Shift Up had only 3 months of runway while making Stellar Blade

Shift Up CEO Hyung-Tae Kim said the studio once had only about three months of salary money left while developing Stellar Blade, as publishers rejected the project. Goddess of Victory: Nikke's revenue kept the company afloat, and PlayStation offered a publishing deal after Shuhei Yoshida tried a playable build.

• At one point Shift Up could only pay salaries for about three months
• Major publishers turned down funding for Stellar Blade
• Goddess of Victory: Nikke brought in tens of millions of dollars
• PlayStation offered a publishing deal after Shuhei Yoshida played a build