“Stellar Blade on PC? More likely than you think”

Shift Up, the developers of the popular and controversial Stellar Blade, have confirmed that they will continue working on the game, teasing some surprises ahead.

Stellar Blade has performed very well on PlayStation 5. Although it is not one of the best-selling or critically acclaimed games of the year, it has achieved exceptional results for its studio, Shift Up. That’s why it shouldn’t surprise us that they are already working on future games. And that they are even considering things that were not on the table until now.

According to a statement in the Korea Composite Stock Price Index, Shift Up is already working on a new IP. With a planned release starting in 2027, the game, named Project Witches, would seek a global release on both PC and consoles. It would be a game heavily inspired by global phenomena such as Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, and Fate/Grand Order. This suggests that it would have some kind of associated gacha mechanic.

In addition, in the near future, they have said that they are considering continuing the success of Stellar Blade. In addition to considering making a sequel to the game, they have confirmed that the game will be expanded with DLC and with new collaborations with other intellectual properties. Something they have not provided further details about.

The most interesting thing about all this is that, in addition, they have confirmed that they are considering the possibility of launching the game on PC as well. A move that, given its success, and the controversy behind it, would be well received by many players. And it would serve them to continue exploiting the game while they continue working on their new projects.

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Stellar Blade is an action and adventure video game developed by Shift Up and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

The developers of Stellar Blade would already be working on their next game

Stellar Blade hasn’t been released yet, and aside from being amidst several controversies, its developers are already contemplating their next game.

Large companies rarely have only one project underway. This is also true in the videogame industry. When you reach a certain size, it is normal to have at least two projects running in parallel in order to better utilize resources and ensure that even if one doesn’t turn out as expected, the other one will. That’s why it shouldn’t surprise us to know that a company that is about to release a game already has another one in the works.

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SHIFT UP, the company behind Stellar Blade and Goddess of Victory: NIKKE and a subsidiary of Sony, has started hiring new employees for a new project. Describing it as an urban science fiction action RPG, they claim that it will be developed in Unreal Engine and released on PC, consoles, and mobile devices. Among the positions they are looking for are programmers, artists, and designers, indicating that the project is still in an early stage of development.

This catches attention because there is less than a month left for them to release a new game, Stellar Blade. An action game that combines elements from Nier Automata and Sekiro, along with a spectacular visual technical section. A game demo that allows us to try a small section of the beginning of the game, as well as a much more advanced final boss in time, is available for free on the PS Store. On the other hand, the full game will be released on March 29th.

In addition, the game is generating quite a controversy. The sexualization of its main character, Eve, is leading to numerous criticisms, but also heated defenses, both from the press and social media. At the same time, the backlash against the criticisms of the demo, and especially the comments about its lack of personality and certain input lag issues, have added another layer to the debate. Making it one of the most talked about games at the moment.

Although this is nothing new for SHIFT UP. It is exactly the same as what happens with Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, a game with sexualized female characters and certain mechanical issues, which is the fifth most popular game in Japan, although it has barely managed to penetrate the Western market. Something that remains to be seen if Stellar Blade will be able to change, anticipating what will happen with this new project, still without a date or name.

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