As industry leaders like Acer founder Stan Shih emphasize the growing importance of software development in the AI era, Foxconn Technology (Hon Hai) has once again showcased its agility by establishing a software R&D center in the southern port city of Kaohsiung, aiming to cement its presence in Taiwan’s burgeoning software market, which is projected to reach NT$5 trillion (US$156 billion) in the coming years.
On August 20, the highly anticipated Chinese AAA single-player game “Black Myth: Wukong” was officially launched worldwide. In just three days, it sold over 10 million copies and generated CNY3 billion (approx. US$422 million) in revenue. Considering that the total sales revenue in the Chinese console game market for the first half of 2024 was around CNY700 million, Black Myth: Wukong more than quadrupled that figure in just three days.