Genshin Impact developer miHoYo, with the global branding of HoYoverse, has officially announced that the livestream “Special Program Preview” for Version 3.0 of the popular free-to-play video game will officially take place later this week on Saturday, August 13th. While there is plenty still to be revealed about the new update, it is known that it will be a massive one introducing the new region of Sumeru as well as the new Dendro element and more.
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More specifically, the Genshin Impact Version 3.0 livestream is set to take place on August 13th at 8AM ET/5AM PT over on Twitch. It will then broadcast once more over on YouTube at 12PM ET/9AM PT. What, exactly, will be revealed during the special preview is anyone’s guess at this point, but historically there is a major focus on new characters, events, and more during them.
As noted above,ย Genshin Impactย Version 3.0 is set to be the next update followingย Genshin Impactย Version 2.8, “Summer Fantasia.” Version 3.0ย will add the new land of Sumeru, which is west of Liyue, as well as new characters and the Dendro element. Theย Genshin Impactย Version 3.0 livestream is set to take place on August 13th at 8AM ET/5AM PT over on Twitch and then on YouTube at 12PM ET/9AM PT.ย Genshin Impactย Version 2.8 is currently available and brought with it the new character Shikanoin Heizou, new events, outfits, and more.ย Genshin Impactย itself is available, free to play, for theย PlayStation 4,ย PlayStation 5,ย PC, and mobile devices. The video game is also set to eventually release for the Nintendo Switch, though no definitive date has been announced for that as of yet. You can check outย all of our previous coverage of the popular free-to-play title right here.
What do you think about what we have seen out of Genshin Impact Version 3.0 so far? Are you excited to catch the developer’s livestream on Saturday? Let us know in the comments, or feel free to reach out and hit me up directly over on Twitter atย @rollinbishopย in order to talk about all things gaming!
