According to the Southern Metropolis Daily, people close to Tencent responded to the news that "Tencent will partially disband the XR (mixed reality) team", saying that the game XR business line will change the hardware development path and adjust the relevant business teams, but this adjustment does not mean that Tencent gave up exploring the XR field, and Tencent Games will still consider other development directions, such as software technology and content ecology. People close to Tencent told Nandu reporters that there are inaccuracies in the rumored information: the XR business is not suspended across the board, but to adjust some projects. The insider said, “After the Black Shark acquisition was blocked, Tencent’s original path of directly acquiring the self-built XR hardware ecosystem will change, so some projects in the XR business line have been adjusted.” Tencent previously announced in June 2022 The XR department was established on March 20, with the intention of developing the metaverse concept of the virtual world.