 2 VN players, while the snowball girl isn't mentioned at all :v
“Họ lựa chọn ngay từ đầu đứng về phía HQ nên xoá đi ae.. chơi với sự ko tôn trọng game thủ đó là sự sỉ nhục game thủ.”
Translated: They chose from the beginning to side with HQ, so removing the brothers... playing with disrespect for gamers is an insult to gamers.
Questions transparency of the incident
10%17 comments
“Niềm tin đã mất giọt nước mắt cuốn kí ức PUBG chìm sâu. Khi mà công lý, sự công bằng và minh bạch của nhà phát hành game chỉ còn là trò cười 🤬”
Translated: Trust has been lost, tears wash away the memories, PUBG sinks deep. When justice, fairness, and transparency from the game publisher have become a joke 🤬
“Vụ này thì đã đằng nhưng tôi cay nhất quả đài truyền hình dám đăng 1 tin không chính thống, đã vậy còn không che mặt đúng láo”
Translated: In this case, I've been angry but the angriest is the TV station daring to post an unofficial news, and even not covering their faces, just ridiculous.
“Cái quan trọng nhất trong bộ luật ngày 14 là "NGƯỜI CHƠI TỰ CHỊU TRÁCH NHIỆM ĐỐI VỚI CÁC BẤT LỢI ĐẾN TỪ VIỆC SET DELAY KHÔNG HỢP LÝ" với "BTC KHÔNG GIẢI QUYẾT CÁC KIẾU NẠI LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN VIỆC K NẮM RÕ NỘI QUY" thì thấy k ai đưa tin nhỉ :(”
Translated: The most important thing in the law on the 14th is "PLAYERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DISADVANTAGES ARISING FROM UNREASONABLE SET DELAY" and "THE ORGANIZERS DO NOT RESOLVE ANY COMPLAINTS RELATED TO NOT UNDERSTANDING THE RULES" but I see no one reporting this :(
Criticizes cheating behavior
10%16 comments
“If a cheating player is applauded on their way out, it sets a dangerous precedent for the next generation”
Translated: If a cheating player is applauded on their way out, it sets a dangerous precedent for the next generation
“mèn ơi, có cái giải giao hữu chơi cho vui thôi mà cũng đi nhìn màn hình người khác để thắng cho bằng được rồi viện lý do là vì không bị cấm cho nên không phải là gian lận, vớ vẩn. mấy đứa con nít xóm tui chơi game còn biết làm vậy là bị ăn đập mà.”
Translated: Oh man, it's just a friendly tournament for fun but they still look at other people's screens to win at all costs and then argue that it's not cheating because it's not banned, ridiculous. Even the kids in my neighborhood know that doing that would get them beaten.
“game ko có công bằng thì xóa mẹ game quá thiên vị”
Translated: If the game isn't fair, then just delete the damn game, it's too biased.
Comments per day
By the date each comment was posted
Alternatives people name
26% of on-topic comments are about moving elsewhere — this is where they say they are going.
- delta force18 comments
- game khác3 comments
What happened, according to the press
The headlines this story was detected from, linked
- Nhiều hệ thống gaming gỡ PUBG PC, quyết đứng về phía tuyển thủ Việt Namdantri.com.vn · 24 Sept 2026
- PUBG đối mặt làn sóng tẩy chay ngày càng lớn tại Việt Namthanhnien.vn · 24 Sept 2026
Questions this page answers
What happened with PUBG?
According to news reports, PUBG is facing an increasing boycott in Vietnam.
What are people saying about PUBG boycott in Vietnam?
Of 167 comments from 164 people on YouTube, App Store, Reddit and Web: Switching to other games (26%); Supports PUBG boycott (25%); Criticizes game publisher (18%); Opposes punishment of Vietnamese players (11%).
What alternatives to PUBG do people mention?
Named in the comments, by number of comments naming each: delta force (18), game khác (3).
How this page is made
The story was picked up from Google's trending searches and the technology press. Public comments about it were then collected from open sources, each one filed under the single position it takes or set aside as off-topic; insults aimed at a nationality or a person are set aside and never quoted. A story only gets a page once at least 25 different people have commented on it. The counts are refreshed for two weeks after the story breaks, and the page is removed 30 days after it. Methodology →
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