Stellar Blade will receive New Game Plus and free skins as DLC

Stellar Blade studio Shift Up has discussed its DLC plans for the upcoming PS5 exclusive.

In an interview with South Korean site Ruliweb (via Push Square), Shift Up CEO and Stellar Blade director Kim Hyung Tae said the title will receive a New Game Plus mode post-release.

Free updates will also include costume bundles for protagonist Eve, adding to the 30 outfits available in the base game, which is being published by Sony.

Kim Hyung Tae stressed that the third-person action game won’t include any microtransactions at release.

“We would like to make it clear here that Stellar Blade does not require any additional expenses that gamers are not aware of other than the cost of purchasing the package,” he said.

While “DLC has not been determined” beyond the free content drops currently planned, he said the studio could charge a fee if it decides to collaborate with another developer on future costume designs for Eve.

Bandai Namco and Capcom have recently received criticism for their handling of microtransactions in Tekken 8 and Dragon’s Dogma 2 respectively.

A Stellar Blade demo hit PS5 last week, ahead of the game’s release on April 26.