Director Kim Hyeong-tae recently spoke with Ruliweb about what players can expect on launch day, with one feature that fans of Stellar Blade should not anticipate at first: microtransactions. "We want to make it clear at this point that Stellar Blade will not require any additional expenses that gamers are not aware of beyond what they paid for the package," Kim said, translating the interview through Genji and confirmed by IGN.

Shift Up has not completely ruled out selling microtransactions in the future, despite Kim's assurances to supporters that Stellar Blade will not have any.

Kim stated, "The only exception is if we produce collaborative costumes with the intellectual property of another company, then those may be sold for a price." "Please anticipate an upgrade very soon as there is no New Game+ in the debut edition."

Although Kim teased players with free updates after launch, the main one being more clothes for Eve, the game's protagonist, Shift Up has no plans for paid DLC at this time. In any case, there will not be any microtransactions in Stellar Blade's base game when it launches.

Developed by the same team behind the hit mobile game Goddess of Victory: Nikke, Stellar Blade is an action-adventure game exclusive to the Playstation 5. In order to restore a post-apocalyptic Earth, it follows a girl named Eve as she battles enigmatic invaders known as NA:tives.

We compared Stellar Blade's combat to Sekiro meets Nier: Automata in our preview, stating that "even though I am excited for its April 26 PlayStation 5 release, I am not sure how deep its exploration will go."