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On March 8, 2024, a demo for the game was mistakenly released on the PlayStation Store in the United States. It was taken down twenty-five minutes later and rendered unplayable on systems where it had been downloaded if they connected to the internet after the takedown. This was the first time Sony had ever done such an act, with many pointing out that they didn't even do it when P.T., the demo for the cancelled Silent Hills, was removed from the PlayStation Store by Konami.
Article about the demo:
https://www.eurogamer.net/stellar-blade-demo-is-published-then-deleted-from-the-playstation-store
Takedown:
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/03/sony-patches-mistakenly-released-stellar-blade-ps5-demo-to-stop-people-from-playing-it
P.T. comparison:
https://www.gamesradar.com/playstation-pulls-stellar-blade-demo-off-consoles-after-the-rpg-was-accidentally-made-available-in-a-move-it-didnt-even-make-for-pt/
https://www.eurogamer.net/stellar-blade-demo-is-published-then-deleted-from-the-playstation-store
Takedown:
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/03/sony-patches-mistakenly-released-stellar-blade-ps5-demo-to-stop-people-from-playing-it
P.T. comparison:
https://www.gamesradar.com/playstation-pulls-stellar-blade-demo-off-consoles-after-the-rpg-was-accidentally-made-available-in-a-move-it-didnt-even-make-for-pt/
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Sexualization complaints:
https://www.denofgeek.com/games/stellar-blade-controversy-explained/
South Korean rating:
https://en.as.com/meristation/news/stellar-blade-gets-an-adults-only-rating-due-to-nudity-and-explicit-gore-n/
Design choice quote:
https://fandomwire.com/hyung-tae-kim-stellar-blade-avoid-controversy/
Day 1 patch censorship:
https://esports.gg/news/stellar-blade/players-outraged-at-unexpected-stellar-blade-outfit-censorship/
Compilation of outfits in base game before Day 1 patch (uncensored versions of Cybernetic Bondage at 2:30, and Holiday Rabbit at 4:52):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMT6z9xejeA
Compilation of outfits after Day 1 patch (censored versions of Cybernetic Bondage at 1:03, Holiday Rabbit at 2:19, and Moutan Peony at 3:02):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAcvYBGPoGk
Nano Suit tutorial pop-up montage with uncensored Moutan Peony costume (this is the only footage I could find of anyone sitting through this video start to finish):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHJhViruQKM?t=3761
Stellar Blade uncensored claim tweet:
https://twitter.com/StellarBlade/status/1781976139688534449
Video of Hyung-Tae Kim defending update changes:
https://www.reddit.com/r/stellarblade/comments/1cdlllp/directors_answer_to_the_change_in_the_outfitvideo/
IGN interview with Yoko Taro and Hyung-Tae Kim:
https://www.ign.com/articles/stellar-blade-x-nier-automata-taro-yoko-hyung-tae-kim
https://www.denofgeek.com/games/stellar-blade-controversy-explained/
South Korean rating:
https://en.as.com/meristation/news/stellar-blade-gets-an-adults-only-rating-due-to-nudity-and-explicit-gore-n/
Design choice quote:
https://fandomwire.com/hyung-tae-kim-stellar-blade-avoid-controversy/
Day 1 patch censorship:
https://esports.gg/news/stellar-blade/players-outraged-at-unexpected-stellar-blade-outfit-censorship/
Compilation of outfits in base game before Day 1 patch (uncensored versions of Cybernetic Bondage at 2:30, and Holiday Rabbit at 4:52):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMT6z9xejeA
Compilation of outfits after Day 1 patch (censored versions of Cybernetic Bondage at 1:03, Holiday Rabbit at 2:19, and Moutan Peony at 3:02):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAcvYBGPoGk
Nano Suit tutorial pop-up montage with uncensored Moutan Peony costume (this is the only footage I could find of anyone sitting through this video start to finish):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHJhViruQKM?t=3761
Stellar Blade uncensored claim tweet:
https://twitter.com/StellarBlade/status/1781976139688534449
Video of Hyung-Tae Kim defending update changes:
https://www.reddit.com/r/stellarblade/comments/1cdlllp/directors_answer_to_the_change_in_the_outfitvideo/
IGN interview with Yoko Taro and Hyung-Tae Kim:
https://www.ign.com/articles/stellar-blade-x-nier-automata-taro-yoko-hyung-tae-kim
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IGN article:
https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-says-racist-phrase-in-stellar-blade-was-unintentional-will-be-patched-out
Kotaku article with updated graphic:
https://kotaku.com/stellar-blade-ps5-racism-day-one-patch-1851432185
Wikitionary and Urban Dictionary entries for "Hard R":
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hard_r
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hard+R
Discovery tweet:
https://twitter.com/manfightdragon/status/1783133869912539521
Patch tweet:
https://twitter.com/manfightdragon/status/1783158271400182223
Stellar Blade uncensored claim tweet:
https://twitter.com/StellarBlade/status/1781976139688534449
https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-says-racist-phrase-in-stellar-blade-was-unintentional-will-be-patched-out
Kotaku article with updated graphic:
https://kotaku.com/stellar-blade-ps5-racism-day-one-patch-1851432185
Wikitionary and Urban Dictionary entries for "Hard R":
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hard_r
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hard+R
Discovery tweet:
https://twitter.com/manfightdragon/status/1783133869912539521
Patch tweet:
https://twitter.com/manfightdragon/status/1783158271400182223
Stellar Blade uncensored claim tweet:
https://twitter.com/StellarBlade/status/1781976139688534449
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When Stellar Blade was first announced as "Project Eve", it was stated to be coming to the PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. However, during the September 2021 PlayStation Showcase, it was announced that the game would instead be exclusive to the PlayStation 5, after Sony Interactive Entertainment had agreed to publish the game.
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Some of the character models in Stellar Blade were created using a 3D scanning process. This is most notable with the game's protagonist Eve, whose character model was based on the real life Korean model Shin Jae-eun.
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