{"id":1911,"date":"2026-06-12T15:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/gta-6-doesnt-scare-phantom-blade-zero-devs-who-just-moved-their-release-date-closer-to-rockstars-we-dont-think-about-any-of-this\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T15:42:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:42:00","slug":"gta-6-doesnt-scare-phantom-blade-zero-devs-who-just-moved-their-release-date-closer-to-rockstars-we-dont-think-about-any-of-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/gta-6-doesnt-scare-phantom-blade-zero-devs-who-just-moved-their-release-date-closer-to-rockstars-we-dont-think-about-any-of-this\/","title":{"rendered":"GTA 6 doesn&#8217;t scare Phantom Blade Zero devs, who just moved their release date closer to Rockstar&#8217;s: &#8220;We don&#8217;t think about any of this&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-0468c5f2-797a-4c62-969e-b72dd092510e\">The industry is collectively bracing itself for <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/gta-6-guide\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/gta-6-guide\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/gta-6-guide\/\">GTA 6<\/a> this November. It&#8217;s going to be tough for other games to get a look in as Rockstar&#8217;s latest open-world sandbox is set to dominate the zeitgeist. One unbothered team is those behind <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/phantom-blade-zero\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/phantom-blade-zero\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/phantom-blade-zero\/\">Phantom Blade: Zero<\/a>, who&#8217;re only concerned with making sure their game is as good as it can be.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many people may think we have some marketing strategy to move it from the overcrowded September, and some are very worried that it&#8217;s closer to November,&#8221; Qiwei &#8220;Soulframe&#8221; Liang, the upcoming action RPG&#8217;s director, <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/phantom-blade-zero-devs-couldnt-care-less-about-releasing-near-gta-6-we-dont-even-think-of-the-competition-what-matters-is-how-polished-the-game-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/phantom-blade-zero-devs-couldnt-care-less-about-releasing-near-gta-6-we-dont-even-think-of-the-competition-what-matters-is-how-polished-the-game-is\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">tells PC Gamer<\/a>. &#8220;We don&#8217;t think about any of this. We only think of the quality of the product itself. I don&#8217;t think competition can influence, much, the success of a work. 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But developer S-Game is totally unbothered. &#8220;We don&#8217;t even think of the competition, what&#8217;s launching ahead or after,&#8221; Liang adds. &#8220;What matters is how polished the game is, and if we have one or two extra months, we can fix more bugs, do more optimizations, so that we don&#8217;t need a huge day one patch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He definitely has the right idea about polishing up the project. In the run-up to shipping, it&#8217;s always better to be heads down on bug fixes and the like, rather than being too concerned about whatever else is going on. That said, Phantom Blade: Zero is a blockbuster game, and being anywhere near GTA 6 is like releasing a bigger budget film near the next Avatar or Avengers \u2013 the player pool will inevitably be smaller than normal.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\">\n        <span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>But then again, Phantom Blade: Zero&#8217;s got a more specific appeal than the next Grand Theft Auto. Maybe it&#8217;ll be helpful to provide an alternative for people who aren&#8217;t into sandbox thrillers. I&#8217;m looking forward to both, though I expect Phantom Blade&#8217;s bosses will probably take me longer to beat than whatever Rockstar asks of me.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/action-rpg\/sony-likes-phantom-blade-zero-so-much-its-getting-its-own-show-this-summer-devs-reveal-in-brutal-clip-that-looks-like-dark-souls-with-generational-trauma\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/action-rpg\/sony-likes-phantom-blade-zero-so-much-its-getting-its-own-show-this-summer-devs-reveal-in-brutal-clip-that-looks-like-dark-souls-with-generational-trauma\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/action-rpg\/sony-likes-phantom-blade-zero-so-much-its-getting-its-own-show-this-summer-devs-reveal-in-brutal-clip-that-looks-like-dark-souls-with-generational-trauma\/\"><em>Sony likes Phantom Blade Zero so much it&#8217;s getting its own show this summer, devs reveal in brutal clip that looks like Dark Souls with generational trauma.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-KYnRyDRQUMPX7p9ZnchTFW\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-KYnRyDRQUMPX7p9ZnchTFW slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/action-rpg\/gta-6-doesnt-scare-phantom-blade-zero-devs-who-just-moved-their-release-date-closer-to-rockstars-we-dont-think-about-any-of-this\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The industry is collectively bracing itself for GTA 6 this November. It&#8217;s going to be tough for other games to get a look in as Rockstar&#8217;s latest open-world sandbox is set to dominate the zeitgeist. 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