The Genshin Impact 2.8 live stream held on July 2 revealed all the new content coming to the game in version 2.8. But as the penultimate version before Version 3.0, viewers were also treated to a preview of the game’s upcoming continent: Sumeru, which is heavily based on Middle Eastern civilizations. Sumeru is the long-awaited fourth continent of Genshin Impact, following Mondstadt, Liyue and Inazuma.
This trailer only shows a little of Sumeru, but it shows all the rainforest and greenery we can expect on our travels in this new region. It all looks fantastic, and the trailer is enhanced by a new soundtrack inspired by Middle Eastern music – a theme we can expect to see more of in this new region. (There is some controversy regarding the authenticity of many of Sumeru’s additions, such as accusations of whitewashing many of the new characters.)
Much of Sumeru’s new content has already been leaked, including many of the new characters coming to Sumeru in version 3.0. Spoiler alert: this completely spoils some of the surprises for players who want to be surprised. However, if you’re one who likes to prepare their Primogems in advance and don’t mind the surprise being ruined for you, then you can check out the massive leak here.
As for version 2.8, a lot of new content is coming to the game, including a redesigned Golden Apple Archipelago (the limited-time summer islands introduced last year), a new character Shikanoin Heizou, and skins for the popular characters Diluc and Fischl. This is certainly not a filler update, so we’ll have a lot of work to do in 2.8 before we can finally jump into Sumeru when it goes live in version 3.0.
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