Genshin Impact is somehow coming to Xbox before Switch over 4 years after it was announced for Nintendo's console, with a $10 bundle nobody should buy
Aug. 21, 2024Genshin Impact hits Xbox Series X this November
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Genshin Impact is coming to Xbox Series X on November 20, which makes the long-delayed Nintendo Switch port of the game even funnier in retrospect.
Somewhat strangely, the entirely free-to-play game will apparently also be part of Xbox Game Pass, presumably for multiplayer reasons. Stranger still, Xbox is offeringa $9.99 “pre-order bundle"which really ain’t worth it. This is the same bundle that’s already available on the PlayStation Store. It comes with 150,000 Mora (gold), two Acquaint Fate (standard banner rolls), 80 character XP books, 50 weapon ores, and some food for healing. “For a limited time,” pre-ordering the bundle gets you an additional handful of character and weapon XP.
This bundle is a demonstrably terrible way to spend $10 on Genshin Impact. That same $10 could get you two months of the log-in Welkin Pass, which nets you 90 Primogems a day to spend on more, and more coveted, limited banner rolls. You could also get one of the battle passes which dishes out far,farmore XP alongside a nice weapon and other resources. Or it could get you a nice sandwich in real life! Spend your money how you please, but if you just want to grease the wheels in Genshin, please don’t spend it on this bundle.
With Genshin hitting Xbox on November 20, it should arrive right alongside update 5.2, which will be the third update of the Natlan region. This means Xbox players will unfortunately miss the game’s upcoming fourth anniversary celebration,which will dish out the first free 5-star character in the game’s history. If you’re planning to play the game in the future, it may be worth making an account on mobile now, grabbing the anniversary loot in September, and then cashing in on the returning player bonus once the Xbox port is out.
It took 4 years but Genshin Impact is finally adding a new world level in update 5.0 that makes character materials easier to farm – plus 1 million free Mora for all.
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