Fontaine release countdown and Genshin Impact 4.0 maintenance end time

The highly anticipated Genshin Impact version 4.0 will be released tomorrow (August 16, 2023). Many fans are excited about the upcoming patch since it will release an entirely new region and characters. Before the new update goes live, the developers will perform a short maintenance, which is set to begin at 6:00 AM (UTC+8) and is expected to last five hours, ending at 11:00 AM (UTC+8).

The game servers will be down during this period, and the update will be online as soon as the maintenance ends. This article will list the maintenance ending time for all major regions and provide a countdown indicating the time until Fontaine is officially released.

Genshin Impact: Countdown to Fontaine's release and maintenance end time

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The developer will begin the Genshin Impact 4.0 patch update maintenance at 6:00 AM (UTC+8). This is expected to last five hours and end at 11:00 AM (UTC+8). The new Fontaine update will be available immediately following the conclusion of the maintenance.

Having said that, the timezone mentioned above does not apply to everyone. Therefore, here is a countdown that shows the time until version 4.0 is released:

The above timer also applies to Lyney and Yelan's banner since they will be available with the launch of the Genshin Impact 4.0 update.

With that out of the way, some might just prefer to know the exact end time for maintenance and the new update in their region. Thus, here is a list of timings for some of the major timezones:

American timezones (August 15, 2023)

Hawaii Standard Time: 5 pm
Alaska Daylight Time: 7 pm
Pacific Daylight Time: 8 pm
Mountain Daylight Time: 9 pm
Central Daylight Time: 10 pm
Eastern Daylight Time: 11 pm

European timezones (August 16, 2023)

Western European Summer Time: 4 am
Central European Summer Time: 5 am
Eastern European Summer Time: 6 am

Asian timezones (August 16, 2023)

India Standard Time: 3:30 am - 8:30 am
China Standard Time: 11 am
Philippine Standard Time: 11 am
Japanese Standard Time: 12 pm
Korea Standard Time: 12 pm

As mentioned, the servers will be down the entire time while the maintenance is ongoing, and no one can log in to the game. Once the update is online, Genshin Impact players will also receive 600 Primogems as compensation, which can be collected from the in-game mailbox.

About the author

Hijam Tompok is an Esports & Gaming writer at Sportskeeda, with a focus on Genshin Impact. He has always considered video games as the best form of entertainment and writing about them lets him express this passion for the benefit of readers.

In just 18 months, Hijam has reached close to 8 million reads on his articles - something he's immensely proud of - and aims to hit the 10 million mark in the coming months. This is because he always thoroughly checks the reliability of his sources and reports the information as accurately as possible without any bias.

As a player, Hijam now enjoys both single-player and multiplayer titles. As long as the games are interesting, he has no complaints. In a Jumanji-type scenario, he would love to jump into Genshin Impact or a similar fantasy world. He loves the fantasy genre and having the ability to perform magic or control elements is one of the things he believes most people would love as well.

Away from work and gaming, Hijam loves to cook, play football, and read web novels.

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