Genshin Impact 5.1 Maintenance Date and Time

Genshin Impact Version 5.1 is drawing closer, with an official release date of October 9, 2024. Players can already begin their preparations by pre-installing the new version so that they can hop into the game once the update is live. This update will bring a lot of new content to the game, such as the continuation of the fifth part of the Arcon Quest, as well as a new character, new events, and various system optimizations. However, before players can try out the new version and everything it has to offer, we must first endure the lengthy maintenance that needs to happen before then. Discover more details below!

Maintenance Date and Time

The Genshin Impact Version 5.1 maintenance is scheduled to begin on October 9, 2024, at 06:00 UTC+8. As usual, the maintenance is expected to take about 5 hours. During the maintenance, you will not be able to log into the game and play, so it is always advised to make sure and wrap up your dailies and other activities before the maintenance starts. After the maintenance has concluded, you will first need to update the game before you can play. You can do this in the following way:

After you’ve updated the game, you will successfully be able to log in.

Maintenance Compensation

As usual, players will get compensation for the lengthy downtime of the servers. This compensation will include the following rewards:

• Primogems x300

This compensation will be available to anyone who’s reached Adventure Rank 5 and above before the start of the maintenance, on October 9, 2024, at 06:00 (UTC+8). You will be able to find the compensation in your mailbox after the maintenance has concluded and claim it from there. The compensation will be sent to all eligible players within 5 hours after the maintenance has finished, and it’ll be available for 30 days, so make sure you don’t forget to claim it!

How to Pre-Install Version 5.1

As we’ve already mentioned, the pre-install feature for Version 5.1 is already available, so all of you who have the space and time can begin pre-installing the game now so that you are ready for the new update when it finally drops this Wednesday. Pre-installing is different depending on which platform you’re using, and you can find guides for each platform below!

Mobile

1. Open [Genshin Impact]
2. Log In
3. Open [Paimon Menu]
4. Go to [Settings]
5. Find [Resources]
6. Click on [Pre-Install Resource Package]

or

1. Open [Genshin Impact]
2. Go to the [Login Menu]
3. Click the [Pre-Install Resource Package] icon on the bottom-left corner of the Login Menu

PC

1. Open [Genshin Impact Launcher]
2. Click on the [Pre-Install] button next to Start Game

PlayStation

Pre-installing for PlayStation is the simplest, as the game will automatically initiate the pre-installation when you launch Genshin Impact and have sufficient storage space.