HoYoverse announced the next major Genshin Impact (Free) update with version 4.8 “Summertide Scales and Tales" for iOS, Android, PS4, PS5, and PC platforms. This update, releasing July 17th, will bring in a new limited-time summer map (Simulanka), the 5-star character Emilie, new outfits for Kirara and Nilou, seasonal events, a Yelan rerun, and much more. HoYoverse also mentions optimizations to long-term encounter points to store points and more coming in the update. As usual, pre-installation should go live a few days prior on mobile and PC. Watch the new Genshin Impact 4.8 “Summertide Scales and Tales" update trailer below:

If you missed the news, the major version 5.0 that has upgraded visuals is also planned for the future. Read about that here. If you’d like to play Genshin Impact and don’t own it yet, you can download it for free on the App Store for iOS here and on Google Play for Android here. The PC version is available on the official website here and the Epic Games Store. If you play on iOS, with iOS 14.5 or iPadOS 14.5 and later, you can use PS5 and Xbox Series X|S controllers to play Genshin Impact. We featured Genshin Impact as our Game of the Week when it released and awarded it our 2020 Game of the Year. I also featured it as one of the best iOS games to play with a controller. What do you think of Genshin Impact 4.8 so far?