{"id":16226,"date":"2025-11-11T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/stellar-blade-success-helps-korean-games-thrive-ex-playstation-boss-believes\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T19:00:00","slug":"stellar-blade-success-helps-korean-games-thrive-ex-playstation-boss-believes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/stellar-blade-success-helps-korean-games-thrive-ex-playstation-boss-believes\/","title":{"rendered":"#Stellar Blade Success Helps Korean Games Thrive, Ex PlayStation Boss Believes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default 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id=\"Stellar_Blade_Success_Helps_Korean_Games_Thrive_Ex_PlayStation_Boss_Believes\"><\/span>Stellar Blade Success Helps Korean Games Thrive, Ex PlayStation Boss Believes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"6b9e7aefd01f8\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Stellar Blade PS5 PC 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/6b9e7aefd01f8\/stellar-blade-ps5-pc-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/6b9e7aefd01f8\/stellar-blade-ps5-pc-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Stellar Blade PS5 PC 1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The success of PS5, PC action title Stellar Blade is the sort of catalyst that could propel the Korean games industry into the mainstream, former PlayStation president Shuhei Yoshida believes.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/minimap.net\/magazine\/Shuhei-Yoshida-Interview-en\">Minimap<\/a> at the G-Star games exhibition in Busan, Korea, the former PlayStation lead discussed the collaboration he helped nurture with Stellar Blade studio Shift Up. Yoshida visited the team between 2019 and 2020, and discovered a project with &#8220;exceptional quality across the board-3D modeling, realism, graphics, and action&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_W6913A8EA3F3DC\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250,300x600\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-1\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>These meetings led to PlayStation publishing the game on PS5 and PC, and it has now gone on to sell more than three million copies across the two platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to how the success of Black Myth: Wukong generated more interest and funding in the Chinese games industry, Yoshida believes Stellar Blade can represent more than just a single release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-articles:183935,177149 @ 1762895104 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"object-related-list\">\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/95662c96afdc8\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Stellar Blade Thrives on PC, 1 Million Copies Sold in 3 Days\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"News_Stellar_Blade_Thrives_on_PC_1_Million_Copies_Sold_in_3_Days\"><\/span><span class=\"category accent\">News<\/span> <span class=\"title\">Stellar Blade Thrives on PC, 1 Million Copies Sold in 3 Days<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagline\">Three million units across PS5, PC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/5fa817d3e330a\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Black Myth: Wukong Success Granted Phantom Blade Zero Dev Extra Funding, It's Claimed\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"News_Black_Myth_Wukong_Success_Granted_Phantom_Blade_Zero_Dev_Extra_Funding_Its_Claimed\"><\/span><span class=\"category accent\">News<\/span> <span class=\"title\">Black Myth: Wukong Success Granted Phantom Blade Zero Dev Extra Funding, It&#8217;s Claimed<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagline\">Off the back of 20 milion sales for Game Science<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"IGjGITG8G-U\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IGjGITG8G-U?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<div class=\"video-stage\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stellar Blade PS5 Review - Should You Buy It?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IGjGITG8G-U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">165k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>He said: &#8220;I believe [Stellar Blade] represents more than just one successful title. If the game succeeds, it could inspire many other Korean developers to pursue their ambitions. Even today\u2019s conference and the growing confidence among Korean creators, in my view, owe something to Stellar Blade\u2019s influence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_K6913A8EA3F443\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-2\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since its release last year, Stellar Blade has gone on to become a firm fan favourite for PS5 and PC players. A sequel is now in the works, and it could launch in the next couple of years. It too will more than likely boost the Korean games market.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want more Korean-developed PS5 games to make it to the West? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/minimap.net\/magazine\/Shuhei-Yoshida-Interview-en\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/minimap.net\/magazine\/Shuhei-Yoshida-Interview-en\">minimap.net<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/e0477f3d0835d13cdc53e0f98a406ce1 @ 1762895957 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><strong>Stellar Blade<\/strong> (PC)<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><strong>Stellar Blade<\/strong> (PS5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><strong>Stellar Blade Guide: A Full 100% Walkthrough<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><strong>Stellar Blade (PS5)<\/strong> Review<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"footer\">\n<ul class=\"share-this \">\n<li class=\" first\">Share:<\/li>\n<li class=\"value\"><span class=\"accent-bg share-count\">0<\/span><span class=\"icon icon-caret-right accent\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page whatsapp accent\" title=\"Share this on WhatsApp\" data-service=\"whatsapp\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-whatsapp\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page bsky accent\" title=\"Share this on Bluesky\" data-service=\"bsky\" data-username=\"pushsquare.