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Updated · Wccftech · Aug 13

S-GAME Sets RTX 5080 for Phantom Blade Zero 4K Path Tracing Ahead of Oct. 29 Launch

Updated

Updated · Wccftech · Aug 13

S-GAME Sets RTX 5080 for Phantom Blade Zero 4K Path Tracing Ahead of Oct. 29 Launch

Q: What unexpected secret forced a 50-day delay for an action RPG that has already gone gold ahead of its October release?

The “unexpected” secret appears to be Donnie Yen’s involvement with Phantom Blade Zero. When S-Game explained the 50-day delay from September 9 to October 29, it publicly cited extra polish work, including upgraded character models, reworked environments, and visual refinements aimed at improving the day-one experience. But the additional promotional material teased “something unexpected,” and that reveal turned out to be that Donnie Yen had been working on the project since 2023. Sony’s later announcement confirmed Yen is a creative consultant on the game’s combat and also serves as the facial and motion-capture actor for Mó Yuan, the protagonist Soul’s father. That cameo and behind-the-scenes role was presented as the surprise attached to the new trailer and pre-order rollout. So, the delay itself was officially blamed on polishing and presentation improvements, but the “unexpected secret” teased around the already gold action RPG was Donnie Yen’s hidden involvement.

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Phantom Blade Zero will need an RTX 5080 16GB for 2160p/60 FPS path tracing with upscaling on PC, while ray tracing at 1080p/60 is listed for an RTX 5060 8GB.
Baseline requirements are far lighter: a GTX 1660 6GB or RX 5500 XT 8GB for 1080p/30, and an RTX 3060 Ti 8GB or RX 6700 XT 12GB for 1440p/60, both with 16GB RAM and an SSD.
S-GAME had said players would not be forced into costly hardware upgrades during the component crunch, and the new specs largely keep minimum and recommended demands moderate.
The PC version will support DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution and Multi Frame Generation; S-GAME has not confirmed AMD FSR or Intel XeSS.
The requirements follow pre-orders opening for the Unreal Engine 5 action RPG, which launches on October 29 for PC and PS5, with unspecified PS5 Pro enhancements also planned.