Genshin Impact server downtime today (October 9): Maintenance ending time and 5.1 update countdown

Genshin Impact will soon release its upcoming 5.1 version update on October 9, 2024. It will bring a new 5-star playable character Xilonen as well as reruns of other 5-star units, such as Chiori, Nahida, and Hu Tao. Once the 5.1 update goes live, Xilonen's Event Wish banner will be released simultaneously across all servers, and players can pull for her.

All Genshin Impact servers will be down for maintenance for five hours prior to the release of version 5.1. During this downtime, servers will be updated to provide the new version content. That said, players will not be able to log in to the game during this period.

This article provides details of the maintenance ending time for version 5.1 of Genshin Impact across all servers, along with a countdown for the release of the new patch.

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Genshin Impact 5.1 server maintenance ending time and countdown

As announced via the Genshin Impact social media channels, all servers for the game will go offline on October 9, 2024, at 6 am (UTC +8). Server downtime and update maintenance are expected to last for a total of five hours.

Once the server update and maintenance are complete, Genshin Impact version 5.1 will go live for all players.

Here is a countdown of the universal maintenance ending time:

Genshin Impact 5.1 server maintenance ending time across different time zones

While the server downtime and maintenance are scheduled to begin on October 9, 2024, at 6 am (UTC +8), the actual timings may vary depending on one's location and time zone.

Here is a list of the maintenance ending times across various time zones:

America Server (October 8, 2024)

Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): 8 pm
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT): 9 pm
Central Standard Time (CST/CT): 10 pm
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): 11 pm

Europe Server (October 9, 2024)

British Summer Time (BST): 4 am
Western European Summer Time: 4 am
Central European Summer Time (CEST): 5 am
Eastern European Summer Time (EEST): 6 am

Asia Server (October 9, 2024)

Indian Standard Time (IST): 8:30 am
Philippine Time (PHT): 11 am
China Standard Time (CST): 11 am
Japan Standard Time (JST): 12 pm
Korean Standard Time (KST): 12 pm
Australian Eastern Time (AET): 2 pm
New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT): 4 pm

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About the author

With a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, Aishwarya Ghosh always knew her future involved writing. With over eight years of experience, she aims to fuse her passion for writing with her love for video games as an Esports & Gaming writer at Sportskeeda.

This passion was sparked by early MS-DOS games and Age of Empires. Later, Aishwarya moved on to gacha games, a genre she now specializes in. She firmly believes that her work is not just about reporting facts but presenting them in a way that holds the reader's interest.

The PC is her weapon of choice, where she leans more towards single-player than multiplayer games. The comfort of exploring a game at her own pace helps her absorb everything it has to offer. Aishwarya's desire to dive into the immersive and dynamic world of Genshin Impact world in a Jumanji-type scenario clearly resonates with the above.

Outside of gaming, Aishwarya is an avid dancer associated with a touring dance troupe. Additionally, she loves watching anime and staying updated on the latest seasonal titles.

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