Global Version of Honkai: Star Rail Special Program 1.1 Delayed (Update)

Right as the Honkai: Star Rail Special Program 1.1 was supposed to air at 4:30am PT/7:30am ET on May 26, 2023, it didn’t. The official YouTube link for it, which previously showed a preliminary page, suddenly read, “Video unavailable: This video has been removed by the uploader.” This was followed by an announcement saying to check social media later. HoYoVerse then updated to say it is delayed on Twitter. Update at 9:45am ET on May 26, 2023: HoYoVerse announced the Special Program will now air at 4:30am PT/7:30am ET on May 27, 2023. It also noted that there will be 100 Stellar Jade distributed tomorrow as an apology for the delay.

Here is HoYoVerse’s full initial statement.

Honkai: Star Rail Version 1.1 "Galactic Roaming" Special Program Delay Announcement

Due to technical issues, the special program is now delayed. Kindly wait for the full announcement later. We are deeply sorry for the inconvenience caused.

— Honkai: Star Rail (@honkaistarrail) May 26, 2023

And here’s the follow-up one with a new date and time.

Version 1.1 Galactic Roaming Special Program Delay Announcement

Dear Trailblazers:
Due to technical issues, Honkai: Star Rail Version 1.1 Galactic Roaming Special Program has been delayed until 2023/05/27 11:30 (UTC+8). The reward redemption codes will be released tomorrow along… pic.twitter.com/l3wmMygQ5i

— Honkai: Star Rail (@honkaistarrail) May 26, 2023

However, while the presentation didn’t air worldwide as expected, the Honkai: Star Rail Special Program 1.1 did show up in China as planned. This means that some details about the update. For example, it confirmed the characters who will appear in June 2023. Silver Wolf and Luocha will show up as the new five-stars on the Event Warp banners.

Honkai: Star Rail is available for PCs and mobile devices, and PS4 and PS5 versions are in development.