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Stellar Blade's runaway success on PC proves South Korea is positioning itself to become a major force in global gaming, and experts agree
K-pop bands are global phenomenons, K-dramas and reality shows are all over Netflix, Korean films are winning Oscars. And games are booming, too.
Further, its peak concurrent player count on Steam sits at almost 200k - as per Shift Up's latest financial report, that's 2-5x higher than Sony's other flagship triple-A games ( Ghost of Tsushima, God of War, Spider-Man, to name three), making it the best-ever PC performance for a PS-exclusive IP launch. Woochi the Wayfarer - Teaser Trailer | PS5 Games Watch on YouTube Then, along with those Stellar Blade figures, there's Krafton's Sims-like Inzoi heading to PS5, as well as the delay of Pearl Abyss' open-world adventure Crimson Desert that will now be released early next year "due to longer than expected timelines arising from schedule coordination and collaborations with multiple partners for offline distribution, voice-overs, console certification, and other launch preparations", according to the company's latest financial report (thanks Gematsu). Growth in Korea mirrors a similar surge in China, where the success of Black Myth: Wukong has paved the way for other action-RPGs, from Phantom Blade Zero, to Lost Soul Aside, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, and Tides of Annihilation.
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