In Genshin Impact update 5.6, material changes were made to several UI elements many months after an FTC ruling which banned developer HoYoverse, or publishing arm Cognosphere, from "selling lootboxes to teens under 16 without parental consent" and alleged that it had deceived "children and other users about the real costs of in-game transactions and odds of obtaining rare prizes."
HoYoverse paid a $20 million fine and was ordered to update how it presents its costs and odds, among other things. It is also rolling out a new wall for age verification for US Genshin players on May 20, with a July 18, 2025 deadline for completion. "If the verification is not completed by July 20th, 2026, the personal information of your HoYoverse account will be deleted permanently," a post reads.
