Genshin Impact has been on the Epic Games Store for about six months, but due to a recent change, Cognosphere is now listed as the game's publisher.Predictably, many Genshin Impact fans are curious about the Cognosphere transfer. miHoYo had been the game's publisher and developer since the game's inception, but it appears that they've now passed along the publishing duties.Genshin Impact changes their Epic Games Store publisher from miHoYo to CognosphereCognosphere PTE. LTE. is a company based in Singapore that is now Genshin Impact's publisher on the Epic Games Store. Cognosphere has also taken over the publishing duties of other miHoYo titles, including Tears of Themis.rie 💫@zzuorannhas anybody else noticed this? why did they change the developer for Tears of Themis from miHoYo Limited to COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD.?8:44 AM · Dec 10, 2021273has anybody else noticed this? why did they change the developer for Tears of Themis from miHoYo Limited to COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD.? https://t.co/LGGVsAcRTSyume@makihasegawaaHi I just heard that the publisher of genshin switched from mihoYo to Cognosphere. What happened?😰2:17 AM · Dec 13, 2021Hi I just heard that the publisher of genshin switched from mihoYo to Cognosphere. What happened?😰 https://t.co/saFxCNHryPmiHoYo will still be the developer for Genshin Impact and the other games transferred to Cognosphere. Therefore, players should expect in-game features to remain unchanged in light of the publisher change.In a HoYoLAB article, Genshin Impact mentions the Cognosphere transfer and promises to maintain quality publishing. However, miHoYo is yet to say why this transfer has taken place. A popular rumor regarding the matter suggests that miHoYo is trying to avoid government regulations as they continue to build and expand their game library.Rumors suggest Chinese censorship led to the Cognosphere transitione | eula haver@ikipetals@Genshinmem for anyone wondering, by moving the game under cognosphere, which is based in singapore, they might be able to get around censorships and keep the game as it is. cognosphere is just a publisher of mihoyo, not the developer. it's still the same company either way.1:25 AM · Dec 13, 202152225@Genshinmem for anyone wondering, by moving the game under cognosphere, which is based in singapore, they might be able to get around censorships and keep the game as it is. cognosphere is just a publisher of mihoyo, not the developer. it's still the same company either way.If rumors are true, Genshin Impact has made the Cognosphere transfer in response to Chinese censorship. China's government has implemented strict rules on video games over the past year. They now oppose same-s*x relationships displayed in video games, and the same goes for male characters with a feminine appearance.Genshin Impact has several male characters with feminine designs, so Chinese censorship may be an obstacle for creating such characters in future updates. As Genshin Impact and other miHoYo titles are now published by a Singapore-based company, they may be working to escape these regulations.bee@kindabeeishok so APPARENTLY mihoyo is making cognosphere the new publishers of genshin impact to supposedly get away from chinese government regulations; to be clear, cognosphere is owned by mihoyo but is located in singapore(?)9:24 AM · Dec 11, 202115233ok so APPARENTLY mihoyo is making cognosphere the new publishers of genshin impact to supposedly get away from chinese government regulations; to be clear, cognosphere is owned by mihoyo but is located in singapore(?)Another theory for the publisher change is that their games will now be able to connect more with third party payment platforms. Regardless of the reason for the change, it seems evident that miHoYo is essentially the parent company to Cognosphere.maxis ☭ (he/him) 🎄☃️@ojamajicognosphere is a publishing company that connects with banks, the whole purpose of moving the server is so that genshin can connect with third party payment systems, like epic games. this is so ppl paying for genshin aren't blocked by their banks bc mihoyo is a chinese company. twitter.com/kindabeeish/st…bee@kindabeeishok so APPARENTLY mihoyo is making cognosphere the new publishers of genshin impact to supposedly get away from chinese government regulations; to be clear, cognosphere is owned by mihoyo but is located in singapore(?)1:59 AM · Dec 12, 20217326ok so APPARENTLY mihoyo is making cognosphere the new publishers of genshin impact to supposedly get away from chinese government regulations; to be clear, cognosphere is owned by mihoyo but is located in singapore(?)cognosphere is a publishing company that connects with banks, the whole purpose of moving the server is so that genshin can connect with third party payment systems, like epic games. this is so ppl paying for genshin aren't blocked by their banks bc mihoyo is a chinese company. twitter.com/kindabeeish/st…Regarding the future of Genshin Impact, some players suspect more free rewards due to the Cognosphere transfer. China has limited big in-game rewards, as they don't want video games to incentivize the youth. Nevertheless, it's uncertain whether miHoYo games will actually offer bigger rewards just because they can.Icy❄️ | TRADING GENSHIN ACC 💙@IcyTheIcyiest-More events with freebies-More primos to get-No more masculine venti, xingqiu-They will listen to what we want from now on.-No nerfs -No more censors xD (still depends)-Asia server's ping will be betterAnd its not mihoyo now but cognosphere on sg, im so happy xD💙7:38 AM · Dec 12, 2021103-More events with freebies-More primos to get-No more masculine venti, xingqiu-They will listen to what we want from now on.-No nerfs -No more censors xD (still depends)-Asia server's ping will be betterAnd its not mihoyo now but cognosphere on sg, im so happy xD💙 https://t.co/gj5aKe7YA2Other miHoYo games like Honkai Impact 3rd are rumored to transition to Cognosphere as well. Fans of these games should keep an eye out for publisher changes in the coming weeks.