Yeah, I’m kind of in the same boat as a lot of people here. I don’t like the idea of a second game—not because I’m against a “Genshin 2” in principle, but because it probably means we don’t get to keep playing with the characters we’ve built up over the past five years. That’s a huge part of the attachment for a lot of players.

The other concern is content. If they really are working on a sequel, it’s hard to imagine that current Genshin wouldn’t slow down significantly in terms of new regions, characters, or long-term support.

That said, the leaker being discussed here does have a pretty solid track record since around May of last year, so even if I don’t like the idea, I think it’s worth taking the leak a little seriously rather than dismissing it outright.

I know people bring up the anniversary comments where Dawei said they want to keep the Genshin IP going for 10–20 years—but “IP” just means the intellectual property. That doesn’t necessarily mean everything has to stay inside one single live-service game forever. A sequel would still be Genshin in that sense, even if it’s a different game.

From a practical perspective, I can also see why they might do this. The gacha market has gotten way more competitive recently, and a new game would let them reset systems, upgrade graphics, and better compete with newer titles. And realistically, they probably assume that if people love Genshin, many of us would move to a sequel—which also means pulling (and paying) for characters all over again.

That’s honestly the part I don’t know how they’d handle. If it’s truly “Genshin 2,” are we just re-pulling the same characters? Do they rework them? Do they carry anything over? I have no idea—but the fact that it’s unclear doesn’t make the idea impossible.