It's not a huge surprise to see that Stellar Blade has had a successful launch on PC this week, but even Sony executives were pleasantly surprised by just how popular Shift Up's sci-fi action-adventure has been.
While it's often good news when a PlayStation exclusive receives a PC port, not everyone around the world has been granted the same access to these titles. Many regions have been locked out of playing titles such as God of War and Helldivers 2, denying players the ability to even purchase the games at all.
Predominantly, the regions that have suffered the most have been in Africa, South America, and parts of Asia, but the hit success of a Korean-made game like Stellar Blade has started to turn the tide.
After receiving a lot of backlash over region-locking games, especially single-player titles which shouldn't require any online connection, it seems that Sony is willing to lift restrictions to these areas and provide equal access to some of its most popular titles.
The Numbers Don't Lie
According to stats recorded by SteamDB, countries such as Azerbaijan and Bangladesh were recently removed from the list of blocked countries, which includes hundreds...
