上海将适时开展外企研发游戏产品视同国产试点

Group 1 - The Shanghai government has introduced measures to promote the high-quality development of the software and information services industry, including a pilot policy that allows foreign game companies' products developed in Shanghai to be treated as domestic games [1][2] - The measures consist of 17 initiatives aimed at supporting the digital content industry, including the establishment of digital content industry clusters and facilitating financing for digital content projects [2] - In 2023, Shanghai's total sales revenue from online games reached 144.528 billion yuan, with domestic market sales accounting for 119.01 billion yuan and overseas sales approximately 25.52 billion yuan [2] Group 2 - The approval process for domestic and imported games differs, with imported games requiring an overseas IP contract filing, which may be bypassed if games developed in Shanghai are classified as domestic [3] - The potential classification of foreign-developed games as domestic could allow foreign game developers to act as direct publishers in China, changing their role significantly in the market [3][4] - The current measures do not provide detailed regulations on this potential change, leaving uncertainty about its implementation [4]