Genshin Impact 4.8 - Release Date, New Characters, Banners, Events

The many details for 4.8, including its definitive release date, new characters, banner lineup, story updates, and events, have all been revealed, a few weeks ahead of the arrival of the patch itself. Version 4.8 is expected to be the final six-week patch before the release of Version 5.0 and, consequentially, the arrival of Natlan to the playable areas of the current Teyvat map. While the nation’s release is the most important upcoming piece of content, players will still have to wait a bit more before they get to explore Natlan in .

In the meantime, during Version 4.8, they will have plenty of ways to spend their time. While there is no main Archon Quest confirmed for this patch, players will get to play an event that takes them to a new limited map, where they will be able to gear up for Natlan’s release. Developer HoYoverse tends to offer such maps right before the release of a major Nation and has been doing something similar since before the introduction of Inazuma. There have been several 4.8 leaks and, now, most of them have actually been confirmed to be true.

A few initial details about the first Natlan characters arriving with Genshin Impact 5.0 have started being shared. Here’s what you need to know.

The many details about the patch were officially revealed during the Version 4.8 livestream, which was broadcast on the official channel on Twitch. According to the developer, 4.8 will arrive on July 17. This means that the popular action RPG did not suffer any internal delays that would postpone upcoming content and that it is sticking to its regular six-week schedule. If there are no delays to Version 5.0 and Natlan, Version 4.8 should last from July 17 to August 27 and, of course, should be split into two phases.

Based on the standard update schedule, Version 5.0’s livestream should occur on August 17.

As was previously implied by the showcasing of only one new character, Version 4.8 will only receive one new playable unit. The rest of the 5-star units