Genshin Impact's Already Enormous Open World Grows Even Bigger in New PS5, PS4 Update | Push Square

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Genshin Impact’s life-consuming campaign will add an enormous influx of content with its v5.2 update, due out on 20th November. As we’re still deep in the Natlan arc, this will add several new environments to the map, where you’ll be able to hang with new tribes and “investigate a mysterious accident” as part of the latest event.

Perhaps crucially, two new Saurians will add fresh traversal capabilities to the release. According to the press materials, Qucusaurs can “glide long distances” while Iktomisaurs can “leap vertically to great heights”.

These abilities will enable you to “navigate the challenging terrain” of Ochkanatlan, one of the new locations being added as part of the update. A companion named Cocouik will also assist you in dealing with the Abyssal contamination here.

While that’s already a lot of content to look forward to, there’ll be two new playable characters debuting in v5.2. The first, Chasca, who’s the “renowned Peacemaker of the Flower-Feather Clan”, is a five-star Anemo-based bow wielder who can “float and attack mid-air”. In addition, she can fire multiple elemental bullets based on the composition of her party, which gives her plenty of flexibility.

Her banner will be flanked in the first half of the update by Lyney’s rerun and four-star newcomer Ororon, who dovetails nicely with Hydro and Electro characters. The second half of the update will be headlined by two returning favourites: Zhongli and Neuvillette. These are essential characters in our opinion, so start saving your Primogems.

Elsewhere, the Archon Quest will continue with an interlude named All Fires Fuel the Flame, while there’ll be various quality of life improvements to a ton of gameplay elements, including Artifacts and the Imaginarium Theatre.

So while this update is perhaps a little lighter on the story front, there’s clearly no shortage of things here to keep you occupied. To be honest, we’re a little exhausted condensing all that and typing it out. It’s crazy to think