Zenless Zone Zero Marks Milestone with Version 2.0 Update and Xbox Series Console Launch

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Okay, so today in New Eridu, things are kinda wild. Zenless Zone Zero is throwing this bash for its first anniversary, and let me tell you, they’re pulling out all the stops. I mean, Version 2.0 is dropping, plus finally — drumroll, please — there’s an Xbox version happening, and this massive log-in event. Seriously, you just pop in and boom, you get a free S-Rank Agent or W-Engine from the gacha? Yes, please. Plus, 1,600 Polychrome. And wait, exclusive profile titles? Count me in.

Now, if you’re like, “Hold up, didn’t Zenless come out last July?” Yep, you nailed it. Technically, we’re like, a month early. But since HoYo’s got their every-six-weeks update ritual, the party starts now. Who’s complaining though? Forty days to grab goodies sounds good to me.

Then there’s the whole storyline of Zenless. Picture this: Belle and Wise with their video store that’s not really about DVDs but more about escorting these “Agents” through sketchy zones called Hollows. Because disasters and weirdness. Oh, and curveball — you don’t actually play them in combat, just hang out with them in the hub world. Yeah, HoYo mixing it up again.

Switching gears — so Version 2.0 is ushering in a new season. More mysteries, more fun, right? We’ve got Yixuan and Pan Yinhu entering the scene. Yixuan’s S-Rank, and Pan Yinhu’s A-Rank. And hello, Yunkui Summit faction. Sounds like chaos, but the good kind. Also, introducing the first Rupture Agent? Spicy combat ahead.

And about the long-awaited Xbox rollout, I mean, finally. PC, PS5, mobile folks had their fun, now Xbox players get in on it too. Xbox Cloud Gaming even. The fun just spreads everywhere, huh?

Side note — there’s a bit of drama behind the curtains over at HoYoverse. You got some voice actors not too happy, strikes are happening, roles changing. All about keeping AI off their work, which seems fair. HoYo claims it’s all “scheduling” shenanigans, but who really knows?

Anyway, enough rabbit holes for now. If you’re logging in for the anniversary, don’t forget to snag those freebies before they poof.