Apple CEO Tim Cook Meets NetEase CEO William Ding, Enjoys Where Winds Meet’s Playthrough Event In China

NetEase’s Where Winds Meet has earned $34M in its first month and is set for a global release in Fall 2025. Apple CEO Tim Cook attended a playthrough event—get the PC & mobile specs, platforms, and latest updates here!

16 Sounds of Yanyun or Where Winds Meet is one of the most popular games developed by NetEase. The martial arts game has earned over $34 million in its first month, but that’s not it. During his China visit, Apple CEO Tim Cook attended Where Winds Meet’s play through event with the game’s CEO, William Ding.

Tim Cook was present at the event as the chief guest and saw the game’s new content and how it works on the latest iPad.

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Recognizing China's growth in the world of artificial intelligence, Tim Cook toured the country, including Hangzhou, DeepSeek’s birthplace and experienced the AI technology first hand.

Since the game is available to play on iOS devices, both Cook and Ding saw the gameplay live in action on Apple’s iPad and experienced how the game’s ray tracing worked on it. 

 

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The game’s minimum requirements look like this: 

Laptop Requirements:

Minimum Required Specifications:

  • OS Version: Windows 10/11
  • OS Architecture: x64
  • GPU: RTX 2080 Super Max-Q / RTX 3060 LAPTOP / RTX 4050 Laptop / RX 6650M XT
  • RAM: 16GB
  • Free Storage Space: 100GB SSD

 

PC Requirements:

Minimum Required Specifications:

  • OS Version: Windows 10/11
  • OS Architecture: x64
  • CPU: I7-9700 / AMD Ryzen4 3600X or equivalent
  • GPU: GTX 1060(6GB )/ RX 480 (8GB) or equivalent
  • RAM: 16GB
  • Free Storage Space: 100GB SSD
  • OS Architecture: x64
  • CPU: I7-10700 / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or equivalent
  • GPU: RTX 2070 SUPER / RX 6700 XT or equivalent
  • RAM: 32GB
  • Free Storage Space: 100GB SSD

 

Where Winds Meet

 

Recommended Specifications:

OS Version: Windows 10/11

 

High Specifications:

  • OS Version: Windows 10/11
  • OS Architecture: x64
  • CPU: I7-12700K / AMD Ryzen9 5950X or equivalent
  • GPU: RTX 3080/ RX 6800 XT or equivalent
  • RAM: 32GB
  • Free Storage Space: 100GB SSD

 

The game is currently released in China and is available on multiple platforms like Android, iOS, Windows and PlayStation 5.

 

 

Where Winds Meet Release Date

For now, the game is available only in China, but is slated for a worldwide release in fall of 2025. After its worldwide release, the game will be available on PC, PlayStation 5, and mobile devices. 

NetEase is also the developer of the very popular 6v6 Marvel Rivals.