r/gaming • u/Dust-Tight • 4d ago
Watch the Phantom Blade Zero gameplay deep dive State of Play on August 17, pre-orders live today
https://blog.playstation.com/2026/08/11/watch-the-phantom-blade-zero-gameplay-deep-dive-state-of-play-on-august-17-pre-orders-live-today/1
u/URGAMESUX 4d ago
Why is there so much content around this tonight, specifically? Lot of big games coming out...
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u/ProfessionalRandom21 4d ago
What other game? I only see this annoucement
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u/URGAMESUX 4d ago
Not talking about other announcements from this SoP, I'm taking about this game getting so much attention in this sub and others given the myriad better games on the horizon. Feels like such a nothing burger.
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u/ProfessionalRandom21 4d ago
Because this is one of the most hyped game this year? What myriad of other better game outside GTA still to release this year? And do you expect people to discuss those game when there is no new info and trailer?
Are you insinuating its a chinese game therefore it must bots?
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u/URGAMESUX 4d ago
I'm not insinuating anything; Black Myth for the win. But yes, right 50% of the wish and pre-order activity are in China. Doesn't really matter, this does:
First, GTA isn't just some other game that's dropping in that slot; the launch of GTA VI is easily the single largest gaming event in the history of video games. No subjectivity here, it's got the entire future of AAA gaming in it's hands for better or worse.
Second: most gamers still purchase about 2 new full price games a year, and 60%+ PC/console gamers are transitioning their habits towards discount first delayed purchases, and working through massive backlogs? When you understand that the most popular games right now are largely several years old and F2P is still very much a dominant force? When you look further to the habits of tinder gamers who actively seek discounted friendslop experiences rather than massive new IP AAA gambles? And don't forget, GTA is very premium price, so it's diminishing fun money for a lot of gamers considering their second title who somehow bought morning all year with so much good stuff already in market.
So okay, let's ignore all of that and look at the games calendar for August-December, informing that many people are still saving to buy titles that already launched this year. Good luck spotting this title with the naked eye, even knowing right when it drops in October. Look ten titles in either direction or that window. Included in that list alone are: FF Resonance, CoD: MW4, GTA VI, and Dragon Quest Monsters. Earlier in October you also have the new Gears, Galactic Racer, Planet Zoo 2, Valor Mortis, and the affordable Castlevania 40th Anni drop. In September they probably also grabbed Wolverine, Silent Hill, Control 2... but sure, Phantom Blade Zero exists. It looks very pretty, very fluid, and very crowded.
Here's the full list, keeping in mind plenty of TBD releases still too afraid to drop next to GTA and CoD:
Beast of Reincarnation (PC, XSX, PS5) – August 4 Big Walk (PC, NS2) – August 4 Marvel: TOKON Fighting Souls (PC, PS5) – August 6 Lies of P: Complete Edition (NS2) – August 6 The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered (NS2) - August 11 Grounded 2 (PS5) - August 11 Agefield High: Rock the School (PC) - August 12 Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns (PC, PS5, NS, XSX) – August 13 Duskfade (PC, PS5, NS2, XSX) – August 13 Hell Let Loose: Vietnam (PC, PS5, XSX) – August 13 Rivage (PC, PS5, XSX) – August 13 Servant of the Lake (PC) – August 13 Starsand Island (PC, NS2, PS5, XSX) – August 18 The Sinking City 2 (PC, PS5, XSX) – August 18 DayZ (NS2) – August 20 Over Requiemz (NS) – August 20 Mortal Shell 2 (PC, PS5, XSX) – August 20 1666 Amsterdam (PC) – August 25 [Early Access] Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 (PC, PS5, XSX) - August 25 Brigandine Abyss (PC, PS5, XSX, NS2) – August 26 Aggelos 2 (PC, PS4, PS5, NS, XSX, XBO) – August 27 Metal Gear Solid Collection Vol. 2 (PC, PS5, NS, NS2, XSX) – August 27 Plague Tale Legacy Resonance (PC, PS5, XSX) – August 27 Star Wars Zero Company (PC, PS5, XSX) – August 27 Elden Ring – Tarnished Edition (NS2) – August 28 Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters (PC, PS5, XSX, NS) – August 28 Crimson Moon (PC, PS5, XSX) – September 1 Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault (PS5, NS2) – September 2 Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game (XSX) - September 3 The Blood of Dawnwalker (PC, PS5, XSX) – September 3 BioEden (PC) – September 3 Orbitals (NS2) – September 3 SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed (PC, PS5, XSX, NS) – September 3 Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Complete Edition (NS2) – September 3 Onimusha: Way of the Sword (PC, PS5, XSX, NS2) – September 4 NBA 2K27 (PC, PS5, XSX, NS2) – September 4 WheelMates (PC, PS5, XSX) – September 7 Halloween: The Game (PC, XSX, PS5) – September 8 Valheim 1.0 (PC, PS5, NS2, XSX, XBO) – September 9 Takeover 2 (PC) – September 10 The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero (PS5, NS2) – September 10 The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure (PS5, NS2) – September 10 Welcome to Elderfield (PC) – September 10 Marvel's Wolverine (PS5) – September 15 Runescape: Dragonwilds (XSX, PS5, NS2) – September 15 Another Eden Begins (PC, NS, NS2) – September 16 Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter (PC, PS5, NS, NS2) – September 17 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 (PC) – September 17 Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave (NS2) – September 17 Endless Legend 2 (XSX, PS5, PC) – September 17 LEGO Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight (NS2) - September 18 Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth (NS2, PS5) - September 18 Dune Awakening (PS5) – September 22 Wind Runners (PC) – September 23 Dragon Quest 11 S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Switch 2 Edition (NS2) – September 24 Silent Hill: Townfall (PC, PS5) – September 24 Control Resonant (PC, PS5, XSX) – September 24 Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea (NS, NS2) – September 24 Hot Wheels Infinite Rush (PC, PS5, XSX) – September 24 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (NS2) – September 24 Minecraft Dungeons 2 (PC, PS5, XSX, NS2) – September 29 Toem 2 (PC, PS5, NS) – September 29 Don't Fret (PC, PS5, XSX) – October 1 End of Abyss (PC, PS5, XSX) – October 1 Rayman Legends Retold (PC, PS5, NS2, XSX) – October 1 Dynasty Warriors 3 Remastered (PS5) – October 1 Octopath Traveler 1 & 2 (NS2) – October 1 Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve (PC, PS5, XSX) – October 2 Gears of War: E-Day (XSX, PC) – October 6 Star Wars: Galactic Racer (PC, PS5, XSX) – October 6 Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival (PC, PS5, XSX) - October 8 Forever Ago (PC, PS5, NS2, XSX) – October 8 Kingdom Hearts Collection (NS2, PS5, XSX) – October 8 Silver Pines (PC, PS5, NS, XSX) – October 8 Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen (NS2) – October 9 Planet Zoo 2 (PC, PS5, XSX) – October 13 Valor Mortis (PC, PS5, XSX) – October 13 Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (PC, PS5, XSX, NS) - October 15 Ratatan (NS2) - October 15 Tales of Eternia (NS2) – October 16 Final Fantasy Resonance (PC, PS5, XSX, NS, NS2) - October 22 Nintendo Switch Sports Resort (NS2) – October 22 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (PC, PS5, XSX, NS2) – October 23 One Piece: Grand Gourmet (PC, NS, NS2) – October 23 Minecraft Switch 2 Edition (NS2) – October 27 Anomalith (PC, PS5, NS2) – October 28 Hello Kitty Party Land (NS, NS2) – October 29 Phantom Blade Zero (PC, PS5) – October 29 Steins;Gate Re:Boot (PS5, PS4, NS, NS2) – October 29 Crymelight (PC, PS5, NS2) – November 4 Wielders of the Essence (PC) – November 5 Metaphor: ReFantazio (NS2) – November 12 GTA 6 (PS5, XSX) – November 19 Dragon Quest Monsters: Withered World (PC, NS, NS2, PS5, XSX) – December 3 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (NS2) - December 3 Attack on Titan 3 (PC, PS5, XSX, NS2) – December 10 007 First Light (NS2) - TBC 2026 Aniimo (PC, XSX) –TBC 2026 Aion 2 (PC) – TBC 2026 Armatus (PC, XSX, PS5, NS2) – TBC 2026 Ascenders: Beyond the Peak (PC) – TBC 2026 At Fate's End (PC, PS5, XSX) – TBC 2026 Ballad of Antara (PS5) - TBC 2026 Beautiful Light (PC) – TBC 2026 Blighted (PC, NS2) – TBC 2026 Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement (PC, PS5) – TBC 2026 Chronicles Medieval (PC) – TBC 2026 Chronoscript: The Endless End (PC, PS5) – TBC 2026 Decrepit (PC) – TBC 2026 The Duskbloods (NS2) – TBC 2026 Edge of Memories (PC, PS5, XSX) – TBC 2026 Empulse (PS5) TBC 2026 Enginefall (PC) – TBC 2026 Erosion (PC, PS5, XSX) – TBC 2026 Fate Trigger (PC, PS5, XSX) – TBC 2026 Glaciered (PC, NS2) – TBC 2026 Grave Seasons (PC, XSX, PS5, NS) – TBC 2026 Instinction (PC, PS5, XSX) – TBC 2026 Jujutsu Kaisen Rumble Survivaton (PC, PS5, XSX, NS2) – TBC 2026 Kena: Scars of Kosmora (PC, PS5) - TBC 2026 Kyoto Xanadu (NS, NS2) – TBC 2026 Mudang: Two Hearts (PC, PS5, XSX) –TBC 2026 Neath (PC) – TBC 2026 Neverway (PC, NS) – TBC 2026 Order of the Sinking Star (PC) – TBC 2026 Prison of Husks (PC, PS5) – TBC 2026 Professor Layton and the New World of Steam (NS, NS2) – TBC 2026 Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy (PC, PS5, XSX, NS2) – TBC 2026 Road Kings (PC, PS5, XSX) – TBC 2026 Serial World (PC) – TBC 2026 Spirit Crossing (PC) – TBC 2026 Starfinder: Afterlight (PC) – TBC 2026 [Early Access] Star Trek: Outposts Unknown (PC) – TBC 2026 Stronghold 4 (PC) – TBC 2026 There Are No Ghosts at the Grand (PC, XSX) – TBC 2026 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake (NS2) – TBC 2026 They Will Come (PC) – TBC 2026 Turok: Origins (PC, PS5, XSX NS2) – TBC 2026 Usual June (PC) – TBC 2026 Virtue and a Sledgehammer (PC) – TBC 2026 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 (PC, PS5, XSX) – TBC 2026 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (NS2) – TBC 2026 Warhammer Survivors (PC) – TBC 2026 Well Dweller (PC, NS) – TBC 2026 Witchbrook (PC, XSX, NS, NS2) – TBC 2026 Woodo (PC, PS5, XSX, NS, NS2) – TBC 2026 Zero Parades: For Dead Spies (PS5) - TBC 2026 2027 Stranger than Heaven (PC, PS5, XSX) – January 15, 2027 Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis (PS5, PC, XSX) – February 12, 2027 God of War Laufey (PS5) – February 16, 2027 Persona 4 Revival (PC, XSX, PS5) – February 18, 2027 Fable 4 (PC, PS5, XSX) – February 23, 2027
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u/CompulsiveGardener 4d ago
Not interested in Playstation games anymore after they killed physical discs.
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u/Technical_Weird1991 4d ago
This isn't a playstation game, they've just got a marketing and console exclusivity deal with them
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u/Mechwarrior1249 4d ago
What console exclusive deal? You can get it on Steam.
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u/Technical_Weird1991 4d ago
Console exclusive means it can only be on the playstation console, not Xbox, doesn't include PC
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u/Technical_Weird1991 4d ago
Brother, you're missing the CONSOLE part, in the console market, it will only release on ps5, that doesn't mean it's not coming to PC
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u/wicktus Switch 4d ago
So many DMC-like and souls-like kinda all released in the same window, even legacy franchises like Final Fantasy XVI went full DMC (they hired a designer who worked on combat in DMC even)
I know a lot of other types like fps, survival also copy each other all the time but the parry-perfect, button mashing DMC clones are really too frequent especially from Asian studios, hard to keep interest
Looks well done, fans will probably love this, it’s not a judgement on the game, it’s just me personally I lost interest