At the gaming expo ChinaJoy, a visitor destroyed a PS4 console in protest. He expressed his displeasure with the new game Genshin Impact.
What happened at the ChinaJoy expo? At the ChinaJoy expo in Shanghai, developer miHoYo announced a PS4 version of its new game Genshin Impact. Sony is handling the port and promotion of the title.
The third-person action game has faced a lot of criticism since its initial announcement at E3 2019 for PC and mobile devices. Many of the gameplay elements and the graphic style are strongly reminiscent of the popular Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Why did the fan destroy the console? One of the fans of Breath of the Wild was particularly outraged by the “shameless copy.” The expo visitor stood in front of the Genshin Impact booth, took a PS4 console out of his backpack, and smashed it on the ground in front of everyone.
He believes it is shameless of Sony to bring a game to the PS4 that so brazenly copies Breath of the Wild. And he is not alone in his opinion.
On the Chinese social media platform Weibo, the post about the PS4 port of Genshin Impact has received many angry and insulting comments towards Sony and developer miHoYo.
What is Genshin Impact? Genshin Impact is a third-person action game that sends you on adventures in an open world. You have a selection of several different characters, each with their own abilities and strengths.
During the announcement at E3 2019, the developers stated that Genshin Impact was inspired by Breath of the Wild. You can watch a trailer here and judge for yourself whether it looks like a “clone” or not:
