Phantom Blade Zero is a PlayStation 5 console exclusive for 12 months.
S-GAME Studio’s Wuxia action RPG launches on September 9, 2026 across PS5 and PC. Much like other initially PS5 console-exclusive games, such as Silent Hill 2 Remake, Phantom Blade Zero won’t be available on “other consoles until at least 12 months after release date.” This means Xbox Series X and S or Nintendo Switch 2 versions will have to wait until at least September 2027, if they are in indeed in S-GAME Studio’s plans.
PS5 console exclusivity comes from the teaser video added to the official PlayStation YouTube channel, which has a familiar blue notice at the end (thanks, MP1st).
Phantom Blade Zero follows Soul, an assassin framed for a murder trying to uncover the truth of what happened. Its release date was announced at The Game Awards alongside the launch of a new trailer, below, which has generated a great deal of excitement. Be sure to check out everything announced at The Game Awards 2025 for more, as well as the winners list in full.
We’ve seen Phantom Blade a number of times since its original announcement, both in the form of trailers and hands-on previews. In our most recent look at Phantom Blade Zero this past October, we found the game to be delightfully difficult, with our previewer saying: “It never felt cheap; it just demanded more from me. In just over an hour of play, I was easily ten times the player I was when I started. It’s a feeling of achievement that is reserved for the very best action games on the planet. If the rest is anything like what I played at TGS, I feel like there’s a real chance that Phantom Blade 0 might be one of those games.”
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world’s biggest gaming sites and publications. She’s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
