Genshin Impact patch 4.8 is coming soon, bringing new characters and story with it. This is the special summer event for this patch cycle, giving a limited-time area to explore as well as hints about the upcoming Natlan region.
Below, we explain when Genshin Impact maintenance starts and ends, alongside the release time of version 4.8. We’ve also added some details about what to expect from Genshin Impact patch 4.8.
What time does Genshin Impact go down for maintenance?
Genshin Impact will go down for maintenance on Tuesday, July 16, or Wednesday, July 17 (depending on your time zone), at the following times and will be unavailable for approximately five hours:
- July 16 at 3 p.m. PDT for the west coast of North America
- July 16 at 6 p.m. EDT for the east coast of North America
- July 16 at 10 p.m. GMT for the U.K.
- July 16 at 11 p.m. CET for western Europe/Paris
- July 17 at 7 a.m. JST for Japan/Tokyo
- July 17 at 9 a.m. AEDT for Australia/Sydney
Make sure to burn your resin before maintenance starts, if you wanted to.
What time does Genshin Impact version 4.8 start?
Genshin Impact should come back from maintenance with the 4.8 version at the following times:
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July 16 at 8 p.m. PDT for the west coast of North AmericaAdvertisement
- July 16 at 11 p.m. EDT for the east coast of North America
- July 17 at 3 a.m. GMT for the U.K.
- July 17 at 4 a.m. CET for western Europe/Paris
- July 17 at 12 p.m. JST for Japan/Tokyo
- July 17 at 2 p.m. AEDT for Australia/Sydney
The servers may come up early or late, depending on how maintenance goes, but these are the approximate times 4.8 should go live. Usually Hoyoverse is pretty good by abiding by maintenance times. We don’t usually get extended maintenance, but it does end early sometimes!
What’s new in Genshin Impact version 4.8?
This is the usual big summer event before the launch of a new region. Though players will be excited for Natlan on the horizon, there’ll be a new limited-time area to explore, filled with minigames and opportunities to earn Primogems.
The new five-star Dendro character Emilie will make her debut this patch, and Navia, Nilou, and Yelan will be getting reruns, so if you missed out on them, now is your chance. Nilou and Kirara are also getting two fairy tale-esque skins to celebrate the summer event.