Genshin Impact 4.4 livestream date, countdown, codes, and expected announcements

The upcoming Genshin Impact 4.4 update will celebrate the fourth edition of Lantern Rite Festival, Liyue's biggest annual event. This patch is also expected to add a new region and introduce Travelers to a couple of new characters in the game. The v4.4 update itself will be released on January 31, 2024, but there will be a Special Program that will be livestreamed earlier, where the officials will reveal all the upcoming content.

HoYoverse will also drop three redemption codes worth 300 Primogems during the livestream. Since there is a lot of stuff that will be added in the upcoming update, here's everything that Genshin Impact players can expect in the v4.4 livestream.

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Genshin Impact 4.4 Special Program livestream: Release date, countdown, codes, and announcements

Livestream date and countdown

Genshin Impact's 4.4 Special program livestream is expected to premiere on January 19, 2024, at 8 am (UTC-4). Players will able to watch it on the game's official Twitch channel.

Here is a countdown showcasing the time remaining till it is telecasted worldwide:

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Livestream codes

300 Primogems from the livestream (Image via HoYoverse)

The officials have released three new redemption codes that give the following rewards:

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• 100 Primogems
• 10 Mystic Enhancement Ores

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• 100 Primogems
• 5 Hero's Wit

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• 100 Primogems
• 50000 Mora

These codes will expire within a day, so Travelers are advised to redeem them as early as possible.

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All expected announcements in the Genshin Impact 4.4 Special Program livestream

Xianyun and Gaming gameplay showcase

Since Xianyun and Gaming are new playable characters, Travelers can expect the officials to do a complete gameplay showcase in the livestream. The former is an Anemo support unit and a Catalyst user, while the latter is a Pyro DPS unit and Claymore user.

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Event Wishes

4.4 Confirmation of Revised Banner Order via Full Stop Chan byu/SexWithDoctorRatio inGenshin_Impact_Leaks

The character banners in Genshin Impact 4.4 will also be revealed during the livestream. Here are the expected Event Wishes, as per leaks from Full Stop Chan:

Phase I

• Xianyun and Nahida, with Gaming

Phase II

• Yae Miko and Xiao

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Chenyu Vale

The upcoming version 4.4 update will also release the long-awaited Chenyu Vale. According to the leaked beta maps, it is located between the present northwest Liyue map and southeast Fontaine.

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New boss

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A new world boss called Solitary Suanni will also likely be added along with the Chenyu Vale. It is expected to drop character ascension materials for Xianyun.

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Lantern Rite Festival and other events

There will be several exciting events in the upcoming Genshin Impact 4.4 update. Needless to say, the Lantern Rite Festival will be the flagship event of this patch. There are three more minor events with unconfirmed names, but they are expected to reward 420 Primogems.

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Three new character skins

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Ganyu, Shenhe, and Xingqiu are expected to get new 4-star character skins in version 4.4. Luckily, the lattermost's costume will also likely be given away for free during the Lantern Rite event.

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4-star skin selector

According to Mero, Travelers will be able to choose any one 4-star skin for free. The choices will include Ganyu and Shenhe's costumes as well.

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The Genshin Impact 4.4 Special Program will be livestreamed on January 19, 2024.