Summary
TheStellar BladePC version now has an official release window, with Shift Up confirming that it’s targeting a 2025 launch. The South Korean studio is naturally hoping that the move to another platform will add toStellar Blade’s sales tally, though it has yet to clarify some crucial details concerning the upcoming port.
The game itself initially launched for the PlayStation 5 in late April 2024. Shift Uprevealed it was considering aStellar BladePC portin June 2024. The developer then confirmed it had committed to bringing the game to PC two months later.
Another update on the project wassharedon November 12, just as Shift Up published its latest consolidated financial report. During a Q&A session that followed, a company representative was asked about thestatus of theStellar BladePC portand responded that this version of the game is currently targeting a 2025 release.
Shift Up Has Big Expectations For Stellar Blade PC Port
Asked about the game’s PC prospects, the official confirmed that Shift Up has big expectations for the port. Between Valve’s growing share of the AAA gaming market and the recentsuccess of the somewhat mechanically similarBlack Myth: Wukongon Steam, the South Korean studio anticipates thatStellar Bladewill do well on PC. “We expect to see more success on PC than consoles,” a company representative said.
We expect to see more success on PC than consoles.
As for what kind of baseline the studio is targeting, it last said thatStellar Bladesold one million copies on the PS5. The action game reached that milestone in late June 2024, about two months following its original release. While Shift Up did not provide a breakdown of its previously reported sales figure, Circana estimates thatStellar Bladewas the top-selling game in the U.S. in April 2024, despite hitting the market at the very end of the month. Stateside consumers have hence seemingly significantly contributed to its global sales.
Stellar Blade PC Port’s Publisher Remains Unclear
Another thing that Shift Up is yet to clarify is who will publish the game’s PC version. PlayStation handled the distribution of the PS5 original, but that was only after Sony sought a timed exclusivity deal forStellar Blade. This happened after former SIE Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida played a prototype of the game and advised the company to pursue a publishing deal with Shift Up in 2021. The collaboration allowedStellar Bladeto grow in scope, according to a March 2024 report from French YouTuber Julien Chieze.Stellar Blade’s credits support this theory, as they give “special thanks” to Yoshida.
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