Summary
Developer Shift Up has confirmed that its upcoming PS5 exclusive action RPGStellar Bladewill feature multiple options to allow players to tweak the game’s performance. These settings will take the form of three differentStellar Bladegraphics settings that players can choose based on their preferences.
While detailed performance tweaking is a standard expectation among PC players, graphical options on console games are something of a newer development. Previously, the uniform specs of consoles allowed developers to target a single platform and ensure an identical experience for all players. Even now, even platform-exclusive games likeFinal Fantasy 16on the PS5 include a performance modethat allows players to choose whether to prioritize smooth gameplay or higher resolution as they will.
What Graphics Options are Available in Stellar Blade?
According toan interview published by German-language site PLAY3.DE, developer Shift Up will implement a system that allows players to choose their preferred performance inStellar Blade. In the interview, Game Director Hyung-Tae Kim said that thePS5 hardware specsallowed the team to target a default frame rate of 60 frames per second (FPS). Technical Director Dong-Gi Lee revealed thatStellar Bladewill have three graphical options accessible at any time while in game:
Kim also mentioned thatStellar Bladewill use some of the unique features of the PS5, such as the touchpad and adaptive triggers on the DualSense controller. He said that Sony provided significant technical support during the development ofthegame. With a history in mobile titles likeDestiny ChildandGoddess of Victory: NIKKE, the studio did not have a lot of experience developing titles with the sort of open-zone play seen in the likes ofNieR: Automata, which inspiredStellar Blade. Sony’s help was a boon to Shift Up, asStellar Bladeis its first console project ever.
From a protagonist whose appearance inStellar Bladereferences a real South Korean modelto a focus on smooth action gameplay and striking effects, Shift Up’s first console title is catching a lot of attention from players thanks to its attractive visuals. It’s encouraging to see that Shift Up is giving players a bit more control over how they’d like to experience EVE’s journey with graphical options. Whether they have a high-resolution 4K screen or prefer the fastest and most responsive gameplay possible,Stellar Bladeplayers will be able to experience one of the PS5’s major 2024 releases on their own terms.
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RECLAIM EARTH FOR HUMANKIND The future of humanity hangs in the balance in Stellar Blade, an all-new story-driven action adventure. Ravaged by strange, powerful creatures, Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of the decimated human race has fled to a Colony in outer space. After travelling from the Colony, 7th Airborne Squad member EVE arrives on the desolate remains of our planet with a clear-cut mission: to save humankind by reclaiming Earth from the Naytiba – the malevolent force that has devastated it. But as EVE tackles the Naytiba one-by-one, piecing together the mysteries of the past in the ruins of human civilization, she realizes that her mission is far from straightforward. In fact, almost nothing is as it seems…
