Stellar Blade developer Shift Up is making just a few adjustments with the way it releases the following sport in its third-person motion sequence. As revealed in its newest earnings report, Stellar Blade 2 will not be revealed by Sony, as the corporate is headed into self-publishing territory.
“Improvement of the following Stellar Blade title is progressing easily, on monitor to satisfy our focused high quality requirements,” the studio mentioned in an replace, confirming that particulars on the sport can be revealed “inside” this yr. “Beginning with this subsequent title, Shift Up will transition to a first-party service mannequin. This may permit us to guide advertising and marketing methods that absolutely mirror the distinctive identification of the Stellar Blade IP, and we anticipate to speak the distinctive enchantment of its universe to gamers extra straight and successfully.”
Shift Up added that particulars on its subsequent flagship title, Undertaking Spirits, may even be revealed later this yr. What does this imply for the sequel? It is price noting that the primary Stellar Blade was a timed unique for PS5 when it was launched in 2024, and its PC port arrived in 2025. Whereas the sport bought nicely on PS5, PC is the place Stellar Blade took off, promoting 1 million items in simply its first three days. (*2*) that 6.1 million copies have been bought as of January 2026, with greater than half of the sport’s participant base being based mostly in China.
Including to its recognition, Stellar Blade additionally obtained crossover occasions with well-known IP like Nier Automata and Infinity Nikki. These expansions added a number of hours of additional content material to the sport, new modes, difficult boss fights, and much more outfits to the wardrobe of Stellar Blade’s protagonist, Eve.
With PC being a significant driver of gross sales, there is a good likelihood that Shift Up can be aiming to launch Stellar Blade 2 concurrently on its two greatest potential platforms, PS5 and PC. “We’re formulating an optimum go-to-market technique designed to maximise gross sales and attain a broad international viewers from day one,” the studio added in its briefing.
Shift Up additionally just lately bought Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami’s new studio, Unbound. The developer is engaged on “authentic” PC and console-based video games that Shift Up says will enchantment to the worldwide market.