Garena announces the end of the Free Fire Max version

The company asked that players keep their account updated in the original Free Fire

08 de March de 2023 Ronny Rolim

Garena announced, this Wednesday (8), the end of the maximized version of Free Fire known as Free Fire MAX (FFMAX). Until then, the version brought the same gameplay that players already found in the original Free Fire, but with improved graphics and resources. Free Fire Max is no longer available for download in Android (Play Store) and iPhone (iOS - Apple Store) app stores.

Free Fire Max was released on September 28, 2021, with the promise of being a more robust version of Free Fire , with improved graphics and more immersive gameplay. Although it made the official announcement within the game, Garena did not make clear the reasons that led to the end of Free Fire MAX .

In the text sent by Garena to players using the Free Fire MAX version, the company asked that players keep their account updated on the original Free Fire and makes it clear that the maximized version will not have updates from the next game update, scheduled for 21 March 2023.

Although Garena has not made any official announcement about the decision to end Free Fire MAX , after the excellent numbers during the pandemic period, everything leads to the belief that the reason is the strong decline of SEA LTD , Garena 's parent company, which suffered a drop of more than 72% in the price of its shares in 2022. In February, Garena suffered a severe blow after Free Fire was banned in India , one of its largest markets.

In addition, a Garena spokesperson confirmed with Free Fire Mania about Free Fire Max:

“As part of efforts to improve the experience of Brazilian Free Fire players, we request that everyone follow the next game updates in the original Free Fire application starting March 21, 2023. Brazilian Free Fire Max users can link their guest accounts using social media login or email until March 21, 2023. Download Free Fire now from the Play Store (Android) or App Store (iOS) and link your account.”

The next Free Fire update is scheduled to take place on March 22, 2023 and players who already have Free Fire MAX installed will be able to use the APK normally until this date, then the maximized version of Free Fire will not be available for login of users.