Genshin Impact is dropping support for PlayStation 4, as part of the open-world fantasy RPG’s recently announced device and system requirement changes.
According to an official announcement, the new changes are being made in order to “support future version updates and optimize game performance,” and that the requirements will be raised “starting with the ‘Song of the Welkin Moon’ version.” A separate announcement on the Genshin Impact website regarding the end of PS4 support cites “limitations related to hardware performance and platform application size.”
The PS4 version of the gacha game will be delisted from PlayStation Store starting on September 10 at 6 AM UTC+8. This will be followed by the end of in-game purchases on February 25, 2026 at 6 AM UTC+8 and the cessation of updates on August 4, 2026 at 6 AM UTC+8.
After the update support ends, unclaimed items that were purchased from the PlayStation Store will be claimable on PlayStation 5.
As for other platforms, the changes (which aren’t the first of their kind) include Genshin Impact asking for 6th-gen processors on PCs at minimum and Android devices needing at least Android 10.0. The full list of requirements is available here.
The PS4 was one of the original platforms that Genshin Impact launched on back in 2020, along with PC and mobile. In 2024, it was announced that the PS4 version’s visual performance would be lowered “compared to the current version” after the Version 5.0 update.
Genshin Impact was later released on Xbox Series X/S as well, though it’s unknown when it’d ever arrive on the Nintendo Switch.
The announcement of the new changes come after the recent Version 5.8 launch.
Source: @GenshinImpact
