HoYoVerse has announced two new characters in Genshin Impact: Xianyun and Gaming. Both of these characters come from Liyue and are coming to Genshin Impact soon.
When does Xianyun Banner release in Genshin Impact?
The Banner for Xianyun is projected to be live during 4.4, which would make the release date January 31, 2024. There hasn’t been an official announcement as to when we’ll get Xianyun, but based on how characters were teased in the past, we’ll get Xianyun either on January 31, 2024, or February 21, 2024.
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Xianyun’s Element is Anemo, which is exciting because the number of Anemo characters in Genshin Impact will go from 11 to 12. In general, I feel like Anemo characters are rare, which is just one reason to be excited about Xianyun.
Another reason to get excited about Xianyun is she is the human form of Cloud Retainer. (Remember the crane in Liyue? Yeah, that.) I’m definitely going to be pulling for Xianyun and it absolutely 100% doesn’t have anything to do with her mommy aesthetics, no siree.
When does Gaming Banner release in Genshin Impact?
Gaming is releasing alongside Xianyun, so the expected release date is January 31, 2024, during Genshin Impact 4.4. Like Xianyun, if we don’t get Gaming on January 31, 2024, we’ll likely get him on February 21, 2024.
Gaming’s Element is Pyro. As is the case with Xianyun, we currently don’t know Gaming’s rarity or weapon, but we’ll keep you informed once that information is revealed.
Yes, Gaming is a strange name, and I’ve already seen a lifetime’s worth of pro-gamer jokes, but the reason it’s goofy is because it’s poorly translated from Cantonese to English. Besides the fact that he most definitely is a pro-gamer, we don’t know much about Gaming aside from him being from Liyue.
Personally, I’m stoked for Xianyun since I don’t have a solid Anemo character and I’ll never shy away from adding more mommies to my roster (no shame). While waiting for Xianyun and Gaming to release, why not check out the best free PC games in 2024, of which Genshin Impact is one.
