Zenless Zone Zero lands Game Pass in-game rewards July 29 — 2nd anniversary bait
Hoyoverse just got a Game Pass handshake. Xbox’s July Wave 2 “In-Game Benefits” rail puts Zenless Zone Zero (PC) rewards live July 29 for Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, Essential, and PC Game Pass — the rare Essential-inclusive perk. Timing is not subtle: ZZZ’s 2nd anniversary window, with Xbox copy teasing Remielle, the first-gen Void Hunter, plus Sigrid, and an S-Rank Agent select for the anniversary.
What “benefits” usually means
Xbox did not publish a full loot table in the Wave 2 post — treat July 29 as the redemption unlock date, not a day-one ZZZ install on console. This is a PC Game Pass / Xbox app reward pipe into an already-live free-to-play client, the same pattern Microsoft uses to funnel subscribers into live-service economies without hosting the whole game on console SKUs.
“The first-gen Void Hunter who slumbered for a century, Remielle, descends… Select an S-Rank Agent for the 2nd Anniversary!”
— Xbox Wire — Zenless Zone Zero in-game benefits note (July 21, 2026)
Wave 2 post: Coming to Xbox Game Pass — July wave 2.
If your Game Pass is already paying for Halo week, July 29 is the day it also tips a gacha anniversary. Link the accounts before the reward window gets weird.
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