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US Genshin Impact players must either verify their age or face loss of account information and account suspension by July 20th.
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Age verification deployment begins on May 20th on all platforms with disastrous consequences for non-compliance.
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Given the age rating of the game, there are unlikely minors under the age of 18, but similar laws could affect other child-friendly games.
If you are a US Genshin Impact player, there is another layer of information you need to share before you log in. Developer Mihoyo has confirmed that age verification is what US laws currently require games.
The rollout of this will start this month, but players can wait until July to see if they want to do this.
Genshin Impact Age Berification will soon be mandated and there will be disastrous consequences for not following
The age verification process will be deployed on May 20th to all US players on all platforms (console, PC, mobile). Players will be notified while logged in or creating an account.
If you are unsure whether you want to enter your age, you can use the TP on July 18th, 2025. If you cannot confirm your age, this will be (via Mihoyo).
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Account suspension
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Your chat record with friends in the game will be deleted
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No further notice after suspense is available as account information required by law is not accessible
The developer added that if the verification does not complete by July 20th, the personal information in a person’s HoyOverse account will be permanently deleted.
Although non-specific, this should not affect minors. The game has a rather large player base under the age of 18, so if you have any issues with that, I don’t expect it, given that the game is being rated by players over the age of 12, but I’ll let the reader know.
As for the latest new content drops, version 5.6 “Paralogism” was just released on all platforms yesterday, which will add new characters to Escoffier, new Archon Quest, new weapons and more.
Many changes have been made, and patches are categorized in detail.
Don’t be surprised to see this happen in other kids’ games, as new US laws are in effect. This should further enhance security and security.
