I don't think Hoyo can just pivot so close to the release of the next map. Due to the sheer amount of work each version takes (months to a year), the most I expect is probably certain names and aesthetics to be changed around.
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That's right, this game utilizes assets from a canceled project. The original prototype was based in Shanghai, so you'll notice some Shanghai-themed elements. However, overall it remains a recreation of Singapore.
Do you know why the Shanghai based one was cancelled? Overall much more potential
What I've heard is that Cai Haoyu, the major shareholder who personally led the project at the time, was dissatisfied with it. After several years of development, neither the technology nor the entire team met his expectations.
Great on Mihoyo if they go through with it. I’m tired of Chinese entertainment companies blatantly playing the “Japanese shill” angle. Just as there needs to be technological independence from the West & its vassals, there needs to be cultural independence from imitating foreign cultures.
This doesn’t mean everything needs to be Chinese coded (which would be boring). It just means there should be more critical & novel takes, less obvious copying of their styles. Hopefully the row with Japan will persist for long enough to effect a real cultural pivot among Chinese consumers, similar to how the THAAD controversy constrained the influence of the Korean Wave.