Phantom Blade Zero (PS5) News Articles
YesterdayMon, 2nd Nov 2026
News Phantom Blade Zero Is an Instant Hit with 4 Million Sales on PS5, PC
Milestone achieved in just three days
Phantom Blade Zero sold over four million copies during its first three days on the market across PS5 and PC, studio S-GAME has announced. Having released on 29th October 2026, the new action game achieved the milestone by the end of the weekend. "Thank you everyone from the bottom of our hearts for all the...
Monday26th Oct 2026
News Phantom Blade Zero PS5 Trophy List Revealed, Plot Your Way to Platinum Trophy Now
36 Trophies for PS5 action game
Scheduled to release on 29th October 2026, the Trophy list for Phantom Blade Zero has gone live on PS5. The full list is published on Exophase, revealing 36 Trophies — including a Platinum Trophy, of course — for players to unlock. With the launch just days away, I uploaded my Phantom Blade Zero PS5 review...
Thursday22nd Oct 2026
News Sony's Marketing the Hell Out of PS5 Console Exclusive Phantom Blade Zero in China
It's gonna be big
PC and mobile undoubtedly rule the gaming market in China, but Sony is putting up an impressive fight. Earlier in the generation, it built a successful campaign around console exclusive Black Myth: Wukong, and now it’s poised to repeat the feat with next week’s Phantom Blade Zero. I’ve been following posts by Shenzhen-based...
News Phantom Blade Zero Physical Version Set for 2027, 3 PS5 Editions Revealed
Own it on a PS5 disc next year
S-GAME has announced a physical version of Phantom Blade Zero will be available next year. The developer shared the news as a stinger at the end of its new launch trailer, with the full title launch via digital means coming next week, 29th October 2026. Check it out above. When the physical launch rolls around,...
Monday19th Oct 2026
News Phantom Blade Zero Will Gobble Up a Massive Chunk of Your PS5's SSD
Space raiders
If you’re planning to play Phantom Blade Zero this month, then you may want to start juggling your PS5’s storage space in anticipation. PlayStation Game Size reports that the Chinese-developed console exclusive will eat up a whopping ~135GB – and this is presumably without any planned launch day patches installed. It’s a huge...
Friday11th Sep 2026
News You Can Get Phantom Blade Zero's PS5 Platinum Trophy on Its Easiest Difficulty
Hard mode optional
If you've been wondering about the Trophies for upcoming action game Phantom Blade Zero, it's been revealed it won't be as tough to complete as you may have thought. The PS5 console-exclusive will of course have a full set of trinkets to unlock, including the all-important platinum, and director Qiwei Liang (aka Soulframe) says...
Friday21st Aug 2026
News PS5 Console Exclusive Phantom Blade Zero Poised for Gargantuan Launch
Sharpen your swords
There’s a reason Sony is backing Phantom Blade Zero, a console exclusive, hard. The game is shaping up to be the biggest Chinese release since Black Myth Wukong, and while that was likely a once-in-a-generation phenomenon, estimates from Alinea Analytics predict it may have already sold 300k copies via pre-orders on Steam...
Tuesday18th Aug 2026
News Rumoured Phantom Blade Zero PS5 Demo Nowhere to Be Seen After State of Play Deep Dive
Zero'd
The dedicated Phantom Blade Zero State of Play broadcast has come and gone, and there was no mention whatsoever of a playable demo hitting PS5. This is despite reports of the demo popping up on the PS Store last week. Many assumed that an official demo reveal and release was all but guaranteed for this showcase. Okay, so there's no demo...
Wednesday12th Aug 2026
News Phantom Blade Zero PS5 Demo Leaks Before Next Week's State of Play
The PS Store strikes again
Eager Phantom Blade Zero fans have been practically begging for a playable demo for years, and now it looks like we're finally getting one. Just before the game's dedicated State of Play broadcast was announced early this morning, eagle-eyed PS5 users somehow managed to spot a demo on the PS Store. As far as I'm aware,...
News State of Play for Phantom Blade Zero Announced for Next Week, 11-Minute Trailer Revealed
A $60 PS5 game with pre-orders live now
Sony and S-GAME have confirmed the State of Play deep dive into Phantom Blade Zero will debut next week, across the late evening or early morning of 17th August and 18th August, depending on your time zone. The showcase will feature almost 20 minutes of gameplay, as it goes deeper on what's teased in a brand...
