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Stellar Blade Only Released On PC Yesterday, But It's Already One of Sony's Biggest Steam Launches Ever
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 67559" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2024/04/01/stellarbladeexclusivegameplayvideo-ign-blogroll-1711994424379.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>The PC version of <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/stellar-blade" target="_blank"><u>Stellar Blade</u></a> <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/stellar-blade-pc-release-date-features-new-boss-fight-and-25-new-outfits-revealed-by-leaked-sony-trailer" target="_blank"><u>only launched yesterday, June 11</u></a>, but it's already Sony's biggest single-player Steam launch ever.</p><p></p><p>Right now, the concurrent player peak <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/charts/mostplayed/" target="_blank"><u>is almost 105,000</u></a>, but that's the <em>seventh</em> all-time peak the game has set since I started writing this story. There's no doubt player numbers will continue to climb, especially as we move into the weekend.</p><p></p><p>By <a href="https://steamdb.info/publisher/PlayStation+Publishing+LLC/?sort=peak_desc" target="_blank"><u>comparison</u></a>, <a href="https://www.ign.com/maps/ghost-of-tsushima/tsushima" target="_blank"><u>Ghost of Tsushima</u></a> topped out at 77,154 players, <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/god-of-war" target="_blank"><u>God of War</u></a> peaked at 73,529, and <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/spider-man-remastered" target="_blank"><u>Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered</u></a> sports a peak of 66,436 players. In fact, the only Sony-published game to have a higher concurrent record than Stellar Blade is <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/helldivers-ii" target="_blank"><u>Helldivers 2</u></a>, which is, of course, a multiplayer game.</p><p></p><p></p><p>PC-specific features include AI upscaling via Nvidia DLSS 4 and AMD FSR 3, an unlocked framerate, Japanese and Chinese voiceover, ultrawide display support, higher resolution environment textures, and DualSense support for haptic feedback and trigger effects.</p><p></p><p>The PC version was <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/stellar-blade-devs-closely-discussing-mysterious-pc-region-lock-issue-with-sony" target="_blank"><u>originally region locked in 100+ countries</u></a>, but is now available in <a href="https://x.com/StellarBlade/status/1928543205097705548" target="_blank"><u>"over 250 regions."</u></a> <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/stellar-blade-director-cant-wait-to-see-our-pc-mods" target="_blank"><u>And yes, there are mods</u></a>. Dozens and dozens have popped up, with modders making all kinds of tweaks and buffs since the demo dropped a few weeks ago. Not all of them are safe for work, though...</p><p></p><p>Stellar Blade has done so well for developer Shift Up that <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/stellar-blade-developer-confirms-sequel-plans" target="_blank">a sequel is already confirmed</a>. The Sony-published action game launched to a positive response back in April 2024, with players saying its gameplay mixed elements of NieR: Automata and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/stellar-blade-review" target="_blank"><u>IGN's Stellar Blade review</u></a> returned a 7/10. We said: "Stellar Blade is great in all of the most important ways for an action game, but dull characters, a lackluster story, and several frustrating elements of its RPG mechanics prevent it from soaring along with the best of the genre."</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/vixx.bsky.social" target="_blank"><em>BlueSky</em></a><em>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/stellar-blade-only-released-on-pc-yesterday-but-its-already-one-of-sonys-biggest-steam-launches-ever" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 67559, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2024/04/01/stellarbladeexclusivegameplayvideo-ign-blogroll-1711994424379.jpg[/IMG] The PC version of [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/stellar-blade'][U]Stellar Blade[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/stellar-blade-pc-release-date-features-new-boss-fight-and-25-new-outfits-revealed-by-leaked-sony-trailer'][U]only launched yesterday, June 11[/U][/URL], but it's already Sony's biggest single-player Steam launch ever. Right now, the concurrent player peak [URL='https://store.steampowered.com/charts/mostplayed/'][U]is almost 105,000[/U][/URL], but that's the [I]seventh[/I] all-time peak the game has set since I started writing this story. There's no doubt player numbers will continue to climb, especially as we move into the weekend. By [URL='https://steamdb.info/publisher/PlayStation+Publishing+LLC/?sort=peak_desc'][U]comparison[/U][/URL], [URL='https://www.ign.com/maps/ghost-of-tsushima/tsushima'][U]Ghost of Tsushima[/U][/URL] topped out at 77,154 players, [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/god-of-war'][U]God of War[/U][/URL] peaked at 73,529, and [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/spider-man-remastered'][U]Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered[/U][/URL] sports a peak of 66,436 players. In fact, the only Sony-published game to have a higher concurrent record than Stellar Blade is [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/helldivers-ii'][U]Helldivers 2[/U][/URL], which is, of course, a multiplayer game. PC-specific features include AI upscaling via Nvidia DLSS 4 and AMD FSR 3, an unlocked framerate, Japanese and Chinese voiceover, ultrawide display support, higher resolution environment textures, and DualSense support for haptic feedback and trigger effects. The PC version was [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/stellar-blade-devs-closely-discussing-mysterious-pc-region-lock-issue-with-sony'][U]originally region locked in 100+ countries[/U][/URL], but is now available in [URL='https://x.com/StellarBlade/status/1928543205097705548'][U]"over 250 regions."[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/stellar-blade-director-cant-wait-to-see-our-pc-mods'][U]And yes, there are mods[/U][/URL]. Dozens and dozens have popped up, with modders making all kinds of tweaks and buffs since the demo dropped a few weeks ago. Not all of them are safe for work, though... Stellar Blade has done so well for developer Shift Up that [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/stellar-blade-developer-confirms-sequel-plans']a sequel is already confirmed[/URL]. The Sony-published action game launched to a positive response back in April 2024, with players saying its gameplay mixed elements of NieR: Automata and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/stellar-blade-review'][U]IGN's Stellar Blade review[/U][/URL] returned a 7/10. We said: "Stellar Blade is great in all of the most important ways for an action game, but dull characters, a lackluster story, and several frustrating elements of its RPG mechanics prevent it from soaring along with the best of the genre." [I]Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at [/I][URL='https://bsky.app/profile/vixx.bsky.social'][I]BlueSky[/I][/URL][I].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/stellar-blade-only-released-on-pc-yesterday-but-its-already-one-of-sonys-biggest-steam-launches-ever"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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