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Prepare Your Weapons, Xbox and Switch owners. Stellar Blade 2 Won't Launch Only on PlayStation

With a new recruitment ad, Stellar Blade developer Shift Up confirmed the sequel will be powered by Unreal Engine 5 launch on multiple consoles

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Development of Stellar Blade 2 is ramping up, and new details on the second entry in the series have been revealed today by a new job listing.

As spotted by Genki on X, a new job listing found on developer Shift Up's official website confirms that their upcoming game will be a multiplatform game, aiming to release on various consoles and PC. This represents a significant change from the original Stellar Blade, as the game is currently available only on PlayStation 5 and PC, although Shift Up confirmed earlier this year that it was exploring a release on other platforms, including the Nintendo Switch 2.

Unfortunately, the job listing provides little additional information about Stellar Blade 2. According to the job listing, the game will "inherit the stylish action and narrative-driven world of its predecessor, while delivering an evolved action gameplay experience," which is exactly what Shift Up said back in September when it confirmed that the game entered active development.



Stellar Blade 2 entering active development a little over a year after the series debuted on PlayStation 5 is hardly surprising. Although the game was the first console and PC game developed by the Korean game development studio, it immediately captured the attention of players worldwide with its recognizable main character, solid action-gameplay and great soundtrack, so much so that it became the fastest selling Korean game on Steam, driving nearly 60% of Shift Up's revenue in the second quarter of the current fiscal year.

 

[LectureMaster]

 

[R3TRO]

Hopefully it's not meh like the first one.

 

[Ar¢tos]

With the money they made from the first game they no longer need funding from Sony, makes sense.

 

[PSFore]

They were careful not to say it will launch day one on all platforms, but I think that's what Shift Up wants.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Bring back Bayonetta. Stellar Blade was so mid.

 

[hououinkyouma00]

These are slowly becoming my favorite GAF posts

 

[Spukc]

Hopefully it's not meh like the first one.

Basic bitch game
Mid tier at best
Never understood the weeb push for this one.
Play persona instead

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

Stellar Blade was great and is one of the best of 2024, second best even. It was very successful for it's budget and being a first IP.

Can't wait for the sequel and hope it comes by 2027.

Between Tides of Annihilation, Darksiders 4, and Stellar Blade 2, action is looking to be back in full force.

 

[PeteBull]

 

[LectureMaster]

These are slowly becoming my favorite GAF posts

Remember make no wars with my man adamsapple , make love.

 

[Zacfoldor]

adamsapple

<3 lol this gif goes too hard <3

 

[Kacho]

"Hopefully it's Game Pass"

 

[PeteBull]

Basic bitch game

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Releasing the first one on Xbox/Switch 2 would be nice. Depending on the price I would buy again probably.

 

[Abysse]

I hope sexuality is left out of it this time. It's a 7/10 game that was heavily influenced by generic butt number 10864929.

There are so many mediocre aspects to this game, such as the story and puzzles, that deserve more attention than they received. How about a male protagonist?

 

[Punished Miku]

Releasing the first one on Xbox/Switch 2 would be nice. Depending on the price I would buy again probably.

I'd consider it for $30, Play anywhere.

 

[adamsapple]

adamsapple

<3 lol this gif goes too hard <3

They always come begging to Phil.

 

[yogaflame]

This will not be good without Sony xdev help. Its exclusivity or at least time exclusive with PS help the game to have excellent quality technically. Without Sony exdev as much as I love Stellar blade, multiplatform will turn into just another generic soul game that floods the market especially from China.

 

[ungalo]

thank god, we will be able to say the combat system is mid and the character always was bland as fuck

 

[Montauk]

Complete and total Xbox victory, yet again.

 

[Bernkastel]

Switch 2/PC/PS5 it is.

SHIFT UP

shiftup.co.kr

This is the link in the tweet. Nothing here says anything about Xbox. PC/PS5 is also multiplatform.

 

[LectureMaster]

"Hopefully it's Game Pass"

Damn, I forgot that! Missed opportunity!!!!

 

[crazyriddler]

Well... it seems that Stellar Blade has gone from being one of the must-haves to a mediocre game. I guess that's what happens when it's no longer exclusive.

 

[Bernkastel]

Complete and total Xbox victory, yet again.

Victory for what?

 

[Punished Miku]

Well... it seems that Stellar Blade has gone from being one of the must-haves to a mediocre game. I guess that's what happens when it's no longer exclusive.

Every time

 

[Montauk]

This will not be good without Sony xdev help. Its exclusivity or at least time exclusive with PS help the game to have excellent quality technically. Without Sony exdev as much as I love Stellar blade, multiplatform will turn into just another generic soul game that floods the market especially from China.

Actually, it'll reach new heights with the Power of Xbox(tm).

 

[PSFore]

This will not be good without Sony xdev help. Its exclusivity or at least time exclusive with PS help the game to have excellent quality technically. Without Sony exdev as much as I love Stellar blade, multiplatform will turn into just another generic soul game that floods the market especially from China.

