When is Sumeru (next region) coming to Genshin Impact?

 When is Sumeru (next region) coming to Genshin Impact?

According to several Genshin Impact leaks, Sumeru will be a huge new realm. Therefore, knowing the release date will be useful for many curious players. Based on current leaks, this region will likely come to Genshin Impact 3.0.

If that were the case, the release date would be the same as the 3.0 update's release date. Current leaks also state that version 2.8 is the last update before version 3.0, and Travelers know that version 2.8 launches on July 13, 2022.

Assuming Genshin Impact 2.8 takes as long as a regular update (42 days), Sumeru should arrive around August 24, 2022.

Expected Sumeru & Genshin Impact 3.0 release date

This old tweet was when HoYoverse claimed that version 2.8 would be released on July 13, 2022. Typically, version updates take around 42 days, so the expected release date for Sumeru and Genshin Impact 3.0 is August 24, 2022.

This assumes there are no unforeseen delays or random extra days to add to the schedule. Of course, starting with the upcoming beta testing, it's also worth checking out some other news on this topic for some minor clarifications.

Some players may have heard that the upcoming 2.9 beta will be playable soon. Several older leaks mentioned that version 2.8 was the last update before version 3.0. However, these leaks aren't necessarily wrong because of this new information.

Prior to the release of Inazuma, the beta was known as Genshin Impact 1.7. As old-style gamers must remember, there was never a 1.7 version. Instead, this update was known as version 2.0. Something similar could happen here, and that's the prevailing view in the leaked community right now.

Most leaks refer to the upcoming update as Genshin Impact 3.0. This particular leak mentions that Sumeru will be as big as Liyue and will make her even bigger than Liyue with future updates. It's unknown how big "much bigger than Liyue" is in the grand scheme, but it's something gamers should consider.

There have been several leaks discussing the new characters of the area. However, there are currently no new gameplay footage to share for these characters, so players are mostly relying on text leaks for now.

This region cannot be visited in Genshin Impact at this time, but there is some information about the region that the player can still use. For example, Liben stated the following at a Marvelous Merchandise event:

He then talks about how it has become a dangerous place lately. However, it is currently unknown what causes these problems. Apart from that, Dendro Archon rules the area and is known as Little Lord Kusanali.

Geographically, this region is a desert with some rainforest mixed in.