Originally published February 13th, 2026, updated May 5, 2026: Stellar Blade is a Playstation console exclusive that later came to PC. It’s a third person action game developed by Shift Up. You play as Eve, a soldier trying to reclaim a post apocalyptic Earth from alien creatures called Naytibas. The combat draws comparisons to Sekiro and NieR: Automata, and it sold over a million copies in its first two months on PS5 alone. A PC version followed in June 2025 and moved another 2.4 million copies on Steam by early 2026. For a new IP from a studio most people hadn’t heard of, those are some big numbers.
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.
The sequel angle matters more than people are giving it credit for. When a studio has a follow up in development, getting the first game in front of as many players as possible before that sequel launches is just smart business. Why would someone want to buy a sequel to a game that they didn’t/couldn’t play? More people who have played Stellar Blade means more people who will buy Stellar Blade 2 on day one, regardless of what platform they’re on. Shift Up knows this, which is probably why the platform expansion language showed up in an investor report in the first place. They’re telling shareholders the audience is going to grow.
Xbox has been making a lot of interesting moves lately. Between lowering the price of Game Pass and giving players features that they have been asking for, it would make sense for studios like Shift Up to take notice. With Xbox’s momentum on the rise, it could be the perfect time to announce an Xbox port during their June showcase.
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?
