Stellar Blade Heats Up with Summer Update

Stellar Blade's Summer Update Boosted Player CountMany Players Sought a Summer Escape

TrueTrophies' collaboration with GameInsights granted them access to a sample dataset of over 3.1 million active PSN accounts. This enabled them to monitor player engagement across all PS5 and PS4 games. Leveraging this data, they determined that Stellar Blade's player count substantially rose by 40.14% after its summer update release.

It's also noteworthy that Stellar Blade wasn't discounted on the PS store last week, suggesting the player count surge is primarily due to new content. Despite lacking the highly anticipated photo mode and the temporary nature of the update, the increase is substantial enough to rekindle fan enthusiasm.

The Stellar Blade summer update introduced a limited-time summer vacation zone in the Great Desert Oasis, featuring new background music and sunbed interactions. Two outfits, complementing the update's theme, were also added to Clyde’s shop. It also resolved various issues, including a fix for the hair color in the Boss Challenge Preset, and other bug fixes.

Stellar Blade launched exclusively on PS5 last April 26, 2024. The game garnered positive reception from players and critics alike for its rapid-paced combat and impressive visuals. While some may view the summer update as underwhelming, community feedback is largely positive. Many players enthusiastically returned, eager to enjoy a virtual summer escape.