Stellar Blade Drives Record Revenue for Shift Up in 2024
The PS5-exclusive action game generated $43.2 million in royalties and is set for an anticipated PC release.
- Stellar Blade, released exclusively on PS5 in April 2024, sold over 1 million copies in its first few months and continues to perform well globally.
- The game contributed $43.2 million in royalties, helping Shift Up achieve record revenue of $151.4 million in 2024, a 30% increase from the previous year.
- Despite being a single-player, narrative-driven title, Stellar Blade has been updated with live-service-like content, including collaborations and seasonal events.
- Shift Up expects the upcoming PC version of Stellar Blade to outperform the PS5 version, citing the popularity of the genre in Asia and the larger PC gaming market.
- The studio plans to optimize the PC version for platforms like the Steam Deck and add new features, though a release date has not yet been announced.