The most recent update was 1.6 – otherwise known as Midsummer Island Adventure – and it introduced a new archipelago for us to explore and pick up Genshin Impact Echoing Conches to unlock a Genshin Impact skin. Naturally, we expected the upcoming patch to introduce the 1.7 update – but instead, it’s been officially revealed that the next update will be Genshin Impact 2.0.

So, why the jump in versions? By the sounds of it, the next update is going to be a big one, adding the first new region to...