Genshin Impact’s Next Update Rumored to Add a New Region With a Unique Time Cycle Mechanic

Genshin Impact just dropped its latest update (ver. 2.3), which added a couple new characters and some wintery-themed challenges, but the game's next update is shaping upward to be much more than significant. Developer miHoYo have already confirmed the new characters coming with update 2.4 will be Shenhe (5-Star Cryo polearm user) and Yu Jin (4-Star Geo polearm user), but we may also be getting an all-new region co-ordinate to credible leakers. New regions don't come around that frequently – the last 1 was Inazuma, which was added with Genshin's ii.0 update back in July.

According to leakers Genshin Intel and Projection Celestia, the new region will be Enkanomiya, which has already been teased in the game. Celestia goes a flake further, saying Enkanomiya volition have a day-night cycle of sorts (or a nighttime-night cycle in this case) which will run into the region regularly switch betwixt Evernight and Whitenight with corresponding changes in the globe…

A quick overview of 2.4:

i. Enkanomiya
2. Shenhe (v*) and Yunjin (four*)
3. Hangout quests (Ningguang, Yunjin)
iv. Lantern Rite rerun
5. Windtrace rerun
6. Alchemy event with Timaeus
7. New skins for Ningguang & Keqing
8. Kichiboushi outing event
9. Electro Sigil Shop
x. Arlecchino

— Genshin Intel (@Genshin_Intel) November 24, 2021

[ii.4 BETA] Enkanomiya

Enkanomiya will feature an alternating fourth dimension cycle betwixt Evernight and Whitenight that reveals different appearances of environments and mechanisms. There are a total of 9 subareas in Enkanomiya.

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— Project Celestia (@projectcelestia) November 24, 2021

Hmmm, interesting. In addition to the new characters and region, expect the usual new Hangout quests, skins, and reruns of some events like the Lantern Rite. Of course, accept this all with a grain of salt for now – while the details are likely accurate, timing could change. MiHoYo might want to await until update 2.5 to add a major new region, although they could always skip ahead like they did between versions ane.6 and 2.0.

Genshin Impact is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, and mobile devices. As mentioned, version two.iii of the game launched before this week (become more details here). No word on when ver. 2.4 might arrive, merely typically updates drop 6 weeks apart then stake out Jan 5 on your agenda.