Stellar Blade Switch 2 Release Date, Price and Size — The Complete Edition Is $30 Cheaper Than on PS5

Stellar Blade Switch 2 release date and time

Unusually for a Switch release, this one has a confirmed clock time. Most Nintendo eShop games unlock at midnight in each region, which is why Nintendo’s own pages only show a date: 5 November in the US and 05/11/2026 in the UK. SHIFT UP has instead set a single worldwide moment, 6 November at 00:00 KST/JST. That moment falls on the afternoon of 5 November in Europe and the morning of 5 November in the Americas. The free Bayonetta outfits arrive at the same moment, on all three platforms.

Unlock time in your time zone

Pre-order bonus and when you pay

1. Pre-order on the eShop or at a retailer
   Pre-orders opened with the announcement on 10 September 2026. When we opened the US Nintendo Store listing on 10 October, it was still pre-orderable at $59.99, with no discount.
2. Collect the pre-order bonus
   Pre-ordering unlocks three cosmetics for EVE early: the Planet Diving Suit (White Edition), Classic Round Glasses and Ear Armor Earrings. Note the word “early”: SHIFT UP calls it an early unlock, not an exclusive.
3. Expect the charge a week before launch
   Nintendo’s UK store says pre-orders are charged automatically from 7 days before release, so from around 29 October. Load your eShop balance before then if you pay with gift cards, or the pre-order can be cancelled for lack of funds.
4. Or buy the SteelBook edition
   A Limited Edition SteelBook with new key art is sold through participating retailers and Panax, in limited quantities. It is a physical-only extra; the game inside is the same Complete Edition.

Stellar Blade Switch 2 price vs PS5 and PC

The gap is real, not a sale: none of the three stores had a discount running when we checked. The PS5 version launched in April 2024 at full price, and the PC version followed in June 2025. The Switch 2 version is priced as a late port, at the level the other two platforms charge for the base game alone. If you own a Switch 2 and none of the other platforms, the decision is easy. If you already own Stellar Blade on PS5, see the FAQ below: there is no announced discount or save transfer for owners.

What the Complete Edition includes

• Stellar Blade, the full game.
• Stellar Blade x NieR:Automata DLC ($9.99 on its own on PS5).
• Stellar Blade x GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE DLC ($9.99 on its own on PS5).
• The Stargazer outfit set for EVE, Adam and Lily.
• Half-Rim Glasses, Quadruple Rectangle Earring and the Planet Diving Suit (Captain) for EVE.
• Stargazer and Fluffy Bear packs for the Drone.
• 2,000 SP EXP and 5,000 Gold.

That list is from SHIFT UP’s announcement, and it matches the Complete Edition contents we list on our own PC product page. Nintendo’s listing adds one useful caveat: some included content only becomes available after you progress through the main story. Don’t expect every outfit in the menu the moment you start.

The free Bayonetta outfits

“EVE will receive four new couture outfits inspired by Bayonetta.”

— SHIFT UP, release-date announcement, 10 September 2026

All four are free, they arrive at the same 15:00 GMT moment on 5 November, and they come to Switch 2, PS5 and PC alike. They are not a Switch exclusive and not a reason to choose one platform over another. Three were shown in the September trailer; the fourth was still unrevealed when we checked.

Stellar Blade Switch 2 FAQs

Stellar Blade Switch 2 file size and cartridge

Stellar Blade — storage needed per platform

  Switch 2 (Complete Edition) ....  25.3 GB  Nintendo US listing
  PC (Steam, min. and rec.) ......  75 GB    Steam system requirements

  Switch 2 internal storage ...... 256 GB
  Share of it this game uses ....  ~10%

Nintendo’s page data carries the size as a raw byte count, 27,140,292,608 bytes, which Nintendo displays in binary gigabytes as 25.3 GB. That is about a third of the PC install. Part of the difference is lower-resolution assets and console compression, and part is that Steam’s 75 GB is a free-space requirement rather than a download size. Either way, it is a small install by Switch 2 standards. Our <a href="/tools/switch-2-storage-calculator">Switch 2 storage calculator</a> shows how it fits next to big ports like the 127.7 GB Kingdom Hearts Collection. For anyone buying the cartridge, the more important fact is that it is a full cartridge. Many third-party Switch 2 releases ship as game-key cards that download the game on first boot; this one does not.

Play modes, HDR and languages

What SHIFT UP has not said yet

Three things buyers ask about are still unconfirmed, so we are not guessing at them. First, the frame rate and resolution in docked and handheld mode: neither the announcement nor Nintendo’s listing gives a figure. Second, whether the 25.3 GB figure is final. Nintendo’s page carries both an estimate and a total size, and the two differ by about 0.1 GB, so expect a small change at most. Third, a day-one patch size. We will update this post when the game unlocks on 5 November.

Which version should you buy?

Sources & how we checked this