Shift Up Could Be Planning On Using Stellar Blade’s PC Release as A Gambling Chip For a Sequel

Shift Up’s 2024 game, Stellar Blade, proved to be one of the most successful games of this year despite the controversies related to its protagonist. Thanks to its success on PlayStation 5, Shift Up has now announced that the game will be released on Steam and the Epic Games Store in 2025. While this news is exciting, most of the fanbase has been eagerly waiting for Stellar Blade‘s sequel. It seems like Sony and Shift Up are taking things slow as a PC release would further determine if it would be feasible to create a sequel.

About six months ago, Shift Up’s financial report confirmed that the studio was considering a PC release and sequel for the game. It seems like Shift Up is currently getting over the first step: a PC release. After this, we should expect the studio to start working on a sequel.

Stellar Blade‘s PC Release Might Play A Key Role In The Development Of A Sequel

Shift Up’s latest financial report has confirmed that Stellar Blade will be released on Steam and the Epic Games Store in 2025. This PC release will play an important role in setting up the franchise’s future as Shift Up is clearly attempting to understand the trend. Investing so much time and resources on a sequel would certainly be useless if the game fails to sell on PC.

There’s a slim chance that the game fails to perform on PC as there have been many PlayStation exclusives that have performed exceptionally on PC, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered is one such example.

There was some controversy due to the portrayal of Eve, the game’s protagonist. Many accused Shift Up of objectifying Eve as a way to market the game. Despite these setbacks, Stellar Blade performed well, selling over 1 million units by June 2024.

Shift Up Is Sure That Stellar Blade PC Will Perform Better Than PS5 Version

Further in the financial report, Shift Up stated that the success of Black Myth: Wukong has convinced them that the PC version will perform better than the PlayStation 5 version. Stellar Blade was launched for the PlayStation 5 on April 26, 2024, and quickly became one of the most popular games around the world. The PS5 version was well-received by the fans so it’s safe to say that PC players won’t be disappointed.

We can expect Shift Up to start working on the sequel after the release of the PC version. In May, the studio’s financial report confirmed that they are considering a PC release and sequel for the game. The first phase of its plan will be wrapped up by 2025 when Stellar Blade releases on PC, so shortly after that, we can expect Shift Up to start working on the sequel.