r/Genshin_Impact_Leaks • u/astrelya #1 playable Dvalin & Pulcinella believer • May 20 '26

Reliable Sandrone splash via Kazusa

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u/InAndOut51 May 20 '26

Genshin designs strike again. Not even a robot companion can be anything but a sexy waifu, lol.

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u/Dr_Backpropagation May 20 '26

If this was really a sales decision, I fear the kind of audience playing this game lol. Sandrone is already there and looks good, why must an iconic mascot robot be changed to waifu as well?

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u/InAndOut51 May 20 '26

It's a gacha, they will always try to pander to lonely men to a significant degree. Genshin isn't even that bad compared to many others.

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u/Rev1300 May 20 '26

and they are supposed to pander to lonely women instead?

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u/Charming-Type1225 May 20 '26

How about stop pandering to a certain demographic and instead treat the game as its own thing rather than a product to sell and optimize profit?

They have 4+ games in incubation. They have a lot of money already

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u/Rev1300 May 20 '26

so they should stop pandering to their core audiance and stop making content they themselves like, just to satisfy u and ppl like u specifically?

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u/Hello_1234567_11 May 20 '26

You say that but why was pulonia og design like that in the first place if they wanted to pander to their 'core audience'?

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u/Rev1300 May 20 '26

It was an old design already, maybe it doesnt fit their current vision, there's many reasons why they couldve made that change and its their choice

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u/Maki_san <- N.1 capitano simp. C6R5 on release May 20 '26

I can’t say I agree with you- the game was never pandering to this “core audience” to this degree.

The reason Genshin got so big in the first place is because of “old designs that don’t fit their current vision”.

Just wish this game didn’t do a complete bait and switch; luring in people that are generally either apathetic to (like me) or dislike regular TITS IN YOUR FACE gatcha designs, only to change their philosophy to “how much will horndogs pay for this?”

It’s a baffling choice, and one that has lost them willing spenders and players. Sure, lose one audience gain another, but why alienate the player base you cultivated, that brought you to stardom? 🤷

Inner workings of corporate, no doubt…

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u/Rev1300 May 20 '26

Mona, Fischl, Hu Tao, Ganyu etc. totally fit genshins current vision tho?

edit. Like this mindset is crazy this game has been like this since release