Friday7th Aug 2026
News Phantom Blade Zero Dev 'Still Finalising Details' on Previously Announced State of Play
"Excited about what's coming"
Where's that dedicated Phantom Blade Zero State of Play broadcast got to, then? The event was announced back when Sony hosted its previous State of Play, promising a deep dive in "late summer". We are, of course, creeping towards late summer right now here in the northern hemisphere, and there's still no sign of the...
Friday12th Jun 2026
News Out in Late October, Phantom Blade Zero Dev Doesn't Care How Close It Is to GTA 6
"We don't even think of the competition"
One of the running themes from last week's gaming events was how everyone is trying to avoid October and November release dates, in order to give themselves as much breathing space as possible before GTA 6 arrives. What that's actually resulted in is an absurd September 2026 release schedule, with multiple...
Wednesday3rd Jun 2026
News The Next State of Play PS5 Livestream Is All About Phantom Blade Zero
The focus is on new PS5 action title
You might not have noticed it, but the next State of Play livestream was revealed within the State of Play that just aired. While we don't have a confirmed date for the showcase yet, it's confirmed the livestream will focus entirely on Phantom Blade Zero. It'll contain a "gameplay and story deep dive", airing in...
Tuesday2nd Jun 2026
News Stunning Action Game Phantom Blade Zero Delayed Out of PS5's Ridiculous September Schedule
One down, many more to go
At this point Phantom Blade Zero has to be one of the most anticipated PS5 games of the year — and so this news of a delay definitely stings a bit. The incredible looking action title briefly showed up during Sony's latest State of Play, promising a gameplay deep dive later this summer. However, what that trailer didn't...
Wednesday29th Apr 2026
News September Is Suddenly an Insane Month for New PS5 Games
Wake me up when September starts
It usually ends up happening every year: there'll be one particular month where the release schedule goes bananas, and we're left wondering whether it'll be remembered as an all-timer. Now, we're not saying that September 2026 is going to make history, but it's suddenly looking like one hell of a month for new PS5...
Thursday16th Apr 2026
News PS5's Phantom Blade Zero Gets Even Better with Drunken Sword Gameplay, Insane Motion Capture
Drink up
Just when you thought Phantom Blade Zero couldn't get much cooler, developer S-GAME pumps out a behind-the-scenes video in which we get to see a drunken sword fighting style. And to be fair, that's just one part of what is a very interesting watch. The video's packing quite a lot of gameplay clips, showcasing combat, bosses, environments,...
Friday10th Apr 2026
"Human artistry is not merely a means for creating value; it is the value itself"
As developer S-GAME nears the finish line on its hotly anticipated PS5 game Phantom Blade Zero, it's issued a powerful message that promises no "AI visual tech" was used in the making of the title. On social media, the studio opened by revealing the fact Phantom Blade...
Tuesday27th Jan 2026
News Phantom Blade Zero Destined to Be a Worldwide Hit as Anticipation Grows
Over 50% of wishlists outside China
Phantom Blade Zero looks like it will be another landmark moment for the Chinese games industry, but interestingly, its potential appears to also be resonating with PS5 and PC players worldwide, too. More than 50% of the game's wishlists are from outside of China, developer S-Game has revealed. While it was a...
Monday15th Dec 2025
News PS5 Will Be the Only Console You Can Play Phantom Blade Zero for at Least 12 Months
Timed to perfection
We already knew Sony had some form of PS5 console exclusivity with uber-exciting action RPG Phantom Blade Zero, but now we have complete confirmation. The latest trailer for the game, announcing its 9th September release date, has PlayStation-specific small print. It says: “PS5 console exclusive. Also available on PC. Not...
Friday12th Dec 2025
News PS5's Phantom Blade Zero Poised to Be the Next Big Thing from 9th September
Finally a release date
S-GAME promised it’d date its highly anticipated PS5 console exclusive Phantom Blade Zero at The Game Awards, and now we know what date to mark on our calendars. The action RPG will release on 9th September. In a new trailer, the Beijing-based studio showed off a bunch of crunchy combat and some spectacular cinematics...
