Genshin Impactis one of the most popular titles in the gaming industry with a strict update schedule that keeps introducing new content which includes various events, characters, or equipment. Players experience a new version of the game every approximately every six weeks, but it seems as though the game’s developer has failed to maintain its usual update cycle.
A couple of days ago, the officialGenshin Impactsocial media accounts have revealed that the upcoming Version 2.7 will get delayed. However, players won’t be left stranded as HoYoverse prepared different compensation rewards which include tons of precious Primogems.
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Even though there is stillno official reason behind the delay, fans speculate that it’s possibly the result of the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai. HoYoverse has decided to prolong the duration for the current limited banner that features the five-star Ayaka, and give out very generous compensation rewards. For each week of the delay,Genshin Impactplayers will have the option to collect the following items:
Genshin Impactwill start giving out these rewards right after the initial end date for"The Heron’s Court" limited bannerwhich is May 11. A couple of hours prior to the game’s official announcement, many players got terrified as a countdown glitch for Ayaka’s limited banner showed that the banner had 240 days left. Luckily, the text was later changed to “Before Version 2.6 ends.”
There is still no information about the duration of the delay, but manyGenshin Impactleakers including Lumie, who has proven to be credible on numerous occasions, claim that it should last for around three weeks. This should still be taken with a grain of salt since considering that HoYoverse didn’t reveal any specific dates, there is a chance that even it doesn’t for how longGenshin ImpactVersion 2.6will stay around and it probably depends on how the lockdown situation develops.
Multiple leaks also claim that the majority of content forGenshin Impactupdate 2.7 is already finished but HoYoverse struggles to develop the following update 2.8, which is rumored to be the one that brings the whole Inazuma arc to an end. Thebeta version forGenshin Impactupdate 2.7has revealed almost all of the content that should arrive with the new update. The game has officially confirmed the two characters that will arrive, Kuki Shinobu and Yelan.
Genshin Impactis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, and mobile devices. A Switch version is in development.
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