The Honkai Star Rail 1.6 livestream is just about here. HoYoverse announced the next Star Rail version update overview will air on Dec. 15, 2023, introducing three new characters, including a long-awaited member of the Genius Society; a new mode; some welcome quality-of-life changes, and more ways to earn high-demand rewards such as Stellar Jade and Self-Modeling Resin. While it’s unclear whether we’ll actually get any news on the next major step of the Trailblazer’s journey, there’s still plenty to look forward to.
Honkai Star Rail 1.6 livestream start time
The Honkai Star Rail 1.6 livestream airs on Dec. 15, 2023, at:
- 3:30 a.m. PT
- 5:30 a.m. CT
- 6:30 a.m. ET
- 11:30 a.m. GMT
- 12:30 p.m. CET
- 5 p.m. IST
- 7:30 p.m. CST
- 8:30 p.m. KST/JST
- 10:30 p.m. AEDT
The live version of the stream will, as usual, feature commentary from Star Rail voice actors, along with new Star Rail promo codes, and several trailers highlighting what’s to come. You can catch a recorded version of it or just a trailer with no commentary afterwards.
Where to watch Honkai Star Rail 1.6 livestream
As usual, HoYoverse is airing the Honkai Star Rail livestream on its YouTube channel and Twitch channel. The video-on-demand version will live on YouTube after the livestream ends, so you can check it out at any time there. HoYoverse never puts its VODs on Twitch, though.
If you don’t feel like clicking through, you can also watch the Honkai Star Rail 1.6 livestream via the embed at the top of this section.
What to expect from Honkai Star Rail 1.6
Honkai Star Rail 1.6 introduces quite a few new improvements. There’s the usual set of new faces, including:
- Dr Ratio (no, that’s his real name) (5-star, Imaginary, Hunt)
- Ruan Mei (5-star, Ice, Harmony)
- Xueyi (4-star, Quantum, Destruction)
We’ll also get a new mode called Pure Fiction that tasks players with defeating waves of enemies for a chance to earn a fair few Stellar Jade. HoYoverse is improving the Hall of Memories as well, with more objectives and Self-Modeling Resin, and Pure Fiction and Hall of Memories will feature refreshed challenges every six weeks.
Whether we’ll see new story missions is less certain. We’ve been stuck waiting to depart for Penacony for nearly six months now, so hopefully, there may be some kind of interlude mission to make the wait a little easier.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
