For fans of the Chinese game development, the year 2024 began with rather unexpected news: several sources from the Middle Kingdom reported the dismissal of Feng Shixin, a representative of government regulatory structures and responsible for a number of tightened restrictions, which fell on Chinese gaming companies at the end of 2023.
Let us recall that the sensational bill intended to limit the influx of donations, as well as prohibit the gacha system and mechanics that stimulate gambling addiction. Most of these bans directly relate to F2P games by type Honkai: Star Rail and Genshin Impact.
The official reasons for the dismissal have not yet been announced, but the media see this as a direct connection with the decline in profits of local gaming market conglomerates, amounting to billions of dollars. Such large losses cannot be ignored by China's slowing economy, which is suffering from an outflow of private investment - is this not a reason to give back before the situation gets out of control?
According to the Party, unsuccessful tightening will be reviewed, and regulatory authorities will become more attentive to public opinion and the gaming industry as a whole . For fans of such profitable Chinese projects as HSR And Genshin Impact this news may mean the removal or easing of restrictions on donations and the gacha system. Although the contents of the amended bill remain unknown.
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