Genshin Impact to reveal Natlan update in its longest Special Program livestream yet

HoYoverse has announced the date of its Special Program for version 5.0 for Genshin Impact. This announcement came unexpectedly, as HoYoverse usually announces its livestreams 10 days before the release of its upcoming version. This time, the announcement was made a week after the release of the current version 4.8. The Special Program for version 5.0 will reveal the Natlan update and give us a glimpse of the main story that will unfold in the region of Pyro.

This article will discuss the Special Program for version 5.0, which will be the longest livestream for Genshin Impact yet.

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The Special Program for version 5.0 for Genshin Impact will premiere on August 16, 2024, at 12:00 AM (UTC-4). Fans can watch the livestream on the game's official Twitch and YouTube channels.

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Genshin Impact 5.0 livestream to be the longest special program, revealing Natlan

According to the official Chinese announcement of the livestream, Special Program 5.0 is expected to be an hour and 45 minutes long. This might easily be the longest livestream for a major region yet. The duration of Special Programs that have previously aired to introduce a new region has been as follows:

Special Program for version 2.0	Inazuma	1 hour 9 minutes
Special Program for version 3.0	Sumeru	54 minutes
Special Program for version 4.0	Fontaine	1 hour 12 minutes

This one-hour-45-minute-long Special Program for version 5.0 is sure to be packed with a lot of information on the new region of Natlan, the Archon Quest, upcoming banners, and new mechanics that will be introduced in the upcoming region.

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Previous Genshin Impact livestream runtimes

Genshin Impact 2.0 Livestream (1 hour 9 minutes)

Genshin Impact Special Program for version 2.0 was one of the first major livestreams. This was where the third major nation of Inazuma as revealed. During the version 2.0 livestream, the electro-archon, Raiden Shogun was introduced alongside a vast variety of new playable characters. The Epitomized Path for the weapons summoning system was introduced in this Special Program.

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Genshin Impact 3.0 Livestream (54 minutes)

Version 3.0 was the most significant update for Genshin Impact after 2.0. In the Special Program for version 3.0, players got to see Sumeru, the Nation of Wisdom. In this livestream, Genshin Impact's seventh main element, Dendro, was revealed. Many quality-of-life changes, like adding new artifacts to the artifact strongbox and optimizing the cooking mechanic, were brought to light during this livestream.

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Genshin Impact 4.0 Livestream ( 1 hour 12 minutes)

The Special Program for version 4.0 introduced the players to the nation of Fontaine and its cast. This was the livestream where they were also introduced to the underwater exploration mechanic, and the multi-layered map as one of the many features of this update.

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