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Update: The NieR Automata DLC is paid, while the rest of the photomode and costume updates are free.

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Hello, Stellar Blade fans! Thank you for your continued love and support. Stellar Blade’s journey was fueled by your passion, and our fans motivated us to face every challenge. We are excited to share two special announcements with you today.

Collaboration with Nier:Automata​

The moment you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived! A fantastic collaboration where the worlds of Stellar Blade and Nier:Automata meet.

Nier:Automata significantly inspired Stellar Blade. The collaboration between Director Kim Hyung Tae and Director Yoko Taro, marked by mutual respect and creativity, led to this successful outcome.

In the center of all this is Emil (voiced by Maii Kadowaki), the strange character from Nier:Automata. Emil’s Shop makes a surprise appearance in the world of Stellar Blade where eleven different collaboration-special items will be available. Items that intertwine the best of both games, leading you to a more enriched world.

Click! More fun with Photo Mode​

You can now transform each moment in the game into your personal masterpiece. Beautiful landscape, thrilling battles, those emotional moments with the characters… Capture these moments to your heart’s content. Meticulous camera work and various filters allow you to create unique looks.

Go through different poses to discover new looks that you never knew Eve and her comrades had. Share these photographs of special moments to enjoy a new kind of amusement.

Patch updates you shouldn’t miss​

Four new costumes and one new accessory are added to bring more personality to the characters.

Spoiler: 😏

The new accessory, ‘Symbol of Legacy’ changes the appearance and presentation of the Tachy Mode when equipped. Revitalize your gaming experience with updated cosmetics.

Also, lip-sync support for six additional languages (French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, and Latin American Spanish) will let you enjoy the vivid dialogues even more.

Your camp break just got more fun—you can now pick a specific song from the turntable to listen to.

We also expanded character customization for Eve and added a “No Ponytail” feature to the list from Ponytail Length.

More fun is added to battle. Auto-targeting and ballistics correction features will be applied to the enemy insta-kill skills. This will make the already intense and dynamic battles even more exciting.

Paying back for all your support​

This DLC and patch updates were prepared by our dev team with one heart and one mind, and we are absolutely delighted to share this with you. We hope that the Nier:Automata collaboration items and the new Photo Mode will bring more joy to your gameplay. We will continue to do our best to keep up with the anticipation and love our players show us.

Stellar Blade updates arrive on PlayStation 5 on November 20, 2024. Prepare for an exciting new adventure.

Stellar Blade’s Nier: Automata DLC, Photo Mode launch Nov 20

Game update brings new costumes, lip-sync support for additional languages and more.

blog.playstation.com

 

[Salz01]

The gift that keeps on giving.

 

[nial]

I wasn't expecting it this soon!
Now I just need news for the DLC expansion coming up next year.

 

[MikeM]

2B is so legendary. I wonder if she will have her own game in the future

 

[Ovek]

Game of the year!

 

[Aion002]

 

[acidagfc]

The best butts thread is gonna explode!

 

[SJRB]

PHOTO MODE YOU SAY??

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

 

[R6Rider]

 

[RaZoR No1]

Does this game have an one hand mode under the accessability options?

 

[The Cockatrice]

PC pls

 

[Aenima]

Funny that one of the outfits they adding to the game was a gacha skin in Nikke during they Nikke X Nier collab they did last year. Im already on my 4th playthrough on Stellar Blade.

 

[Synastry]

Wait there adding A2 as well nice I always like A2 more then 2B

Also I hope I don't have to beat the bosses in hard mode to unlock them cause that will suck as much as I do in hard mode.

 

[Killer8]

I like how there was this big outrage and even a petition prior to release because the devs 'censored' the game, yet every update that has come since has featured some of the most insane coomer bait committed to a mainstream game since Dead or Alive Xtreme.

 

[Mayar]

Wait there adding A2 as well nice I always like A2 more then 2B

Also I hope I don't have to beat the bosses in hard mode to unlock them cause that will suck as much as I do in hard mode.

Be careful my young friend, learn safety precautions.

 

[Aenima]

I like how there was this big outrage and even a petition prior to release because the devs 'censored' the game, yet every update that has come since has featured some of the most insane coomer bait committed to a mainstream game since Dead or Alive Xtreme.

A sign that the petition worked. And is not because ShiftUp wanted to censor stuff. They even released the 2 outfits ppl was complaining about for being censored a bit more lewd than the original ones.

 

[Luipadre]

Is this a paid DLC?

 

[cormack12]

Years ago we will look back and say this is where it all started, with Stellar Blade.

 

[Aenima]

Is this a paid DLC?

Free

EDIT: Nier collab DLC is probably paid DLC. The update with the Photomode + new costumes should be free.

 

[Luipadre]

Free

wow nice, might worth a redownload and see how this looks on Pro

 

[Synastry]

Free

Then why does it say this at the end of the video? Purchase and progression required for unlock.

 

[Aurelius]

So. Can I play the whole game with a 2B skin? Like in Gravity Rush 2?

 

[Aenima]

Then why does it say this at the end of the video? Purchase and progression required for unlock.

Good point, maybe the Nier colab content will be paid DLC, while the Photomode and the other costumes should be part of the free Update.

