Revision history: Release history

Genshin Impact launched worldwide on September 28, 2020 for Windows, iOS, Android, and PlayStation 4, one of the first gacha games to treat console and PC as first-class platforms from day one. [1] Sensor Tower estimated about US$2 billion in first-year spending on mobile app stores alone, a third-party figure that excludes PC and console revenue. [4]

Platform timeline

Date	Event
2020-09-28	Worldwide launch: Windows, iOS, Android, PS4 [1]
2021-04-28	Native PlayStation 5 version [1]
2024-11-20	Xbox Series X and S version [1]
2025-09-10	HarmonyOS NEXT version [1]
2025-09-09	PS4 client delisted from the PlayStation Store [2]
2026-02-25	In-game purchases disabled on PS4 [2]
2026-04-08	PS4 support ends; accounts continue on other platforms [2]

As of July 2026 the game is in active service on PC, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S, with full cross-progression. The PS4 sunset is the first platform retirement in the game's history; account data survives because progression is server-side. See end of service for how the genre handles platform and service shutdowns.

Regulatory events

On January 17, 2025 the US Federal Trade Commission announced a US$20 million settlement with Cognosphere over Genshin Impact's loot box marketing: no loot box sales to players under 16 without parental consent, mandatory odds disclosure, a direct real-currency purchase option, and clearer virtual-currency exchange rates in the United States. [3] The broader context is on the gacha regulation page.