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-bsky\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page facebook accent\" title=\"Share this on Facebook\" data-service=\"facebook\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-facebook\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page twitter accent\" title=\"Share this on Twitter\" data-service=\"twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page threads accent\" title=\"Share this on Threads\" data-service=\"threads\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-threads\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page messenger accent for-mobile\" title=\"Share this on Facebook Messenger\" data-service=\"fbmessenger\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-messenger\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page reddit accent for-desktop\" title=\"Share this on Reddit\" data-service=\"reddit\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-reddit\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"article-stats\" data-article-id=\"193731\" data-comments=\"13\" data-shares=\"0\" data-likes=\"2\">\n<li class=\" first\">2<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-comments accent icon icon-comments\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/11\/stellar-blade-success-helps-korean-games-thrive-ex-playstation-boss-believes#comments\">13<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert soft-bg below-article for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_L6913A8EA3F9D8\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250,300x600\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-below\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"insert centered article-billboard for-desktop for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_N6913A8EA3F9FD\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-billboard\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-content\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<section class=\"block author\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>About <span class=\"accent\">Liam Croft<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/153014\/avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Liam Croft\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Liam grew up with a PlayStation controller in his hands and a love for Metal Gear Solid. Nowadays, he&#8217;s found playing the latest and greatest PS5 games as well as supporting Derby County. That last detail is his downfall.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><span class=\"icon icon-profile\"><\/span> Author Profile<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"return replyTo('LiamCroft');\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Reply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert with-label centered block lazyload for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_M6913A8EA3FB1B\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-foot-after-author\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comments-list\">\n<section id=\"comments\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Comments <span class=\"counter comment-count\">13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"comments hidden-comments\" data-subject=\"dgp:news\/2025\/11\/stellar-blade-success-helps-korean-games-thrive-ex-playstation-boss-believes\">\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8902367\" data-author=\"users\/255848\" data-subject=\"comments\/8902367\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8902367\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/255848\/avatar.jpg?v=1741804422\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Cakefish\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/11\/stellar-blade-success-helps-korean-games-thrive-ex-playstation-boss-believes#comment8902367\">1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cakefish<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-11-11T19:11:46+00:00\">7:11pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Lies of P is another recent and fantastic Korean-developed game. More Korean games please! They have great taste.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8902369\" data-author=\"users\/281375\" data-subject=\"comments\/8902369\" data-dislikes=\"2\" data-id=\"8902369\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/281375\/avatar.jpg?v=1609094378\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Vivisapprentice\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/11\/stellar-blade-success-helps-korean-games-thrive-ex-playstation-boss-believes#comment8902369\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Vivisapprentice<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-11-11T19:11:54+00:00\">7:11pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Between Stellar Blade and Lies of P, South Korea could be the next bastion of great AAA games and western developers continue to struggle<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8902370\" data-author=\"users\/342504\" data-subject=\"comments\/8902370\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8902370\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/342504\/avatar.jpg?v=1754751792\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Oram77\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/11\/stellar-blade-success-helps-korean-games-thrive-ex-playstation-boss-believes#comment8902370\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Oram77<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-11-11T19:12:21+00:00\">7:12pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Say what you want about Stellar Blade (personal 9\/10 for me) but no one can argue that Shift Up really have proven you can go from making mobile games to making extremely well polished AAA games, I&#8217;m already a day 1 for Stellar Blade 2, just give me a release date and I&#8217;ll be there.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8902372\" data-author=\"users\/357780\" data-subject=\"comments\/8902372\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8902372\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"StitchJones\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/11\/stellar-blade-success-helps-korean-games-thrive-ex-playstation-boss-believes#comment8902372\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>StitchJones<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-11-11T19:12:58+00:00\">7:12pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Cakefish Lies of P and Stellar Blade were both fantastic. I hope both devs are hard at work on sequels to both. In full production, so maybe we&#8217;ll see them in no longer then a year and a half or so<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8902401\" data-author=\"users\/355660\" data-subject=\"comments\/8902401\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8902401\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355660\/avatar.jpg?v=1750917892\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"SeaDaVie\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/11\/stellar-blade-success-helps-korean-games-thrive-ex-playstation-boss-believes#comment8902401\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SeaDaVie<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-11-11T19:28:51+00:00\">7:28pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Vivisapprentice Western Devs struggling? Didn\u2019t they make Clair Obscur, Arc Raiders, Ghost of Yotei, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Hades II, Split Fiction etc. this year? Is that somehow inferior to making two 8\/10 games in the last 3 years?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8902432\" data-author=\"users\/339587\" data-subject=\"comments\/8902432\" data-dislikes=\"2\" data-id=\"8902432\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Rich33\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/11\/stellar-blade-success-helps-korean-games-thrive-ex-playstation-boss-believes#comment8902432\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rich33<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-11-11T19:41:39+00:00\">7:41pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Stellar Blade is a very highly polished game on a technical level, particularly on Pro. One of the very best 3rd party games in this regard, and an incredible achievement.