Stellar Blade is a Playstation console exclusive that later came to PC. It’s a third person action game developed by Shift Up. Shift Up is hinting that it may not be exclusive to Sony’s console much longer. According to a Shift Up Investor post, the studio claimed “we are reviewing platform expansion beyond PS5 and PC to broaden audience reach”. The post does not explicitly say Xbox, but other console exclusives have been coming to the Xbox Series X/S lately. Final Fantasy 7, Death Stranding, Black Myth: Wukong, and Silent Hill 2 have all come to Xbox after being exclusive to Playstation. Of course Xbox isn’t the only console there is. Nintendo Switch 2 was released last year and has a growing library. It’s also possible that the game could come to mobile devices.
Shift Up sees Stellar Blade as a long term IP and already has a sequel in development. They could follow in Death Stranding’s footsteps and release the game on Xbox before the next game in the series comes out. Both games were published by Sony Interactive Entertainment when they released. Kojima Productions purchased the Death Stranding IP before releasing the game on Xbox, however Helldivers 2 and MLB the Show are both published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Bungie, which is owned by Sony will also be publishing the upcoming Marathon to Xbox. Either way it’s a possibility.
So what happens next? Will Sony publish Stellar Blade on Xbox? Will Stellar Blade skip Xbox all together and possibly go to the Switch or mobile? Only time will tell, but if Stellar Blade does land on Xbox, will you be jumping in?
