Wuthering Waves 2.0 release date, expected time, and countdown

Kuro Games has confirmed that the Wuthering Waves 2.0 update will be released on January 2, 2025. Furthermore, the developers have released a teaser revealing a new region called Rinascita, which will be the Rover's next stop in the game. Rovers can look forward to meeting several new characters and continuing the main storyline in the Land of Echoes.

This article will cover the release date and expected time of Wuthering Waves 2.0 across different time zones and feature a universal countdown showing the time until it goes live.

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Wuthering Waves 2.0 release date and countdown

As mentioned, Kuro Games has officially confirmed that Rinascita will be the Rover's next stop in the Wuthering Waves 2.0 update, which will be released on January 2, 2025. While the developers have not revealed the exact timings, it is safe to assume that version 2.0 might go live at 11 AM (UTC+8) based on the previous update release timings.

Here is a list of Wuthering Waves 2.0 release dates and expected timings in different timezones:

America (January 1, 2025)

• Pacific Time: 7 PM
• Mountain Time: 8 PM
• Central Time: 9 PM
• Eastern Time: 10 PM

Europe (January 2, 2025)

• Western European Time: 3 AM
• Central European Time: 4 AM
• Eastern European Time: 5 AM

Asia (January 2, 2025)

• India Standard Time: 8:30 AM
• China Standard Time: 11 AM
• Japanese Standard Time: 12 PM
• Korea Standard Time: 12 PM

Players can also refer to the universal countdown below if they wish to know the exact time left until version 2.0 drops globally.

Note that there is a chance that the version 2.0 update maintenance might end an hour earlier than the scheduled timing, as seen in the past. Regardless, the upcoming version will be the game's first update of 2025 and Rovers can look forward to a ton of exciting new content, including events, quests, and characters.

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Rinascita characters

Phoebe, Brant, Roccia, Zani, and an unnamed character (Image via Kuro Games)

As of this writing, Kuro Games has revealed five characters from Rinascita via drip marketing on X. This includes:

• Phoebe
• Brant
• Roccia
• Zani
• Carlotta

Players can expect to meet these characters during the main quest line in Rinascita. Unfortunately, which of these Resonators will become playable in version 2.0 is currently unknown.

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