Stellar Blade, the well-received sci-fi action-adventure from developer Shift Up, is concentrating on a 2025 launch on PC, and the studio says it expects gross sales to exceed these seen on console.
Stellar Blade, which tells the story of sword-wielding soldier Eve as she makes an attempt to liberate Earth from a monstrous alien menace often known as the Naytibas, launched completely for PlayStation 5 again in April, happening to promote 1m copies by the top of June.
And now Shift Up has introduced plans to comply with that success with a PC model sooner or later subsequent 12 months. The information was shared within the developer’s Q3 2024 earnings report, the place it stated a Stellar Blade PC launch was “being thought of inside 2025”. It then added that as a result of “Steam’s increasing market share within the AAA recreation sector and the worldwide success of Black Delusion: Wukong, we count on the efficiency on PC to exceed that on consoles.”
Black Delusion: Wukong, for context, was a barnstorming success when it launched in August, managing to promote 10m copies throughout PC and PS5 in simply three days and shortly changing into the most-viewed recreation on Chinese language livestreaming platforms. And whereas Shift Up’s targets for Stellar Blade on PC are prone to be significantly extra modest, the developer nonetheless has optimistic expectations for the sport’s ongoing recognition.
“To reinforce the IP worth and preserve momentum, we’ve been constantly releasing content material patches and updates, which has helped maintain the sport’s recognition,” it famous of the PS5 model, including that, “With the addition of the Nier: Automata DLC and ongoing advertising actions, we plan to take care of the IP’s recognition till the platform growth.”
Stellar Blade’s Nier: Automata DLC launches for PS5 on twentieth November, and there is additionally a “no ponytail” hair choice for Eve, plus a brand new picture mode, on the best way.
Eurogamer’s Jessica Orr awarded Stellar Blade 4 stars when she reviewed it earlier this 12 months. “[There’s] a good bit of weirdness,” she wrote, “however its killer tunes and vibey, flow-state fight – plus a transformative onerous mode – are sufficient to depart you entranced.”
