Stellar Blade Has Sold 1 Million Units on PC in 3 Days; CEO Hopes Sequel Comes Out in 2027 https://wccftech.com/stellar-blade-h...s-out-in-2027/

Today, South Korean game developer Shift Up announced that Stellar Blade has surpassed 3 million units globally across all platforms. Of these 3 million, 1 million units were sold on PC in just three days on the market.

The executive talked about Stellar Blade 2, stating that he hopes the sequel could launch in 2027, although it's not at all certain at the moment. Yes, that's right. As we were preparing the DLC, the volume grew more than expected, so we changed direction and proceeded with the next work. However, there have been many changes since then. Currently, all manpower has been invested in the PC version, so it's hard to say that the next work has been developed much. Right now, we're in the R&D period, thinking a lot about 'how we can show the vision of the next generation.'

To be honest, we've been fully committed to releasing the PC version following the PS version, so now is the time to do proper R&D. It would be great if it came out in 2027, but there are only three years left, so I can only say that we'll do our best. However, I can guarantee that we'll present a great work.

In the interview, Kim Hyung-Tae also explained why the narrative was the weakest part of Stellar Blade, and how they're planning to fix that for the sequel:

In the early stages of development, we planned to include detailed settings such as the reason the main character changes clothes in the story. However, as production progressed, the cost of producing cutscenes became too much, and eventually, for the sake of efficiency, we had no choice but to reduce cutscenes that supplemented the world view or character narratives outside of the main plot. That's how we were barely able to complete the game. It's also because the development manpower pool or system for narrative-centered games has not yet been fully established in Korea.
Ma bucur ca are succes si o sa avem Stellar Blade 2.