In a recent interview with Ruliweb translated by Genji and confirmed by IGN, director Kim Hyeong-tae talked about what players can expect on launch day. One feature Stellar Blade fans shouldn’t expect is microtransactions… at least not initially.
“We want to make it clear at this point that Stellar Blade will not require any additional expenses that gamers are not aware of beyond what they paid for the package,” Kim told Ruliweb.
Although Kim assured fans that Stellar Blade won’t have any microtransactions, Shift Up hasn’t entirely ruled out selling them in the future.
“The only exception is if we create collaboration costumes with another company’s IP, those may be sold for a fee,” Kim said. “Also, there is no New Game+ in the launch version, so please look forward to it being updated very soon.”
While Shift Up has no plans for premium DLC at the outset, Kim did tease players with free updates post-launch, chief among them being additional costumes for its protagonist, Eve. Regardless, come release day, Stellar Blade’s base game won’t have any microtransactions.
Stellar Blade is a Playstation 5 exclusive action-adventure game by the developers of the popular mobile game, Goddess of Victory: Nikke. It follows a girl named Eve as she combats mysterious invaders known as NA:tives, to reclaim a post-apocalyptic Earth.
In our preview, we likened Stellar Blade’s combat to Sekiro meets Nier: Automata, saying, “While the depth of its exploration remains to be seen, Stellar Blade’s action alone was more than enough to get me excited for its April 26 release on PlayStation 5.”
Isaiah Colbert is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow them on Twitter @ShinEyeZehUhh
