Zenless Zone Zero Marks Major Version 2.0 Update and Xbox Series Console Debut for First Anniversary

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You ever been in New Eridu? No? Well, today’s a big deal for them. Zenless Zone Zero is throwing this wild first anniversary bash. Launching Version 2.0, finally hitting Xbox—oh, and get this, just for logging in you get a free S-Rank Agent and W-Engine. Plus, they’re tossing out 1,600 Polychrome, which gets you like 10 pulls on any banner. You also snag this exclusive profile title and avatar. I mean, who doesn’t wanna flaunt they were at the party, right?

But hang on, if you’re like, “Wait up, it hasn’t even been a year since ZZZ launched!” you’d be kinda right. The actual date’s not for almost another month—July 4, 2024, was the big 1.0 launch. But I guess in HoYo-land, they roll on this six-week update cycle. So these anniversary shindigs usually hit during the update window where the date falls. Not a bad way to keep the hype going for 40 odd days, huh?

So, Zenless Zone Zero is this urban science-fantasy RPG. You follow siblings Belle and Wise—running a retro video store that’s, surprise, a front for their real gig. They escort trained “Agents” through these sketchy exclusion zones—”Hollows”—popping up around New Eridu after some huge disaster. Different from the usual HoYo stuff ’cause you don’t play the main peeps during combat; it’s those Agents you summon in the gacha. Wild, huh?

Version 2.0 is like opening a new chapter, expanding all those secrets from year one, and bringing new faces into the mix. Enter Yixuan and Pan Yinhu, two fresh Agents rated S-Rank and A-Rank—fancy, right? They got this new faction too, Yunkui Summit. Seems like they’ll stir up quite a storm in future stories. Oh, Yixuan? First Rupture Agent ever, a whole new combat class since launch.

And yeah, today they’re also launching on Xbox Series consoles and Xbox Cloud Gaming. Took them long enough! Last year it was only PC, PS5, and mobiles. Anyway—oh wait, gotta mention—there’s this ongoing drama with HoYoverse. Apparently, there’s a labor dispute buzzing around, affecting voice actors in the US for ZZZ, Genshin Impact, and Honkai: Star Rail.

Seems some voice actors got swapped out, like a chunk of Zenless’s original cast. Folks are murmuring—it’s probably linked to the actors striking for better protection against AI ripping off their work. HoYoverse is doing the usual corporate dodge, saying it’s all about “recording scheduling arrangements.” Yikes, huh?

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