Shift UP reported for the third fiscal quarter of 2024 and shared plans for support and development of its games. Thanks to this, it became known that the release of the PC version of the Stellar Blade action game is planned for 2025. The exact timing has not been announced, but the authors hope that sales on Steam will exceed sales of the console version of the game. The release of content patches and updates contributed to stable sales in the third quarter of 2024, and the release of DLC and marketing campaign will attract a lot of attention from the PC audience.
Unexpectedly, Goddess of Victory: NIKKE showed an 11% decrease in sales while maintaining the same number of players. The company attributes this to low audience interest in collaboration with the Evangelion franchise. In 2025, they promise to take this experience into account and not repeat similar mistakes. However, the first indicators of the new event, which started at the beginning of 2024 and is already showing good financial performance. In addition, the game will finally be released in China in the first half of 2025, which could have a positive impact on the game’s earnings.
As for new projects, final discussions are underway on the creation of a new game based on the Destiny Child franchise by Com2uS. A release Project Witches may take place after 2027. Previously, it was assumed that the global release would take place in 2027, and part of the funds received from the IPO went specifically to this game.
