Patch 2.7 of Genshin Impact was originally supposed to be released on May 11, but now they announced that both the release and the associated official livestream are being postponed. MeinMMO tells you everything we know about it.
Normally, the official livestream for the upcoming Patch 2.7 of Genshin Impact should be happening today or in the next few days. However, the developers announced that they are postponing the livestream and the entire update due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in China.
Furthermore, they stated that they will provide players with more information as soon as possible and apologized for the inconvenience.
Genshin Impact has now been around for over 1.5 years, and so far, all updates and livestreams have always been on time. This is the first time that COVID-19 has disrupted the developers’ plans.
Leaker says: Patch 2.7 could be postponed by 3 weeks
When will the update come now? Since no official information has been shared yet, it is hard to estimate. The reliable leaker Lumie, however, stated on Twitter that the patch may be postponed by 3 weeks, though he also titled this statement with “questionable”.
This means that Patch 2.7 could be postponed even longer than the leak suggests, but it might also arrive sooner than in 3 weeks.
What does the community say about it? They seem to be quite relaxed and largely respond with understanding. They say that you simply cannot control certain situations in real life.
Furthermore, most fans are not even asking for gifts or free Primogems as compensation, which was usually the case when maintenance or unexpected errors occurred.
Many players also see this as an opportunity to further enjoy Patch 2.6 and accumulate extra Primogems for the upcoming characters: Because in Patch 2.7, the 2 new heroines Yelan and Kuki Shinobu are coming to Genshin Impact.
