Summary
Over the last five years,Genshin Impacthas built a bustling community. Millions of playersreportedly frequent the gameevery day, with HoYoverse keeping things fresh, regularly adding new content and characters. The latest content update, Nod-Krai, is set totie up loose ends before the story marches forward.
Genshin’s whopping player count could be set to take a blow, though, as its developers have confirmed that a large portion of them could face suspension if they don’t verify their age.
Genshin Impact Will Require Age Verification Later This Month
In anew poston the official Genshin Impact website,HoYoversesaid that it is required by law to verify the age of all US-based player accounts.
From May 20, anybody with a Genshin Impact account located in the United States will be prompted to verify their age. The company states that failure to do so will result in:
The verification period will run for 14 months, ending on June 15, 2025. HoYoverse warns that all personal details will be deleted permanently if an account isn’t verified.
In afurther update, Genshin Impact’s distributor Cognosphere said, “We strongly recommend that all affected players verify their age as soon as possible to avoid the risk of account suspension and deletion of all HoYoverse data. U.S. players verified as younger players will need consent from a parent or guardian to continue accessing Genshin Impact or HoYoLAB.”
We strongly recommend that all affected players verify their age as soon as possible to avoid the risk of account suspension and deletion of all HoYoverse data.
The company also said, “We have updated the disclosure of the Wish Drop Rate in Genshin Impact,” with further details foundhere.
The message has raised just as many questions as it has answered, with players on the Genshin Impactsubredditconfused about the process. While some are worried that the verification will require them to upload Government-issued documents,others are convincedthat players will just be prompted to input their date of birth.
The verification process is a knock-on effect of the recent issues with the United States' FTC. Back in January, Genshin Impact wasadjudged to have deliberately targeted and deceived children with its loot box-style currency system, with HoYoverse later banned from selling these loot boxes to children under the age of 16. At the time, Samuel Levine, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said, “Genshin Impact deceived children, teens, and other players into spending hundreds of dollars on prizes they stood little chance of winning.”
