We've only had one or two trailers for Stellar Blade, a PS5 console exclusive still technically scheduled for 2023. The first console game developed by Korean studio Shift Up, this sci-fi action RPG looks pretty promising so far, but details are thin on the ground right now. Recently, however, an official page on the PlayStation website gives us a teensy bit more — like confirmation of a physical version.
An FAQ on the page can be found if you scroll down, and it details a lot of previously known information. This is a "stylised action RPG" that takes place on a "not-too-distant future Earth, ruined beyond recognition during a global invasion that expelled humankind from its home planet". In addition to that, we learn that there are plans to release a disc version of Stellar Blade, so you can add it to your physical collection. Also, and this was always fairly clear, the game is single-player only, with no multiplayer component.
PlayStation fans are hoping to learn more about Stellar Blade at the next State of Play, which has been heavily rumoured to return sometime this month. Given there are only a few months of 2023 left, we should either expect this game to get a release date in the last quarter, or that it's being pushed into 2024. Still, we don't even know if the State of Play is actually a thing, so let's wait and see what happens.
Anyway, are you interested in Stellar Blade? Will you be nabbing a physical copy for your shelf? Let us know in the comments section below.
[source playstation.com, via noisypixel.net]
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I’ll be shocked if this releases this year, but I’m really curious about the game. The release schedule is thick, so I can’t just purchase it out of curiosity, but if it proves itself, I’m down for it. It looks unique.
Would be a great December through February release.
Excellent news that it’s getting a physical release! I’ve been really looking forward to this ever since the initial reveal. Stellar Blade always made me wonder what a next-gen Bayonetta could look like on Nintendo’s next machine. Not really expecting it to stick to that 2023 release window, but with all the great games I’ve still yet to get around to, that’s no big problem.
Really looking forward to this one
Man I hope it's good
My hope is that it will release this year, somewhere in the late November through December schedule. It will more than likely get pushed to 2024, though. Either way, I’m excited for the game.
This looks my kinda game. Glad it's getting a disc 💯
Gameplay and art style look great. Looking forward to this one.
@somnambulance That release schedule isn't the only thing that's thick😗.
I'm sorry🤤
Also thank god there's a physical copy. Need to keep that collection growing😂
Push to Dec/Jan. Game needs its pocket for best success, too much in the fall and it will be lost. Happy for the physical!
Good. Weird that games as big as Alan Wake 2 and Baldurs Gate skipped physical, yet this one has the option. Maybe their analytics suggest without physical people are forced to buy digital and their profit margin is higher. But for me I just don't buy it altogether 🤷♂️
@Kanji-Tatsumi Well, this is a first party title and Sony first party titles have high physical sales, even compared to other PS games.
Alan Wake 2 and BG3 are both primarily PC games(Yes, Remedy’s core base is PC which might surprise some people) and physical is basically a non-entity for the vast majority of its fan base.
I’ve had my eye on this for sometime and, provided it reviews well by both critics and the general player base, I will be picking this up at some point. Also glad to hear it’s getting a physical release as I’m ‘old school’ with stuff like that and prefer physical copies over digital.
Is there any confirmation that the game will have English voice? I just cannot play a game with only English subtitles. Tried it with Ghostwire and Sword and Fairy.
@FatalBubbles But Ghostwire Tokyo is dubbed in English.
a game getting a physical release shouldnt be news it should always be the case
No way this releasing 2022 still that's crazy here's hoping though I've been interested in this game since it was announced
I'm looking forward to this one after seeing some of the gameplay but I'm sure it will lose a few review points here and there due to her character design, especially when digital foundry are already complaining about it.
@MrMagic Since the original language is Japanese I tried that with English subtitles and just couldn’t do it. I found myself not playing and just reading a lot so I switched to the English voices.
Wouldn't surprise me if we get 'delayed to next year' statement anytime soon, but that is fine, this month and the next ones are filled enough with games I will be busy buying and playing through.
On-topic, the physical release news is great.
This game has looked great since it was first revealed. Hope it makes it to PC eventually.
@FatalBubbles Yeah, I just can't stand subtitles these days either, they never used to bother me but now they just seem to annoy me for some reason.
This is actually my most hyped exclusive on the horizon, so I hope we get some news on it soon.
@FatalBubbles Gotta say it's the opposite for me. English voices feel so out of place in most Asian-made games.
Been hoping to have this one for Christmas morning.
Very nice to have a physical version confirmed too.
This game was one I was really looking forward to so I hope they drop more info on it soon. Though I hope they save the release for next year so it doesn't get lost in the shuffle, 2023 was just too stacked.
@0niguy Considering it's 2023 it would be kind of difficult for it to release in 2022.
Stellar Blade is my most anticipated game by far (higher up than TotK and Starfield was). So glad to get an update on it, even if it's a small one. I got my fingers crossed for a holiday release.
@FatalBubbles No confirmation yet and I'm in the same boat as you. Still, I've decided to make an exception for this game if it ships with JVO only. Gameplay looks too good to pass on.
This game looks stunning, my kind of game. Single player no online crap.
@RicebinBernacky I can definitely see that view, I just don’t like having to stop and read subtitles all the time.
This game looks sooo good and would definitely make a state of play more bearable. Who are we kidding though, if there's a state of play this month it'll be a 30 minute deep dive for Spiderman 2.
Hopefully this game has a stellar launch 😉. Ok I'll see myself out
late feb through march 2024 seems like an ideal time to release this game. it won't get overshadowed by the heavy hitters later this year. a new IP such as this needs all the help it can get so that it is a success. looks promising.
I am excited to check this game out, these tend to be my type of game.
Nice to finally see something about this game after it had disappeared for quite a while. I've been looking forward to it since the first trailer, so any news is good news. Obviously it getting a physical release is a good thing as well.
As others have said, it releasing early next year would probably be best. Yes, there are other games coming out early next year too, but it would still likely be less crowded then.
Yes. I'll be there.
Sounds right up my street. If it is anyway similar to Scarlet Nexus I will be one happy camper. That was one of my favourites on ps4
@pharos_haven my bad 2023
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