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Phantom Blade Zero Is a PS5 Console Exclusive.

Draugoth

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Phantom Blade Zero Official Site | S-Game Studio

Phantom Blade Zero is a third-person action RPG developed by S-GAME, the game set in Phantom World, a fictional universe that brings together Chinese kungfu, steampunk, occultism, and folklore. The game is currently under vigorous development.The story unfolds around Soul, a lone wolf warrior...
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IS PHANTOM BLADE ZERO A PLAYSTATION EXCLUSIVE?​

The game’s official website lists PlayStation 5, Steam, and the Epic Games Store as platforms, so yes, the game is a PS5/PC exclusive.
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daclynk

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Gaiff

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Captain Toad said:
If it didn't matter, Sony and MS wouldn't pay to keep the game off other consoles, while allowing them on PC.
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It doesn't matter because all they're doing is cutting off the competitor by moneyhatting them. It's a shit tactic that should be mocked but we have literal clowns like you applauding it.
Captain Toad said:
Buffoon.
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Lol, look at the little toddler. He's at the stage where he repeats now.
 
Kurotri

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It looked amazing but it reminds me of all these other Chinese games that have yet to come out. They all look stylish as hell but I'm skeptical about the substance/depth. The fact that they didn't even have a release date ready makes me think we won't see this for many years, and when it finally does release, I worry it'll just be a neat tech demo.
 
MiguelItUp

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As cool as it was, it looked pretty janky at times. So I'll reserve any hype I have until I see how it does on release. I'll probably just nab it on PC in due time. I mean, I figured it was a timed exclusive if anything, hell, almost all the games they showed are.
 
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GHG

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Gaiff said:
It doesn't matter because all they're doing is cutting off the competitor by moneyhatting them. It's a shit tactic that should be mocked but we have literal clowns like you applauding it.
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Worlds gone soft.

Do you also cry in restaurants when they only stock Pepsi instead of Coca Cola products (or vice-versa) due to an exclusive agreement made with the restaurant chain?

It's fucking mutually agreeable business, happens in all walks of life, get over it.
 
cash_longfellow

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Relink was the best of the show imo. I actually liked quite a few of the other announcements as well. As a disclaimer, I normally don’t get very geeky for many of the AAA exclusive releases that drop for consoles. I have a select few that I’ve really enjoyed in the past, but I have personally enjoyed many of the third party games more. FF16 is definitely on my radar and I’m pumped as a life long FF fan, but other than that I don’t get too excited for high budget games anymore…I’ve just been let down too much.
 
semiconscious

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Kurotri said:
It looked amazing but it reminds me of all these other Chinese games that have yet to come out. They all look stylish as hell but I'm skeptical about the substance/depth. The fact that they didn't even have a release date ready makes me think we won't see this for many years, and when it finally does release, I worry it'll just be a neat tech demo.
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this. plus, easy contender for 'worst english dub this gen'...
 
Ronin_7

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Gaiff said:
Lol @ the term "console exclusive". It should have been mocked, taken behind the barn and shot. The fact that marketing departments have managed to push this is hilarious. It's basically Sony or Microsoft cutting off the other from games.
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It's been like this since the inception of gaming.
 
Topher

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Gaiff said:
Lol @ the term "console exclusive". It should have been mocked, taken behind the barn and shot. The fact that marketing departments have managed to push this is hilarious. It's basically Sony or Microsoft cutting off the other from games.
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Just words. Synonymous with "game will only be on PS5 and PC". I don't like third party exclusives either but doesn't make sense to make a big deal about a common phrase.
 
Walter Matthau

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I never heard of this developer. When I looked them up it looks they're in the NFT mobile game space. I can't tell if the RainBlood game on Steam is the same as their mobile game.

Game itself looked pretty good in the trailer.
 
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Aenima

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Best game reveal of the show. But this was they premier trailer, game must still be a few year away from releasing.
 
