Oh man, where do I even start with this? So, HoYoverse—yeah, the Genshin Impact folks—dropped this bombshell about ditching the PS4. I know, right? PS4’s been loyal, but no love from next spring. They’re booting it from the PlayStation Store next month, and by 2026, all those cool in-game purchases? Poof. Gone. Like, imagine buying a bunch of stuff and then… nothing. Weird, huh?
Apparently, it’s because the PS4 is, like, ancient tech now. HoYoverse said something about “hardware performance and platform application size.” Tech talk, basically. September 9, 2025, is the D-day when Genshin vanishes from the store. So, if you didn’t snag it already, it’s like it never existed. What a trip.
Fast forward to February 25, 2026—no more buying cool stuff in-game. Gotta claim those goodies before they disappear for good. And then comes April 8, 2026, when PS4 support just… kinda evaporates. Like, you log in, and nada. Zilch. It’s like it was never there. But, hey, life isn’t over. If you’ve got an Xbox Series, PS5, PC, or even a mobile, you can still plunge into that world. Sweet, I guess.
But here’s the kicker. Why’s the PS4 getting the cold shoulder when mobiles can still hang? The irony, right? PS4 dropped in 2013, pretty vintage, I get it, but mobiles are running strong. Heck, it’s like, if I can run it on my phone, why not on my trusty PS4? Doesn’t totally compute in my brain. They threw out some specs—like Android needs 8GB of storage, 3GB memory, and some Arm v8a doohickey thing. Old news, though.
HoYoverse shot back with a statement about wanting to boost performance for future updates. Something about a “Song of the Welkin Moon” version? Okay, guys, whatever you say.
In reality, most folks won’t even notice, unless you’re clutching to that three-year-old Android. But man, feels like a slap to PS4 owners, right? Games these days—so fleeting. Makes you think.
