{"id":70854,"date":"2026-08-12T15:03:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T06:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=70854"},"modified":"2026-08-12T15:07:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T06:07:53","slug":"mihoyo-to-shut-down-its-ai-powered-virtual-girlfriend-simulator-bside-olivia-lin-less-than-two-months-after-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/mihoyo-to-shut-down-its-ai-powered-virtual-girlfriend-simulator-bside-olivia-lin-less-than-two-months-after-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"MiHoYo to shut down its AI-powered \u201cvirtual girlfriend\u201d simulator BSide: Olivia Lin less than two months after launch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Genshin Impact developer miHoYo recently announced that it would be shutting down the servers for its experimental AI-companion game <strong>BSide: Olivia Lin<\/strong>, citing \u201cphased planning and future arrangements.\u201d The title is set to be removed from Steam on August 31, with an offline version scheduled for August 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BSide: Olivia Lin is a generative AI-powered companion app which lets players interact with Lin Li, a university student from Shanghai who majors in piano and minors in psychology. In the game, players can listen to Lin\u2019s live performances, ask her for creative advice, exchange letters, and upload their own music files to generate music videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260812-708540001.jpg\" alt=\"Bside: Olivia Lin\" class=\"wp-image-70856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260812-708540001.jpg 960w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260812-708540001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260812-708540001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The title launched in Early Access on July 13, and has received over 1,500 reviews on Steam, with an \u201cOverwhelmingly Positive\u201d rating. Originally, it was planned for the game to stay in Early Access until late 2026, but it seems that miHoYo has decided to end services much earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The offline version of BSide: Olivia Lin, coming only four days before its removal from Steam, will allow players to continue listening to Lin Li\u2019s piano performances, and is also set to offer features such as dynamic desktop wallpapers. However, features like MIDI uploading or letter composition, which rely on online services, will be unavailable. Additionally, the developers warn that the offline version will only be available for download until August 31, and will be removed from the Steam store page alongside the live-service version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/square-enix-debuts-ai-powered-qa-testing-platform-in-new-collaboration-with-google-gemini-built-with-backing-from-japanese-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Square Enix debuts AI-powered QA testing platform in new collaboration with Google Gemini, built with backing from Japanese government<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BSide: Olivia Lin is set to be removed from Steam on August 31, with an offline version scheduled for August 27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":70855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-08-12T06:03:33+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3msuhghyk3u2t","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3msuhghyk3u2t\",\"cid\":\"bafyreigxdijk4qtvqy7dk47jictg3ty7jkvw3ktgylrlfvm7ziyacfissi\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreifqsovbbvfi5sp7mak6fb5czd2cfo6i2myrenw7zfklncsxlvckfi\",\"rev\":\"3msuhghynyu2t\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-70854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":7}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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