Sunday7th Dec 2025
News Promising PS5 Console Exclusive Phantom Blade Zero Will Get a Release Date at The Game Awards
This is going to be big
S-GAME promised it would announce a release date for its highly anticipated PS5 action game Phantom Blade Zero before the end of the year, and all will be revealed at The Game Awards next week. There’s really not much more we can add to this story, but writing on X (or Twitter), the official account for Geoff Keighley’s...
Monday10th Nov 2025
News Phantom Blade Zero PS5 Release Date Could Finally Be Announced This Week
State of Play awaits
Phantom Blade Zero could finally be blessed with a release date within the next 30 hours or so. Eager PlayStation fans are suddenly wondering about what could be shown during this week's State of Play, which was announced earlier today. Naturally, we've found ourselves pondering potential reveals as well — and then we...
Sunday21st Sep 2025
Hellwalker mode not for the faint-hearted
The bosses on the hardest difficulty mode of the upcoming PS5 action game Phantom Blade Zero have been compared to an opponent in a fighting game, rather than an encounter you can learn the attack patterns of and eventually master. Speaking in an issue of PC Gamer Magazine (transcribed by GamesRadar),...
Monday18th Aug 2025
News PS5 Stunner Phantom Blade Zero Looks Out of This World in New Gameplay Trailer
You're kiddin', right?
How many superlatives have we got left for upcoming PS5 action game Phantom Blade Zero? Frankly, our vocabulary is looking a little light at this point. Now, before we get into the latest trailer, a quick note: this footage was shared by NVidia, alongside confirmation the upcoming action game will support DLSS 4 and RTX at...
Monday28th Jul 2025
News Mind Blowing Phantom Blade Zero PS5 Gameplay Confirms Release Date Will Be Revealed This Year
Captured on base hardware
Chinese developer S-GAME has been cooking. At its S-PARTY event in Beijing earlier today, the developer showcased over 20 minutes from its upcoming action RPG Phantom Blade Zero, captured on standard PS5 hardware. The video, uploaded above, showcases the sheer variety of weapons in the upcoming action RPG, which makes...
Wednesday25th Jun 2025
News Phantom Blade Zero Dev Reiterates Yet Again That PS5 Stunner Is Not a Soulslike
And it does have difficulty levels
Phantom Blade Zero is not a Soulslike — and developer S-GAME is really going out of its way to make sure that everyone knows. At this point, the Chinese studio has reiterated multiple times that the upcoming action title will not adhere to the typical FromSoft-founded structure, which has grown more and more...
Tuesday25th Mar 2025
News All of the Phantom Blade Zero Boss Fights We've Seen So Far Are Somehow Just Side Content
What is S-GAME cooking?
Onlookers were (rightfully) raving about the most recent gameplay video from Phantom Blade Zero, which dropped back in January. The footage showcased a crazy boss encounter with a puppeteer-like opponent. Jaws were dropping all over the place — but the borderline unbelievable thing is that this fight is actually just...
News PS5 Stunner Phantom Blade Zero Wants to 'Get Back to the PS1 and PS2 Era' of Creativity
Kung fu killer
Phantom Blade Zero has enjoyed a lot of positive press over the last year or so — and with good cause. The action title has always looked fantastic, and now developer S-GAME has revealed its approach to creating such a promising PS5 project. "It's hard to label our game as a pure Souls game, nor hack and slash. It's just something...
Tuesday28th Jan 2025
News PS5's Phantom Blade Zero Does What Souls Games Don't with Four Difficulty Options
A more forgiving action RPG
We're all keeping a close eye on Phantom Blade Zero, a PS5 console exclusive that's looking seriously good. After the recent gameplay trailer showing off a unique boss fight and various weapons, we can't wait to see what the rest of this stylish action title has to offer. Fortunately, some new details have come out from...
Wednesday22nd Jan 2025
News Black Myth: Wukong Success Granted Phantom Blade Zero Dev Extra Funding, It's Claimed
Off the back of 20 milion sales for Game Science
Having sold over 20 million units, it is reported that the success of Black Myth: Wukong prompted Phantom Blade Zero developer S-Game to receive additional funding to make its PS5 title, with investors keen to capitalise on the growth of video game development in China. A tweet from publishing and...
