Not really breaking news. I'm not a Genshin Impact fan or player. But its just something funny to watch.
This cartoon expresses it quite well:
Then Microsoft wanna do this next:
Westerners continually underestimate the competitiveness of the Chinese in the software world. WeChat, TikTok, and now Genshin Impact. All were relative unknowns, who then became big hits.
So when MS wanna clone a Chinese game. Would anyone call it a rip-off? Because practically all Chinese video games have been called rip-offs.
PS: I have a wishlist for Chinese game makers. Please make a Call of Duty or Battlefield type game. Featuring the PLA special forces as the good guys. Please make it available for international gamers to buy and install. I'll be among the first to buy it. Don't worry about the market risk, there will be people buying it, no matter the political hate.