Genshin Impact: Update 2.1 presented - with Aloy from Horizon

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The miHoYo team will release the next update for Genshin Impact on September 1st. Version 2.1 of the title not only advances the story of Inazuma, but also serves as the debut of Aloy from the Horizon series by Guerrilla Games. For the first time, the creators also presented the PlayStation heroine's gameplay. Here you can also see the different skills that Aloy brings as a 5-star figure.

Recommended editorial content Here you can find external content from [PLATFORM]. To protect your personal data, external integrations are only displayed if you confirm this by clicking on "Load all external content": Load all external content I consent to external content being displayed to me. This means that personal data is transmitted to third-party platforms. Read more about our privacy policy . External content More on this in our data protection declaration. Aloy will be available in Genshin Impact completely free of charge - however, you must log in to the role-playing game on a PS5 or PS4 and have reached adventure level 20. In addition, you will also receive the 4-star weapon "Predator". However, fans can look forward to numerous other changes that will be introduced with Update 2.1.

Accordingly, there will be three new characters in the coming weeks, which you will have to unlock via the Genshin Impact gacha system . These are Sangonomiya Kokomi, Shougun Raiden and Kojou Sara. As already mentioned, the Inazuma chapter will soon come to an end. You will encounter new opponents - including Boss La Signora - as the story progresses. During the full moon dance, players can take part in various activities that will provide you with rewards.

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Source: PlayStation Blog

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'Genshin Impact 2.1': Everything We Know About The Update So Far

KEY POINTS

'Genshin Impact's' 2.1 update is going live on Sept. 1

Character banners for the Raiden Shogun, Kujou Sara and Sangonomiya Kokomi are coming

New locations, weapons, events and bosses are also getting added

The latest devstream for “Genshin Impact” revealed a wealth of new information regarding the game’s upcoming update and continuation of the previous patch, offering more story, events, character banners and more for players to sink their teeth into.

The 2.1 update is scheduled to go live on Sept. 1 and with it comes plenty of new content to fight, explore and collect. Players have roughly one week left to finish the current version’s events and activities before more are introduced in the next patch.

Here’s a quick round-up of everything that’s coming to “Genshin Impact” in update 2.1.

La Signora reappears as a weekly boss in Genshin Impact 2.1 Photo: MiHoYo

New Banners

The long-awaited banner for the Raiden Shogun and Kujou Sara will be spearheading Patch 2.1’s character banners. The Electro Archon is a polearm user, much like her counterpart from Liyue, and she shines best as an off-field damage dealer who can be used as a primary DPS character in short windows of time while her Elemental Burst is active.

On the other hand, Sara will be the first bow user among the adult female character archetype. She wields the power of Electro to deal high AoE damage while providing damage buffs to the rest of her team.

Sangonomiya Kokomi will also be featured at a later banner in Patch 2.1. She’s a Hydro catalyst user with potent heals and control effects.

PlayStation users will also be getting “Horizon Zero Dawn” protagonist Aloy as a free 4-star character in “Genshin Impact.” Players in other platforms will receive Aloy in Patch 2.2 instead.

The weapon banner will feature the Shogun’s signature polearm: Engulfing Lightning.

New Islands

The islands of Seira and Watatsumi will be introduced in the next patch. They come with more chests, puzzles and world quests for players to finish.

New Events

The Moonchase Festival in Liyue will take place during Patch 2.1, starring Xiangling and Keqing as they roam the lands in search of ingredients. The event will reward players with the Luxurious Sea-Lord claymore among other goodies.

Hyakunin Ikki, a tag-team style fighting event, and the fishing-oriented Lunar Realm event are also included in the patch’s lineup of events.

New Bosses

La Signora will be available as a new weekly boss while the Electro Oceanid and Hydro Hypostasis will be added as new world bosses. They will drop materials required for upgrading the new characters.

Fishing

Players will soon be able to catch fish with a fishing rod and either exchange them into new fishing rods via the new Fishing Association, or use them as ingredients for their own meals or as teapot decorations.