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Zenless Zone Zero PS5 test opens sign-ups

First ever chance to play the game on PS5

Marco Wutz

HoYoverse

While PC, iOS, and Android players can try out Zenless Zone Zero, the next game coming from HoYoverse, as part of the Amplifying Test, interested PS5 owners finally have an opportunity to do so as well: The PS5 Technical Test has been announced and you can sign up until April 17, 2024, on the official website.

Dates for the PS5 Technical Test have not been announced just yet, but it should be starting not long after sign-ups are closed.

It’s worth noting that lucky players who get into the Amplifying Test and Technical Test won’t see any cross-progression between platforms, though the final version of the game will have such a feature.

Building on the foundation of HoYoverse’s previous successes, such as Honkai Impact 3rd, Genshin Impact, and Honkai: Star Rail, Zenless Zone Zero is an urban fantasy RPG in which players take on the role of a Proxy in the city of New Eridu. So-called Hollows have appeared all over the world and swallowed up entire regions. 

Proxies use sophisticated technologies to remotely control puppets known as Bangboos in order to enter Hollows and guide people through these dangerous and ever-changing territories. It is – technically – illegal to do this as a private citizen, though, so you’re leading a bit of a double life.

In addition to action-packed and spectacular combat and roguelike Hollow exploration – the two core components of the game – you can freely explore the streets of New Eridu and interact with its citizens and shops. This includes a café, a ramen stand, and an authentic arcade chock-full of minigames to play.

Naturally, you’re also getting sucked into an exciting narrative with some twists and turns, funny dialog, and fantastic characters.

Zenless Zone Zero does not have a release date just yet, but HoYoverse confirmed it’s “coming soon in 2024.”

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Marco Wutz

MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg