[STEAM] Stellar Blade and Lies of P "really made developers in Korea take up the challenge for console games," says Shift Up technical director

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Stellar Blade and Lies of P impacted the Korean games industry in much the same way that ****** Myth: Wukong hit China, reckons Shift Up technical director *****-ki Lee.

Speaking with GamesRadar+ at

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, Lee, hot on the heels of the

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reveal, examines the impact of Stellar Blade and its success.

"Games like ours, and also Lies of P, those kinds of games came out in Korea and that really made developers in Korea go take up the challenge for console games more," Lee reasons. "And we have Crimson Desert now as well, so they're having all this influence on each other, so that's really good."

Lies of P is often called the best Soulslike produced outside of FromSoftware headquarters, and Crimson Desert is one of the biggest games of 2026. Stellar Blade sold millions of copies and, like Lies of P, is due for a sequel. It's also encouraged Shift Up to take on more ambitious projects like

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(Image credit: PlayStation/Shift Up) Like China, whose games industry has seen paradigm shifts in the shadow of (primarily) Genshin Impact and ****** Myth: Wukong, games like Stellar Blade have made a strong case for core console and PC games in spaces long dominated by mobile and online games. Crimson Desert, a full-**** successor to the MMO ****** Desert, is a perfect example. Sequel ****** Myth: Zhong Kui, meanwhile,

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To this day, Shift Up also maintains Goddess of Victory: Nikke,

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and a key breadwinner for the studio. I've been covering games for 13 years, and when I think about the next 10 years of games, PC gaming, China, and Korea are among the first trends that come to mind.

The Nintendo Switch 2 is also important to Shift Up, Lee says, as it's another major platform and another home for Stellar Blade. With its upcoming port, Lee says "all the skills and knowhow gained from developing for PlayStation 5 and PC, we wanted to now showcase that on Switch 2. I personally really enjoyed The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. That was one of my favorite games, so I'm really happy to be able to showcase Stellar Blade on the Switch 2."

As it happens, the Switch 2 edition of Stellar Blade will be publicly playable for the first time at Tokyo Game Show 2026 this September. Stellar Blade got one of the best PC ports in ages, so there are high hopes for this port.

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