Shift Up, the studio behind PS5’s critically acclaimed Stellar Blade, has as soon as once more reward its workers a money bonus and different gadgets as thanks for his or her work for the previous 12 months.
Employees acquired $3,400 along with an Apple Watch and AirPods Max every, in accordance with a report by Seoul Financial Day by day, which totals greater than $4,000 every.
Shift Up has beforehand gifted its workers numerous money bonuses and different gadgets prior to now. For instance, final yr it gave its 300 staff a PS5 Professional and a $3,400 has bonus, which it commented was a method of encouraging expertise on the studio. The very fact it’s been in a position to maintain providing presents for its workers can also be a testomony to only how nicely Stellar Blade has carried out commercially. Again in January 2023, Shift Up additionally gave its workforce iPhone 14, and the yr after it awarded its staff pay as you go bank cards with a preloaded $6,800.
Again in November final yr, Shift Up confirmed in a collection of job openings that it’s hiring for “Stellar Blade’s subsequent work,” seemingly confirming a sequel is within the pipeline.
Stellar Blade was launched for the PS5 in April 2024 and hit the PC in June 2025. On Steam, Stellar Blade achieved greater than 100,000 concurrent customers, making it probably the most profitable PlayStation to PC ports launched to this point. Shift Up revealed in June 2025 that the sport has bought greater than three million copies throughout each codecs.
[Source – Seoul Economic Daily via VGC]