Gaiff

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Ronin_7 said:
It's been like this since the inception of gaming.
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Not really. It's been a thing since last gen. Back then, the consoles were so different that some games couldn't be done on one or the other or when they were made for multiplatforms, they were widely different. There were legitimate technical reasons to choose one platform. The PS4 and X1 were basically twins and everything that could run on one could run on the other and be 99% the same (except for the obvious resolution advantage for the PS4).
 
GHG

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Gaiff said:
World's gone soft because people are mocking shitty business tactics. Sure thing, bud. Go outside everyone once in a while.
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The only person who decided to make "exlusives bad" a thing in the gaming sphere is a soft executive who can't handle the heat of competition and doesn't know his left ball from right when negotiating (particularly with foreign teams).

Back in the day we had Peter Moore out there making money moves ushering in one of the greatest stretches a home console has ever seen, didn't hear any complaining from anyone then. In fact, we were all too busy enjoying it.

So yes, the world has indeed gone soft, it's a shame you are also seemingly that way inclined.
 
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Aenima

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rofif said:
Not an ounce of real gameplay there.
it's never coming out. s-game is a mobile games studio
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Mihoyo was a mobile game studio too, untill Genshin Impact. ShiftUP is doing Stellar blade and they only release mobile games before too. Alot of Korean and chinese devs that only did mobile or MMO before are dipping in AAA console and PC development now, and they gona teach some lesson to western bubble gum pink hair chars devs, how to do videogames again.
 
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Gaiff

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GHG said:
The only person who decided to make "exlusiveses bad" a thing in the gaming sphere is a soft executive who can't handle the heat of competition and doesn't know his left ball from right when negotiating (particularly with foreign teams).

Back in the day we had Peter Moore out there making money moves ushering in one of the greatest stretches a home console has ever seen, didn't hear any complaining from anyone then. In fact, we were all too busy enjoying it.

So yes, the world has indeed gone soft, it's a shame you are also seemingly that way inclined.
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You're mistaken what I'm saying. Exclusives aren't bad. Legitimate first-party exclusives such as Spidey or GOW aren't those that I mock. We didn't even see the term "console exclusive" back then, it was exclusive, full-stop. Now that PC is getting pretty much everything, Sony and Microsoft can no longer use the term exclusive so they're putting a nice asterisk to add perceived value to their titles.

Once again, stuff on the N64, PS1, and to a lesser extent PS2 or GC had real reasons to be exclusives beyond just a bunch of assholes blocking them. Now? There's literally no reason. The PS5 and Xbox are 99% the same.
 
rofif

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Aenima said:
Mihoyo was a mobile game studio too, untill Genshin Impact. ShiftUP is doing Stellar blade and they only release mobile games before too. Alot of Korean and chinese devs that only did mobile or MMO before and dipping in AAA console and PC development now, and they gona teach some lesson to western bubble gum pink hair chars devs, how to do videogames again.
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I am really hoping for stellar blade but the reality is, these asian games are vaporware 90% of the time.
In this game, you can see the combat is not real.
 
Ar¢tos

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Gaiff said:
Not really. It's been a thing since last gen. Back then, the consoles were so different that some games couldn't be done on one or the other or when they were made for multiplatforms, they were widely different. There were legitimate technical reasons to choose one platform. The PS4 and X1 were basically twins and everything that could run on one could run on the other and be 99% the same (except for the obvious resolution advantage for the PS4).
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There are "technical" reasons for the game being exclusive to ps5.
Like Xbox barely existing in Korea, or Ps5 having twice the install base and making 2 Xbox versions (series X and S) of a niche game is not profitable.
I doubt that the game would be released on Xbox even if Playstation didn't have a marketing deal (if it gets released at all, the game just screams vaporware like Lost Soul Aside).
 
Aenima

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rofif said:
I am really hoping for stellar blade but the reality is, these asian games are vaporware 90% of the time.
In this game, you can see the combat is not real.
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It was they debut trailer. Game is probably years away from finished.
 
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