PS5 Gamers Can Sign Up for Genshin Impact Dev's Zenless…

Summary

Zenless Zone Zero, the new RPG from HoYoverse, features a unique setting and gameplay focused on utilizing agents in combat.
The game's hack-n-slash combat deviates from Genshin Impact's pace, but both feature live service elements and microtransactions.
PlayStation 5 players can sign up for the technical test now, with HoYoverse aiming for a 2024 release on multiple platforms.

Zenless Zone Zero, the new action-RPG from the developers of Genshin Impact, will have a technical test period for PlayStation 5 players. The latest game from HoYoverse has been drawing attention for having a similar aesthetic to Genshin Impact but an utterly distinct setting. Zenless Zone Zero is scheduled for release in 2024, so HoYoverse is working at full throttle on beta tests to ensure a smooth launch.

Zenless Zone Zero was announced in May 2022 through a teaser from HoYoverse. Despite being an action-RPG in the vein of Genshin Impact, ZZZ brings its own peculiarities. The player is a Proxy and must employ agents, the game's characters, to fight for them. It's possible to take three agents into the field and seamlessly switch between them. Closed beta testers say the combat is more akin to a hack-n-slash than the paced action of Genshin Impact. Regarding similarities, Zenless Zone Zero is also a live service game with microtransactions and the notorious gacha system.

PlayStation 5 players interested in the new HoYoverse title can sign up for the Zenless Zone Zero technical test starting now. The sign-up period begins today, April 10, and lasts until April 17 at 3:00 PM (UTC +8). Players need to fill out a form, but only those over 16 years old can participate, and filling it out doesn't guarantee participation. Those selected for the technical test will receive an email with more information, such as the test period. This is the third closed beta test for the game and the first for Zenless Zone Zero on PlayStation 5.

HoYoverse has dominated the live service games market. Genshin Impact has raised billions since its existence, and Honkai Star Rail has also thrived. With Zenless Zone Zero, the Chinese company once again bets on action gameplay. However, the setting of Zenless Zone Zero is different from Genshin Impact. While Genshin is a fantasy world, ZZZ is an urban, high-tech world with humans and animal/human hybrids.

The PlayStation 5 technical test should be one of the final steps to ensure the game's full functionality. Typically, HoYoverse conducts three betas of its titles before announcing the release. If Zenless Zone Zero betas follow the same pattern, after the PlayStation 5 technical test ends, HoYoverse should announce the game's release date. Zenless Zone Zero is set to arrive simultaneously on mobile, PC, and PlayStation 5.

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