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Sales · Phantom Blade Zero passes 3 million wishlists five weeks before launchS-GAME's wuxia action RPG crossed 3 million wishlists across PS5 and PC, with pre-orders past $14.5 million on Steam.
Announcement · Phantom Blade Zero's Platinum takes one run, even on the easiest difficultyThe director says every trophy is obtainable on the first three difficulties — a single Wayfarer playthrough is enough, and 66 Days is not required.
Announcement · Director's post: weapons level to 30, a wooden sword can finish the game, and 66 Days has no manual savesOn the original September 9 launch date, Soulframe Liang detailed weapon growth, how 66 Days saves, the casting of Soul and Zuo Shang, and fighting Mó Yuan.
Sales · Phantom Blade Zero sells 300,000 Steam pre-orders in daysPre-sales ran at about 73% of Black Myth: Wukong's pace at the same point, and the game briefly topped Steam's global best-seller chart.
Trailer · State of Play deep dive: 8 regions, 30+ weapons and a 66-life modeA 20-minute State of Play showed the map, the skill tree, weapon upgrades, four difficulty modes and Donnie Yen's role in the game.
Editions · China-only Collector's Edition comes with a Soul figurine and no disc20,000 units at about $180 through JD.com: a WeGame code, a 1/12 Soul figure, a lion-head pendant and a printed weapon guide.
Specs · PC requirements revealed: GTX 1660 minimum, RTX 5080 for 4K path tracingModest specs at 1080p and 1440p, an SSD on every tier, DLSS 4.5 with Multi Frame Generation — and Denuvo.
Editions · Phantom Blade Zero × Fortnite: pre-purchase on Epic to unlock the Soul outfitBuying the game on the Epic Games Store adds the Soul Outfit, Sanguine Pickaxe and Sanguine Back Bling to Fortnite; the set also hits the Item Shop at launch.
Announcement · Pre-orders open with an 11-minute trailer — and Donnie Yen as Mó YuanStandard at $59.99, Digital Deluxe at $69.99. The trailer's last reveal: Donnie Yen plays Soul's father, Mó Yuan.
Delay · Phantom Blade Zero delayed from September 9 to October 29S-GAME moved launch by seven weeks to spend the time on bug fixing and optimisation, aiming to ship without a large day-one patch.