Hey, you know that feeling when you wake up and suddenly it’s the one-year anniversary of Zenless Zone Zero before you even realized a whole year had slipped by? Yeah, I know, right? So, today New Eridu’s buzzing with excitement, and here’s the scoop – they’re rolling out the red carpet for Version 2.0. It’s like, bang! We’ve got an Xbox port (finally!) and there’s this massive log-in event too. Think free S-Rank Agent and W-Engine from the gacha – yeah, freebies! Plus, they’re chucking in 1,600 Polychrome. That’s, like, 10 pulls, if you’re keeping track. And oh, there’s some fancy profile title and avatar too. Just so you can brag a little. Why not?
And speaking of time flying, you think, “Has it really been a year?” Well, technically, not quite. The official birthday is still a month away, July 4, 2024, or something like that. But HoYo’s got this habit – like clockwork every six weeks there’s an update – so the party’s now, not then. Gives everyone, what, 40 days or so to snag all the swag.
Zenless, man, what a trip. So it’s this urban sci-fi mashup thing where Belle and Wise are, like, running a retro video store, but haha – plot twist! That’s just a cover for their gig escorting Agents through spooky places called Hollows. Picture post-apocalyptic vibes with a twist, right in New Eridu. And unlike other HoYo stories, our main duo here just hang out in the hub; it’s the Agents you control during the real action.
So, Version 2.0 brings Season 2 into the mix – new mysteries unfolding, characters jumping into the fray. Yixuan and Pan Yinhu make their debut with big fanfare, marking the rise of Yunkui Summit, the fresh faction adding flavor to the asylum (or is it chaos?). Yixuan introduces a new damage type, Rupture – like, what even is that? Sounds intense, though.
And yup, if you’ve been hanging on for it, Zenless’s Xbox debut is here too. Plus, Xbox Cloud Gaming is in the picture. Feels like everything’s syncing up, you know?
But here’s a twist – behind the scenes, there’s a whole fracas brewing with HoYoverse and the US-based voice actors. Some are getting swapped out – apparently almost half of Zenless’s lead crew – and whispers say it’s connected to this strike over AI issues and better working conditions. HoYoverse? Mum’s the word from them, just some vague mentions about scheduling.
Anyway, all this swirling drama and dazzling game updates – it sure keeps things interesting around New Eridu!
