Honkai Star Rail, one of the most popular gacha games, is preparing its most anticipated release. The upcoming HSR 2.3 release will bring the highly hyped Firefly/Sam along with the reprise of Ruan Mei in the first phase banners. The 2.3 version also brings new events with lots of Stellar Jades to offer. If you are eagerly waiting for the release of version 2.3, here is the countdown timer for Honkai Star Rail 2.3 release date and time.

Honkai Star Rail 2.3 will be released on June 19, 2024, at 11:00 AM (UTC +8). The maintenance break to prepare for the release of version 2.3 starts at 06:00 (UTC + 8) on June 19. The maintenance break is expected to last approximately 5 hours. If the break is extended, 300 Stellar Jades will be awarded to players. However, you must be at Trailblaze level 4 or higher to get the rewards.

Version 2.3 Pre-Download is now available! Pre-downloads for PC and mobile devices are now available. Trailblazers can follow the instructions below to pre-download certain resources and improve your resource download speed after the version update. Due to the large size of the download, it is… pic.twitter.com/K9g4DNxBW5 — Honkai: Star Rail (@honkaistarrail) June 17, 2024

Hoyoverse has released the pre-download size for the Honkai Star Rail 2.3 update. As revealed in a tweet, pre-download for HSR 2.3 is now available. If you want to start playing as soon as the update arrives, we recommend that you already download the update in advance.