<\/p>\n<p>But, I thought that overall, Lies of P was the MUCH better game (and also highly polished).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8902435\" data-author=\"users\/342341\" data-subject=\"comments\/8902435\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8902435\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/342341\/avatar.jpg?v=1717640216\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Balaam_\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/11\/stellar-blade-success-helps-korean-games-thrive-ex-playstation-boss-believes#comment8902435\">7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Balaam_<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-11-11T19:42:43+00:00\">7:42pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Game was fantastic. Perfect trophy list, wouldn\u2019t change a thing. One of the most pleasant platinums I ever popped.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8902437\" data-author=\"users\/328711\" data-subject=\"comments\/8902437\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8902437\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"KillerBoy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/11\/stellar-blade-success-helps-korean-games-thrive-ex-playstation-boss-believes#comment8902437\">8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>KillerBoy<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-11-11T19:43:02+00:00\">7:43pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Stellar blade is an amazing game and I hope we get more games like it<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8902459\" data-author=\"users\/355884\" data-subject=\"comments\/8902459\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8902459\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355884\/avatar.jpg?v=1750447987\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"ShadowRJ\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/11\/stellar-blade-success-helps-korean-games-thrive-ex-playstation-boss-believes#comment8902459\">9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ShadowRJ<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-11-11T19:52:56+00:00\">7:52pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>The best thing about this generation for me is that we\u2019re getting a lot more quality big budget titles coming from countries which don\u2019t have much history in console gaming, such as Korea, China and Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Stellar Blade and Lies of P have shown that there\u2019s a lot of developer talent in Korea, so hopefully we\u2019ll see even more games following up on their success.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8902472\" data-author=\"users\/341664\" data-subject=\"comments\/8902472\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8902472\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/341664\/avatar.jpg?v=1755618524\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PuppetMaster\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/11\/stellar-blade-success-helps-korean-games-thrive-ex-playstation-boss-believes#comment8902472\">10<\/a><\/li>\n<li>PuppetMaster<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-11-11T19:59:40+00:00\">7:59pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>It&#8217;s nice to see Shift Up having a great success with Stellar Blade.<\/p>\n<p>But S.Korea devs has great potential for years. Anyone plays PC MMORPG since early 2000 must known <strong>Ragnarok Online<\/strong>. On PS2 and PSP, S.Korea devs also made <strong>Magna Charta<\/strong>, <strong>DJ Max<\/strong> series, and handled <strong>KoF 2001 &amp; 02<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And beside Stellar Blade and <strong>Lies of P<\/strong>, there&#8217;s also <strong>Gungrave Gore and VR<\/strong>, <strong>DNF Duel<\/strong>, <strong>First Berserker Khazan<\/strong>, and <strong>The First Descendant<\/strong> that came out from S.Korea devs.<\/p>\n<p>Like China, i think S.Korea devs became more and more experiences in the last 3-5 years. They offers great alternatives for gamers who wants to play games not from Japan, US, or EU.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8902490\" data-author=\"users\/191364\" data-subject=\"comments\/8902490\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8902490\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/191364\/avatar.jpg?v=1525824811\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"AhmadSumadi\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/11\/stellar-blade-success-helps-korean-games-thrive-ex-playstation-boss-believes#comment8902490\">11<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AhmadSumadi<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-11-11T20:10:18+00:00\">8:10pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@SeaDaVie shut the \ud83e\udd2c up with your stupid facts! No one wants to read your level-headed responses when there are hyperbolic opinions to be made!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8902551\" data-author=\"users\/281375\" data-subject=\"comments\/8902551\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8902551\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/281375\/avatar.jpg?v=1609094378\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Vivisapprentice\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/11\/stellar-blade-success-helps-korean-games-thrive-ex-playstation-boss-believes#comment8902551\">12<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Vivisapprentice<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-11-11T20:54:21+00:00\">27m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@SeaDaVie apart from Ghost of Yotel they are all indies. I was referring to AAA western<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8902566\" data-author=\"users\/24571\" data-subject=\"comments\/8902566\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8902566\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/24571\/avatar.jpg?v=1762451046\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"shonenjump86\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/11\/stellar-blade-success-helps-korean-games-thrive-ex-playstation-boss-believes#comment8902566\">13<\/a><\/li>\n<li>shonenjump86<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-11-11T21:06:38+00:00\">15m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Every time I see an article about Stellar Blade I feel like jumping back to the game. I\u2019m glad this was a success for Shift Up, looking forward to the sequel.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"empty\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ui-load-comments ui-cta-button\" onclick=\"this.innerHTML = 'Please Wait...'; this.classList.add('loading'); return false\" href=\"news\/2025\/11\/stellar-blade-success-helps-korean-games-thrive-ex-playstation-boss-believes#comments\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Show Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"reply\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Leave A Comment<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"empty\">Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-group optional\">\n<div class=\"insert centered block with-label lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_G6913A8EA41E4E\" style=\"min-width:300px; 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