At noon today, NetEase's "Sixteen Voices of Yanyun" issued an announcement, announcing that the game will be postponed.
In the announcement, they mentioned the next development plans for the game, including device adaptation, improved game graphics, increased single-player and multiplayer content, and optimized mobile experience. Subsequently, they are expected to also open offline player meetings and dual-end interoperability tests.
Since August 2022, when "Sixteen Voices of Yanyun" was first revealed at Gamescom, the game has undergone a total of three tests. In the three tests that ended not long ago, the official said that a number of data exceeded NetEase's S+ indicators.
"Sixteen Voices of Yanyun" was originally planned to be launched on July 26. The official has issued an announcement saying that if the public beta is later than July 26, an extra 1g of gold will be given for every 1 day late. In today's announcement, they also reaffirmed their commitment to remain unchanged and announced that the game will be launched in 2024, promising to multiply the real prize pool by another 100 times if tickets are bounced.
In addition, NetEase's senior management also attaches great importance to "Sixteen Voices of Yanyun". In NetEase's 2023 earnings call, Ding Lei said that the company attaches great importance to the game and hopes that through this work, it can promote and spread ancient Chinese martial arts culture and ancient Chinese culture to the world.