Good thing Lost Souls Aside was technically flawless with Sony's help

 

[adamsapple]

"Hopefully it's Game Pass"

The best part is since it's UE5, it's probably gonna run better on Xbox too.

 

[Kacho]

The best part is since it's UE5, it's probably gonna run better on Xbox too.

Your sass levels are off the chart

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

This will not be good without Sony xdev help. Its exclusivity or at least time exclusive with PS help the game to have excellent quality technically. Without Sony exdev as much as I love Stellar blade, multiplatform will turn into just another generic soul game that floods the market especially from China.

It could still easily be great even without PS, if they're able to make it look as awesome as Tides of Annihilation than it'll be a big win and a improvement over the original Stellar Blade which was already a great game.

 

[yogaflame]

Good thing Lost Souls Aside was technically flawless with Sony's help

The new update made the game LS better. And its not a bad game.

 

[LectureMaster]

This will not be good without Sony xdev help. Its exclusivity or at least time exclusive with PS help the game to have excellent quality technically. Without Sony exdev as much as I love Stellar blade, multiplatform will turn into just another generic soul game that floods the market especially from China.

I won't be that pessimistic.

I believe Korean and Chinese devs really value thier brands and IPs, won't be releasing a half-assed game just for cash grab.

Plus, non-exclusivity doesn't necessary mean no Sony support. For instance many Sony's China Hero project games are on Xbox.

 

[Bernkastel]

The best part is since it's UE5, it's probably gonna run better on Xbox too.

The dogs have started barking before they even announced a port.

 

[Montauk]

The best part is since it's UE5, it's probably gonna run better on Xbox too.

"You're gonna win so much, you're gonna get tired of winning"

Some people need to be placed on SHOOK alert round here.

 

[Bernkastel]

"You're gonna win so much, you're gonna get tired of winning"

Some people need to be placed on SHOOK alert round here.

Again, what are you winning? Why would we be in a shock?

 

[Montauk]

Again, what are you winning? Why would we be in a shock?

Check this guy out - so shook he can't spell shook right.

 

[yogaflame]

I won't be that pessimistic.

I believe Korean and Chinese devs really value thier brands and IPs, won't be releasing a half-assed game just for cash grab.

Plus, non-exclusivity doesn't necessary mean no Sony support. For instance many Sony's China Hero project games are on Xbox.

It could still easily be great even without PS, if they're able to make it look as awesome as Tides of Annihilation than it'll be a big win and a improvement over the original Stellar Blade which was already a great game.

We shall see. But I hope there not hiring in the west especially character designer and scriptwriter, or you know what will happen; woke pride gender ideology crap and uglified characters.

 

[Seomel]

Basic bitch game
Mid tier at best
Never understood the weeb push for this one.
Play persona instead

>Play weeb romance dating sim with pokemon combat instead of play 3p action game with hot babe
What even is that comparison?

 

[hououinkyouma00]

Remember make no wars with my man adamsapple , make love.

Oh I just love giving him shit. I just think these posts are hilarious.

 

[adamsapple]

Oh I just love giving him shit. I just think these posts are hilarious.

The day I start having meltdowns like Bernkastel , just shoot me.

 

[Bernkastel]

Check this guy out - so shook he can't spell shook right.

Imagine being this excited for a possible third party to your system. You don't have anything of your own?

 

[LectureMaster]

We shall see. But I hope there not hiring in the west especially character designer and scriptwriter, or you know what will happen; woke pride gender ideology crap and uglified characters.

Out of all devs, Hyung-tae Kim is the last I would worry about going woke, guy himself is a gooner.

Check out his timeline, lol.

https://x.com/jamm3rd?lang=en

 

[Kvally]

its not a bad game.

It's not bad. The proper word for it, is WEAK.

 

[Montauk]

Alexa play Shook Ones

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

>Play weeb romance dating sim with pokemon combat instead of play 3p action game with hot babe
What even is that comparison?

Yeah that was weird especially since I hate weeb stuff and Persona would be among the weeb shits too. Stellar Blade is not even weeb in the first place and it's not even made in Japan. I like stuff like Stellar Blade and Tides of Annihilation and neither are weeb themed plus they were made in Korea and China and not even in Japan.

 

[GrayChild]

It's not bad. The proper word for it, is WEAK.

Sony's seal of quality right there.

 

[Bernkastel]

The day I start having meltdowns like Bernkastel , just shoot me.

Stop projecting yourself and M Montauk .
This is what has happened to you fanboys.

Complete and total Xbox victory, yet again.

Actually, it'll reach new heights with the Power of Xbox(tm).

"You're gonna win so much, you're gonna get tired of winning"

Some people need to be placed on SHOOK alert round here.

Check this guy out - so shook he can't spell shook right.

Alexa play Shook Ones

The Cortana skin on Xbox is gonna be straight fire.

And denial is just a river in Egypt.

I guess this is what they mean by competing with Tik Tok.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

The new update made the game LS better. And its not a bad game.

Mediocre imo

 

[LectureMaster]

The new update made the game LS better. And its not a bad game.

It's not bad. The proper word for it, is WEAK.

The game was severely hit by some retarded controversy from the dev in China. Could've done much better financially, unfortunately.