PlayStation 5 motion recreation Stellar Blade has bought multiple million copies, developer Shift Up has introduced.
As reported by VGC, the studio hosted a Stellar Blade presentation the place it revealed that estimates now advised the sport had bought upwards of the a million mark. That quantity could develop much more if Shift Up releases a PC model, one thing it’s “at the moment ” however is uncertain on because of a “contractual relationship,” seemingly with PlayStation proprietor Sony.
Shift Up additionally reiterated prior feedback that it is contemplating releasing extra downloadable content material and even a sequel to Stellar Blade. A photograph mode coming in August, additional outfits for protagonist Eve coming in October, and extra are already introduced for the sport, although Shift Up did tease an enormous collaboration on the finish of 2024.
The a million gross sales will seemingly make a sequel extra seemingly, giving followers who loved the sport extra hope, however an official announcement is probably going nonetheless very far-off as Stellar Blade solely launched on April 26, 2024.
Its sci-fi motion and journey took inspiration from Alita: Battle Angel, 80s and 90s science fiction, and a taxi driver strike in accordance with director Kim Hyung Tae. Its already loved a handful of post-launch updates too, together with one which added a boss problem, new outfits, and extra.
In our 7/10 overview, IGN stated: “Stellar Blade is nice in all the most vital methods for an motion recreation, however boring characters, a lackluster story, and several other irritating components of its position taking part in recreation mechanics stop it from hovering together with the perfect of the style.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.
