A picture posted online speculates about a potential roadmap for updates toGenshin Impactin 2023, though no official details about release dates for updates to HoYoverse’s hit game have been confirmed. After recent leaks gave fans hints aboutnewGenshin Impactcharactersand locations, excitement for the upcoming additions to the game has reached all-time highs.
Released in 2020 by Chinese developer and publisher HoYoverse,Genshin Impactis an open-world action RPG that has garnered a massive fan following and received generally positive reviews from critics.Genshin Impacttakes place in a land called Tevyat made up of seven nations each ruled by a different deity, and the player takes on the role of twin searching for their lost sibling after the two were separated from one another by a god. Featuring a gameplay loop based around exploration and combat,Genshin Impactallows players to enjoy the game solo or with up to 3 other players in a co-operative multiplayer mode.
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In a picture posted to r/Genshin_Impact, user izzykuroneko laid out what they expect the release roadmap forGenshin Impactwill be in 2023. The proposed release calendar shows 9 expected new versions of the game, with a livestream preview expected to take place roughly two weeks before each release. Though HoYoverse has yet to release an official roadmap for updates toGenshin Impactin 2023, izzykuroneko used previous years’ release dates to inform his estimates and has posted similar speculative release calendars for the game in the past. After the recent 3.1 update to the game, which introduced the barren deserts of theSumeru regiontoGenshin Impact, fans are already speculating about what new additions could be introduced to the title in 2023.
Although the proposed release map posted followsGenshin Impactdeveloper HoYoverse’s usual cycle of releasing a new patch roughly every 6 weeks, izzykuroneko notes that the release dates could change if HoYoverse doesn’t return to their usual release cycle starting with version 3.3. In response to questions from other posters about potential errors in their proposed release schedule, izzykuroneko stated that they will update the calendar as new information becomes available. Fans already have some idea of what to expect in the upcoming version 3.2 of the game, which will add playable characters Nahida and Layla along with the massive newGenshin Impactboss Scaramouche.
Despite some controversies upon launch about borrowing influences fromBreath of the Wild,Genshin Impacthas grown to be one of the most successful online games on the market. The success of the titles isn’t just limited to PC and consoles, either, with a recent report indicating thatGenshin Impact’s mobile version has made over $3 billion. Regardless of whether this release calendar proves to be accurate, it’s clear thatGenshin Impactfans can’t get enough of this unique and stylish RPG.
Genshin Impactis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, and mobile devices. A Switch version is in development.
