Stellar Blade Mostly Free of Microtransaction. Extra Costumes and New Game Plus for Free
Stellar Blade will be almost entirely devoid of microtransactions. The exception will be crossovers with other games.
There are exactly 3 weeks left until the premiere of Stellar Blade from Shift Up studio. Interested players have the opportunity to test the available demo at any time, and the devs are keen to take advantage of this time to promote their title. In a recent interview, the company's CEO, Hyung-Tae Kim, discussed the trending topic of microtransactions.
Stellar Blade (almost) without microtransactions
In an interview with the Korean website Ruliweb, the developer revealed that after the premiere, Stellar Blade will receive additional content, such as the New Game Plus and costumes for Eve, the main character. He also noted that they will be available completely for free. Exceptions to the rule exist, and in this case, they are meant to be costumes that have resulted from crossovers with other games. However, whether such will be created, we will find out only after the premiere.
By the way, we also learned that at the moment the studio hasn't yet made a final decision on developing a larger expansion for the game.
The studio is sure to win favor with players through this approach, especially those who may be even more put off by microtransactions than usual after the controversies surrounding Dragon's Dogma 2. Even the well-received Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth made the New Game+ mode available only in more expensive editions, which was criticized by players. Therefore, it appears that Shift Up can use the current prevailing moods to persuade potential buyers.
Stellar Blade will be released on April 26 as an exclusive title for PlayStation 5. It's possible that it will also be available on PC in the future.
