The release of Shift Up’s sci-fi action RPG is right around the corner. In a recent interview, Director Kim Hyung Tae confirmed that New Game Plus and additional costumes will be coming to Stellar Blade post-launch.
When asked about the potential for future DLC or paid content, Kim had this answer prepared in response:
“Of course, if we missed or missed something, we will make up for it even after the release. In order to avoid inconvenience for those who come in later, we will proceed with a balance patch so that those who start earlier can enjoy playing even more. Whether the DLC will be released is undecided, but free updates such as additional costumes are being prepared. To make it clear here, ‘Stellar Blade’ does not require any additional expenses that gamers are not aware of, other than the cost of purchasing the package. The only exception is that if you create a costume collaboration with a third-party IP, it can be sold for a fee. Also, there is no New Game+ in the release version, but it will be updated very soon, so please look forward to it.”
Indeed, Stellar Blade will feature a New Game Plus mode sometime after launch. This statement also implies that there could be paid collaboration costumes down the road, perhaps featuring outfits from other popular franchises.
It’s also nice to see Stellar Blade touted as a complete package. Too often these days, we see games riddled with microtransactions and additional purchases post-launch. It’s clear that gamers are vehemently opposed to extra purchases being offered, especially in single-player games (Dragon’s Dogma 2 comes to mind as a recent example). Hopefully, Shift Up stays true to their word and we can expect a feature-complete product when Stellar Blade finally drops.
Stellar Blade will launch exclusively for PS5 on April 26.
Source: Ruliweb (thanks, Genki!)
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