Okay, so here’s the deal. HoYoverse, the folks behind that super popular game, Genshin Impact? Well, they’ve just dropped a bomb that’s shaking the PS4 community. Yep, the game’s getting yanked off PS4. Like for real. No updates after next spring, say goodbye to it on the PlayStation store next month, and all those in-game goodies you can buy? Gone by February 2026. Like, vanished into thin air. And then poof — no more game on PS4 at all. Crazy, right?
So, HoYoverse put out a statement — all official-like — and it goes something like, “Due to limitations related to hardware performance and platform application size…” Blah, blah, blah. Translation: PS4’s getting the boot. Mark your calendars for September 9, 2025, because that’s the day it’s disappearing from the PlayStation Store. Miss that, and it’s like the game never existed on PS4.
But wait, there’s more! After February 25, 2026, anything you’ve snagged in the game that you haven’t claimed? Well, kiss it goodbye. It’s like they’re erasing everything off the PS4, leaving behind… nothing.
Fast forward to April 8, 2026, and bam — no logging in. Zilch. Nada. But hey, you can switch to other systems like PS5, Xbox Series, or even your phone. Kinda wild how this works out.
Honestly, it’s a head-scratcher. Sure, they’re giving PS4 players a heads-up — but eight months is both a lot and not enough, you know? The reason’s kinda fuzzy too. Genshin works on mobile just fine, so why the struggle with PS4? I mean, the PS4’s ancient in tech years but it’s not that bad, right? 8GB RAM, 500GB storage — sounds pretty okay to me. Yet, here we are, scratching our heads.
Chatted with someone from HoYoverse, who mentioned they’re jazzing up the game’s specs across platforms for a new version. “For detailed information, please refer to the official notice,” they said — like that helped clear things up.
In the end, not a huge deal for most gamers unless you’re rocking a museum-worthy Android. But still, it’s a bummer for PS4 peeps and just sorta shows how temporary games can be nowadays. Anyway, I guess life moves on, right?
