Honkai Star Rail Update: Release Date, Livestream and New Features

Honkai Star Rail had a very successful year with the Amphoreus Arc, where they introduced some of the best-written characters of the game, and we all will be missing them while moving forward to the next explorable region, Planarcadia. The upcoming region will also introduce a new playable Path, which will be Elation.

The Trailblazer, on the other hand, will also unlock a new playable Path. If you are interested in further details on Planarcadia and Elation, keep on reading, as this article will share all the details about the upcoming Honkai Star Rail update, so punch your ticket as the Astral Express leaves soon.

When is the next Honkai Star Rail Update?

HoYoverse has a strict policy of following the 6-week cycle for most of its games. However, due to the recent political conflict between China and Japan, the upcoming HSR version 4.1 has been shortened to 3 weeks, instead of the regular pattern. So the future Honkai Star Rail version is expected to be released on 25 March.

Due to a sudden change in the banner period, the upcoming version dates may be different, but they should be around this period. In the upcoming version, HoYoverse is going to release a new Hunt character, Ashveil. He will be a limited 5-star unit, so if you are planning to get him, then you'd better start pre-farming those level-up materials with our Honkai Star Rail Ashveil Pre-Farm Guide.

What will be in the next Honkai Star Rail update?

In the upcoming version of Star Rail, we will be continuing with our Trailblazing Quest in Planarcadia, where we got to know a huge amount of lore info about Himeko and her home planet. It is also expected that in the future version, we will get to see more of Evanescia and her involvement in the Trailblazing Quest.

Apart from the continuation of the Trailblazing Quest, we will also see the debut of the new 5-star Lightning Hunt character Ashveil. He is one of the Ace detectives from the Ashen Detective Agency, who is quite famous among the people for solving weird cases, which can range from looking for lost pets to capturing interstellar criminals. Version 4.1 of Honkai Star Rail seems to be full of exciting content and challenges, but to get confirmation, we would have to wait for the upcoming Honkai Star Rail Live Stream.

List of upcoming Honkai Star Rail Updates

If we are following the traditional update cycle of HoYoverse, which lasts around 6 weeks each, with a Special Livestream happening 6 days before the patch hits the live server, then the upcoming versions of HSR update should be on these dates:

The above data has been collected from reliable users, and predictions are made on the game's past update cycles. Therefore, there is a possibility that the version dates may change in the future, depending on HoYoverse's decisions as the publisher of Honkai Star Rail.

How often do Honkai Star Rail updates come?

Honkai Star Rail is one of the community's favourite space-based turn-based RPGs, where you get to play as the Trailblazer who travels through the cosmos, visiting various planets and solving disasters caused by Stellarons. This title, being published by HoYoverse, like Genshin Impact, follows a similar 6-week update cycle, besides the recent one, where the update will be shortened due to readjustment to their original plan, which was delayed due to the political instability between China and Japan.

Similar to Genshin Impact, Star Rail also has web login events, where you can collect free Stellar Jades while revealing minor details about future plots. The best way to stay updated on such events is by following their X handle. Also, to stay updated on future Star Rail news and guides, keep tabs on our Sportsdunia Honkai Star Rail page.