 

[Aenima]

So. Can I play the whole game with a 2B skin? Like in Gravity Rush 2?

Not in the 1st run, but can be done in a NG+ from strat to finish.

 

[FrankWza]

Then why does it say this at the end of the video? Purchase and progression required for unlock.

Purchase of the base game and progress to to certain point in the game?

 

[FrankWza]

wow nice, might worth a redownload and see how this looks on Pro

Incredible. Performance too. Both Pro modes are.

 

[yogaflame]

Wow! I'm very happy. This was my game of the year because of beautiful graphics, excellent level designs, great combat and gameplay. And this is also perfect timing for those with Ps5 pro. I hope it included new dialogues, side quest, and locations or even new type of enemies, but I'm already happy with what I saw. Thank you Shift up. I hope too see more DLC in the near future like extra levels, new maps, new enemies, scenarios, side quest, and side stories of the other characters.

 

[stn]

So we're getting Nier skins AND the four non-Nier skins? Very cool.

 

[rickybooby87]

 

[Fortress of Regrets]

Keep up the good stuff. Practically the only interesting PS5 game for me this year.

I hope the PC version isn't too far out, so I can play this masterpiece again, how I prefer playing games.

 

[Skifi28]

This plus the pro mode sounds like a great way to finally jump in. Hoping for a black Friday discount.

 

[yogaflame]

Time for my 5th Walk through. But I still haven't beaten yet

Spoiler: Spoiler

Raven

in Bosh rush hard mode to get that one last outfit from Boss rush mode . I hope Sony will include Stellar blade in there Ps5 slim and Ps5 pro bundle for black Friday.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

I gotta get back to both these games. Shame!

 

[Gonzito]

My penis just became erected after watching that trailer

 

[Kotaro]

OH MY.....

them milkers

 

[Plague Doctor]

So when is this getting released on pc again?

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

One of the best games this year, glad they're doing a sequel and PC version. Besides being a nice attractive and fun game. I actually enjoy the story too and want to see what's next.

 

[Bartski]

I feel my hype swelling

 

[Fortress of Regrets]

So when is this getting released on pc again?

They're working on it. I think that's all we know. They most likely have some kind of exclusivity window with Sony, like a year or something like that.

 

[MagiusNecros]

So when is this getting released on pc again?

When they "finish" the game and end the exclusivity window so on PC it'll have all DLC content at launch. Probably mid 2025 if I had to make an educated guess. But we shall see.

 

[Fake]

Looks amazing.

 

[wvnative]

I wanted to like this game so much. It looks cool and has cool vibes and I wanted to support a game like this.

But man...it felt so...janky and a little unresponsive. It did not feel good to play at all. And I was shocked at all the positive reviews that didn't really seem to mention it. Nobody seems bothered by it. Am I broken?

 

[Nintendo's Witch]

 

[Skifi28]

OH MY.....

them milkers

This is 2B's cousin, 2M

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

I wanted to like this game so much. It looks cool and has cool vibes and I wanted to support a game like this.

But man...it felt so...janky and a little unresponsive. It did not feel good to play at all. And I was shocked at all the positive reviews that didn't really seem to mention it. Nobody seems bothered by it. Am I broken?

You have to learn the timing for parrying/counter. The combat has its own flow. It's very responsive but you can't spam your way through tough enemies.

 

[yogaflame]

I wanted to like this game so much. It looks cool and has cool vibes and I wanted to support a game like this.

But man...it felt so...janky and a little unresponsive. It did not feel good to play at all. And I was shocked at all the positive reviews that didn't really seem to mention it. Nobody seems bothered by it. Am I broken?

It will take some time to get adjusted, but the learning curve will not take a long time. For me just within 30 minutes, I got use to it and I enjoy the combat and experimenting allot of moves and tactics. Within an hour I'm already familiar with basic combat and movements. It is very responsive, it is like a hybrid combat system, combining the elements of Blood borne, Sekiro, Nier and DMC. You can dodge, parry, run, jump, etc, very responsive combat and battles are fun especially the bosses.

 

[wvnative]

It will take some time to get adjusted, but the learning curve will not take a long time. For me just within 30 minutes, I got use to it and I enjoy the combat and experimenting allot of moves and tactics. Within an hour I'm already familiar with basic combat and movements. It is very responsive, it is like a hybrid combat system, combining the elements of Blood borne, Sekiro, Nier and DMC. You can dodge, parry, run, jump, etc, very responsive combat and battles are fun especially the bosses.

I think my brain broke playing the demo, watching all the pre-release trailers I was expecting fast paced, platinum style combat ala MGR

But then I was caught off guard when it kinda felt like a heavier souls like game.

I'ma wait for the PC version then maybe try again

 

[ssringo]

Was planning to wait for the PC release for another playthrough but guess I'll give it another whirl. Didn't do the summer event thing either since my last save was early ng+ so there'll be a bit of new stuff to work on.

 

[yogaflame]

I'm curious. Will there be new dialogues and locales? There trailer looks like there are hints of new dialogues and new locations. When Eve met Emil shop she had reacted. Will that alter a bit some of the dialogues and story?