{"rewrite":{"id":"r_79127d4a22a7dad0e15132a7","clusterId":"c_226e3be4509fe34e3b89c6ba","slug":"mihoyo-ends-bside-olivia-lin-online-service-offline-version-set-for-august-27","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"miHoYo Ends BSide: Olivia Lin Online Service, Offline Version Set for August 27","summary":"miHoYo announced the termination of online services for the Steam Early Access desktop chill software 'BSide: Olivia Lin' about one month after launch. An offline version releases August 27, with online functions like writing letters and uploading MIDI stopping that day. Steam distribution and servers close August 31. Users must download the offline version and back up data by then.","whyItMatters":"The quick shutdown, about a month after Early Access launch, shows miHoYo is pivoting the title to a permanent offline form rather than sustaining live services.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe desktop chill software \u0026#39;BSide: Olivia Lin\u0026#39; entered Early Access on July 13, letting players interact with Olivia Lin, a Shanghai girl majoring in piano and minoring in psychology, through music and letters. The service is ending roughly a month later.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn offline version arrives August 27 at 15:00, and online-dependent functions such as writing letters and uploading MIDI stop simultaneously. Steam store distribution and servers close August 31 at 15:00. After closure, the offline version still allows listening to performances locally and using the desktop dynamic wallpaper function, but users must finish downloading and installing it via Steam by the deadline.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelated data, including created letters, MIDI files, and music libraries, will no longer be viewable after server closure, so the announcement urges users to back up before August 31 at 15:00.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"miHoYo is ending online service for BSide: Olivia Lin about a month after Early Access launch. Offline version drops Aug 27, servers close Aug 31. Back up your letters and MIDI files before then.","twitterPost":"miHoYo ends BSide: Olivia Lin online service ~1 month after Early Access launch. Offline version Aug 27, servers close Aug 31. Download and back up data by then.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"miHoYo is shutting down online service for its desktop chill software BSide: Olivia Lin about a month after Early Access launch. An offline version arrives August 27, with servers closing August 31; users must download it and back up data by then.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/12/170560.html\",\"title\":\"miHoYo's New Title Announces Service Termination in About One Month. AI-Powered Steam Desktop Chill Software 'BSide: Olivia Lin' to Transition to Offline Version\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4649,"outputTokens":591,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786514266,"createdAt":"2026-08-12T05:47:39.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-12T05:51:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-12T05:47:39.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_226e3be4509fe34e3b89c6ba","canonicalTitle":"miHoYo新作が約1か月でサ終を発表。AI活用のSteam向けデスクトップチルソフト『BSide: Olivia Lin』オフライン版に移行へ","representativeArticleId":"a_6599f2dbdbba1b3f583c93e1","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"BSide: Olivia Lin\"],\"studios\":[\"miHoYo\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-12T04:30:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-12T04:30:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-12T05:51:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/12/170560.html","title":"miHoYo新作が約1か月でサ終を発表。AI活用のSteam向けデスクトップチルソフト『BSide: Olivia Lin』オフライン版に移行へ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["BSide: Olivia Lin"],"studios":["miHoYo"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}