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Genshin Impact update 5.3: release time and maintenance details

Learn when the Genshin Impact servers will be back up

Marco Wutz

HoYoverse

Natlan’s main story arc is finally reaching its climax in Genshin Impact 5.3 on PC, iOS, Android, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, concluding the epic showdown between the Pyro Archon and the Abyss Order.

Table of Contents

  1. Genshin Impact update 5.3: server downtime
  2. Genshin Impact update 5.3: release time
  3. Genshin Impact update 5.3: preload
  4. Genshin Impact update 5.3: download size

Update 5.3 not only brings us the conclusion of the ongoing chapter, but also adds three playable characters to the roster in the form of Mavuika, Citlali, and Lan Yan – the latter is going to be part of this year’s Lantern Rite Festival, which also falls into the upcoming version and has skins for Hu Tao and Xiangling in store.

Find all the details on the Genshin Impact update 5.3 start and server downtime below.

Genshin Impact update 5.3: server downtime

The Genshin Impact servers are scheduled to go offline on January 1, 2025, at 6am (UTC+8) in preparation for update 5.3. Here’s what that means for your timezone:

  • December 31, 2024, 2pm PST
  • December 31, 2024, 4pm CST (Central)
  • December 31, 2024, 5pm EST
  • December 31, 2024 7pm BRT
  • December 31, 2024, 10pm GMT
  • December 31, 2024, 11pm CET
  • January 1, 2025, 3:30am IST
  • January 1, 2025, 6am CST (China)
  • January 1, 2025, 7am KST/JST
  • January 1, 2025, 9am AEDT
  • January 1, 2025, 11am NZDT

The Genshin Impact servers are estimated to be offline for a duration of five hours, after which players can return to Natlan and join Mavuika for the final showdown.

Genshin Impact update 5.3: release time

Usually, HoYoverse doesn’t need any more time than the allotted five hours, so here’s when Genshin Impact update 5.3 should be available in your timezone according to schedule:

  • December 31, 2024, 7pm PT
  • December 31, 2024, 9pm CT
  • December 31, 2024, 10pm ET
  • January 1, 2025, 12am BRT
  • January 1, 2025, 3am BST
  • January 1, 2025, 4am CEST
  • January 1, 2025, 8:30am IST
  • January 1, 2025, 11am CST
  • January 1, 2025, 12pm KST/JST
  • January 1, 2025, 2pm AEDT
  • January 1, 2025, 4pm NZDT

Each hour of downtime will be compensated with 60 Primogems, so you can expect a total of 300 of the vital in-game currency to be up for grabs once the dust has settled. In case things go terribly wrong somehow, HoYoverse always offers additional compensation. Don’t forget to claim this gift in the 30 days after the update, as the message containing the gift will delete itself after that deadline and take those free Primogems with it.

Genshin Impact update 5.3: preload

You can already preload Genshin Impact update 5.3 on PC, iOS, Android, PS4, and PS5. There is no preload option on Xbox Series X|S, so owners of the Microsoft console will have to be a bit more patient.

Genshin Impact update 5.3: download size

Expected download size for Genshin Impact 5.3:

  • PC: 13 to 15 GB (21 to 22 GB required for unzipping)
  • Mobile: 2 to 3 GB
  • PlayStation: 27 to 29 GB
  • Xbox Series X|S: TBD

Note that your download size will depend on the voice packs you’ve got installed and the amount of content you’ve already cleared, hence the variations.

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Marco Wutz
MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg

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