Stellar Blade Update Adds New Music Tracks & Hard Mode to PS5

Shift Up has announced that Stellar Blade received an update for PS5 and PC featuring several new additions.

The highlight includes new in-game music tracks, but you can check the full patch notes below (via X):

Shared update details for PS5 and PC!

• • • As thanks for our players’ love and support, we’ve prepared 7 new tracks arranged from existing background music.
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      – Don’t Forget Me (Trio)
      – Flooded Commercial Sector (Trio)
      – Clock Tower (Trio)
      – White Night (Trio)
      – Wasteland – Reboot (Trio)
      – Oasis (Trio)
      – Don’t Forget Me (Refresh)
    • “Hard Mode” is now available from the start. “Hard Mode” is also unlocked for Boss Challenge.
    • Fixed an issue during “Where Is the Fantastic Bait?” quest where bait thrown from underwater boxes occasionally became unobtainable.
    • Fixed an issue where the camera would occasionally drift away from the intended position during “Demogorgon” battles, preventing aiming.
    • Fixed an issue where the artbook wouldn’t appear on the title screen after completing the first playthrough.
    • Fixed an issue where entering Boss Challenge with the “Planet Diving Suit (6th) V3” equipped would revert to “Skin Suit”.
    • Fixed an issue during Scarlet boss fights where QTEs could cause abnormal character movement and camera behavior.
    • Fixed an issue where the game occasionally crashed when entering Photo Mode.
    • Various other bug fixes.

PC // Patch 1.2.0 Update Details!

• • • Alongside patch 1.2.0, Stellar Blade items are coming to the Steam Points Shop!
      – Emblems, Trading Cards, Animated & Static Backgrounds, Stickers and more!
    • If saving fails during gameplay, a save failure message now appears on the top-left center of the screen.
    • Added a save file recovery feature. If a save becomes corrupted, a backup can now be restored when starting the game.
    • Graphic options menu now shows current VRAM usage alongside max estimated usage.
    • Fixed an issue where logo rotation keys didn’t work in Photo Mode with AZERTY keyboards.
    • Fixed an issue where EVE’s weapon would occasionally disappear on some PCs after using Burst Skills in the NIKKE minigame.
    • Players who obtained the “Planet Diving Suit (2nd)” via PlayStation Network account linking can now purchase “Design Pattern: Planet Diving Suit (2nd) V2” at Roxanne’s store during New Game+.