In a current interview with Ruliweb translated by Genji and confirmed by IGN, director Kim Hyeong-tae talked about what gamers can count on on launch day. One function Stellar Blade followers shouldn't count on is microtransactions… a minimum of 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 advised Ruliweb.
Although Kim assured followers that Stellar Blade gained't have any microtransactions, Shift Up hasn't totally ruled out promoting them sooner or later.
"The only exception is if we create collaboration costumes with another company's IP, those may be sold for a fee," Kim stated. "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 on the outset, Kim did tease gamers with free updates post-launch, chief amongst them being extra costumes for its protagonist, Eve. Regardless, come release day, Stellar Blade's base game gained't have any microtransactions.
Stellar Blade is a Playstation 5 exclusive action-adventure game by the builders of the favored cellular game, Goddess of Victory: Nikke. It follows a woman named Eve as she combats mysterious invaders often known as NA:tives, to reclaim a post-apocalyptic Earth.
In our preview, we likened Stellar Blade's fight 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."
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