【Gossip】Shanghai Mayor Visits HoYoverse: Community Worries About Content Censorship

Recently, Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng led a delegation to visit the headquarters of HoYoverse. During the visit, officials inspected the visual design of projects like 'Genshin Impact,' reviewed progress in core technologies such as cel-shading and AI, and encouraged the company to continue leveraging its market position to promote traditional Chinese culture.

The official stance emphasizes government support for digital economy firms to thrive in the current landscape. Following the news, community sentiment spiked. Players noted the tireless efforts of Da Wei (President Liu Wei) in handling these high-profile visits, while analyzing the development as a net positive for the company’s stability.

The core of the community gossip lies in concerns about future censorship: with such frequent official oversight, will the studio's games become increasingly restrictive? Many players joked that this is 'not good for lewd content' (bu li hao se se), speculating that the current level of content in 'Honkai Impact 3rd' might represent the ceiling for future titles, citing the old proverb 'a tall tree catches the wind.'