Apart from the infamous extension ofGenshin Impact2.6, which caused Ayaka’sbanner inGenshin Impactto hold the record of the longest banner time in the game,Genshinis really consistent with their six-week patch cycle; every new update always comes on Tuesday (US time) or Wednesday. As the developer resides in China and Singapore, the time they use as a reference is UTC +8, which means the date they set may not match for players on the other side of the world, like the United States.
Therefore, this article converts HoYoverse’s UTC +8 time so you don’t have to. Players cancheck back whenever they wish to knowwhen is the nextGenshin Impactupdate, orwhenGenshin Impactmaintenance ends or starts.
The following information is based on the pattern ofGenshin Impactupdates. The final release date is not yet announced officially.
Genshin Impact 5.0 Release Date & Patch Time
If all goes according to the plan and the normal six-week schedule,Genshin Impact5.0 will be released on 27 or 15 May 2025. This means the first patch of Natlan ends on 8 or 10 July 2025. Here’s the exact time for different timezones:
Genshin Impact 5.0 Maintenance Ends & Start Time
The update fornew versions ofGenshintypically lasts for five hours, so if all goes as planned,Genshin Impact5.0 maintenance will start and end at the following time:
Each hour of the patch will grant 60Primogems, with a minimum of 300 Primogems. This means if theGenshin Impactmaintenance ends in less than five hours, players will still get 300Genshin ImpactPrimogems, but if the update takes longer, then they’ll get an extra 60 for every hour.
