Overview
- Korean outlet GameMeca, via Automaton, flagged new Shift Up openings in localization, marketing, and PR that explicitly target expanded self-publishing on console and PC.
- A job description states the studio is preparing for “a new leap forward” in the global market and aims to support its own titles through in-house publishing.
- Stellar Blade 2 is confirmed to be in development, but a publisher has not been named.
- Reporting suggests self-publishing could enable a simultaneous multiplatform launch, whereas a Sony-led deal could point to a staggered PC release.
- Sony published the original Stellar Blade on PS5 and PC, while Shift Up also has Project Spirits reportedly set to be published by Tencent’s Level Infinite.