Stellar Blade Complete Edition Hits Switch 2 With Free Bayonetta Costumes
Kim's own framing of the Switch 2 release as free content for existing PS5 and PC owners, not a paid re-purchase, makes the port a retention play for SHIFT UP rather than a new sales market.
Key Facts
- Stellar Blade Complete Edition releases for Nintendo Switch 2 on November 6, 2026, priced at 7,980 yen including tax.
- A demo for Stellar Blade Complete Edition launched on the Nintendo eShop on September 20, 2026.
- Stellar Blade Complete Edition includes the main game plus all content released to date, including nearly 130 costumes.
- Four Bayonetta collaboration costumes will be distributed free on the same day for Switch 2, PC, and PS5 owners.
- Kim Hyung-tae said the Switch 2 version targets 60fps in TV and handheld modes and drops to 50fps in some scenes.
Reporting from 3 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
SHIFT UP will release Stellar Blade Complete Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 on November 6, 2026, priced at 7,980 yen including tax. A demo launched on the Nintendo eShop on September 20, and the Switch 2 version is playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026 at Makuhari Messe. The package contains the main game plus all content released so far, including collaboration costumes with NieR and Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, with nearly 130 costumes total. Four Bayonetta collaboration costumes will be distributed free on the same day for Switch 2, PC, and PS5 owners. CEO Kim Hyung-tae said the port targets 60fps in both TV and handheld modes, dropping to 50fps in some scenes, and that the play feel is meant to match other platforms. He also confirmed the sequel Stellar Blade BLOOD RAIN is in development.
The Switch 2 build was shown publicly as a playable demo for the first time at Tokyo Game Show 2026. Kim said the decision to port came about a year ago, after the Switch 2 hardware was announced and the team tested whether the console could run the game. He described Nintendo hardware as something he grew up wanting, saying he first owned a Nintendo system with the Wii.
SHIFT UP is also releasing a packaged edition that puts the full game on the cartridge, including a limited SteelBook version. Kim said all the data being on the cartridge is part of the appeal. The Bayonetta collaboration includes Bayonetta's original costume, a Jeanne costume, a nun costume based on the white habit Bayonetta wore before revealing her true form, and Black Tresses, an original costume Kim designed himself with a crow-feather motif. Kim said the black costume is covered in text rather than a pattern, reproduced letter by letter with help from PlatinumGames.
Kim said Eve has a different body model for each costume, with roughly seven or eight models involved in the scans. He named Lily, Taki, and Raven as characters he was surprised to see players respond to, saying he had assumed he was the only one who liked Raven.
- Bayonetta's original costume: One of four free Bayonetta collaboration costumes.
- Jeanne's costume: One of four free Bayonetta collaboration costumes.
- Nun costume: Based on the white nun's habit Bayonetta wore before revealing her true form.
- Black Tresses: Original costume designed by Kim Hyung-tae with a crow-feather motif.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- 4Gamer.net Switch2「Stellar Blade コンプリートエディション」の体験版が，本日配信開始［TGS2026］
- Denfaminicogamer 『ステラーブレイド』Nintendo Switch 2版、60fpsをほぼ維持してプレイ感は「変わっていない」。新たに発表されたオリジナルの『ベヨネッタ』コラボ衣装デザインコンセプトも含めてSHIFT UP代表キム・ヒョンテ氏に聞く【TGS2026】
- Game Spark 『Stellar Blade』×『ベヨネッタ』コラボ衣装、最後の1着はキム・ヒョンテ氏の力作！スマホ越しのお披露目に本人にっこり、無料配信で全プレイヤーもにっこり