Genshin Impact: Update 2.1, Downtime, All Details
Genshin Impact 2.1 is all set to launch on 1st September worldwide, though in most time zones it will arrive on August 31 itself. It’s just a day to go now for the new update, but if you are too impatient you can also pre-install it on PC and Mobile Devices. Read all about the pre-installation of version 2.1 by clicking here. Version 2.1 will celebrate the first anniversary of Genshin Impact, so without any further ado, let’s begin.
Downtime

Obviously, to launch the update servers will have to go down for some time. As mentioned above, the update is supposed to launch on August 31 or September 1st depending on the time zones. One thing is for sure that by the noon of September 1, 2021, Genshin Impact 2.1 will go live worldwide. The downtime is 6:00 UTC+8, which has been broken down into various time zones as follows:
| Time Zone | Server Downtime |
| PDT | August 31, 3 pm |
| CT | August 31, 5 pm |
| ET | August 31, 6 pm |
| BST | August 31, 11 pm |
| IST | September 1, 3:30 am |
| HKT | September 1, 6 am |
| JST | September 1, 7 am |
| HKT | September 1, 8 am |
Servers Live Time
miHoYo stated the servers would take around 5 hours to go live after they go down. So, we can hope and expect that the servers will be back up by 11:00 UTC+8. Sometimes server downtimes take a bit longer than expected due to some technical issues and sometimes they are even finished early. Anyways, if things go according to the estimates, the following would be the time servers will go live according to various time zones:
| Time Zone | Server Live Time |
| PDT | August 31, 8 pm |
| CT | August 31, 10 pm |
| ET | August 31, 11 pm |
| BST | September 1, 4 am |
| IST | September 1, 8:30 am |
| HKT | September 1, 11 am |
| JST | September 1, 12 pm |
| HKT | September 1, 1 pm |
Read all about Genshin Impact 2.1 anniversary rewards here and explore the site further to know about the exciting new things arriving in this massive update.
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