Some collaborations feel like a sticker slapped onto the box, and others feel like couture. SHIFT UP is betting on the latter. On September 20, 2026, right in the middle of the Tokyo Game Show window, the studio released a new vignette trailer for the free Stellar Blade collaboration with Bayonetta, showing Eve—yes, the very same Eve who already collects NieR:Automata and NIKKE skins—sporting four haute couture outfits inspired by the PlatinumGames/SEGA witch. The names, according to Gematsu that same day, leave little to the imagination: Bayonetta, Nun, Jeanne, and Black Tresses. Three had already popped up in the prior announcement; today's trailer rounds out the quartet with gameplay footage of the wardrobe in motion.
The release window is the same for nearly everyone… depending on which time zone you're looking at. Here, it's time to untangle the confusion several outlets have been repeating. SHIFT UP's press release, cited by RPG Site on September 13, sets a simultaneous worldwide launch for Stellar Blade Complete Edition on Nintendo Switch 2 on November 6, 2026 at 00:00 KST/JST, equivalent to November 5 at 07:00 PST / 15:00 GMT. Gematsu headlines "November 6"; RPG Site, GoNintendo-adjacent coverage, and Final Weapon (Sep 20) report November 5. There aren't two rival magic dates: there is a single Korean/Japanese timestamp that, when crossing the Pacific, falls on the previous day in the Americas. For PixelPress, we put it like this: November 5 in PT / November 6 at midnight KST-JST, with the free collab landing the same day on PS5, PC, and Switch 2.
The Complete Edition bundle isn't an empty "game of the year" package. It includes the base game plus the NieR:Automata DLC, the GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE DLC, and the edition's own extras (Stargazer set for Eve, Adam, and Lily; Half-Rim Glasses; Quadruple Rectangle Earring; Planet Diving Suit Captain; drone packs; 2,000 SP EXP, and 5,000 gold, according to listings from RPG Site and Final Weapon). Announced MSRP pricing: 59.99 USD / 54.99 GBP / 59.99 EUR / 7,980 JPY / 69,800 KRW. The physical version on Switch 2, distributed by PM Studios, promises the complete game on the cartridge—no game-key cards or mandatory downloads required to start—a detail that in 2026 is still celebrated as if it were a rare magic spell. There is also a limited-run SteelBook available via retailers and Panax.
And yes: there is a demo live right now on the Switch 2 eShop. Final Weapon and Gematsu confirmed it on September 20; this isn't a "coming soon" teaser, it's a downloadable build while the Tokyo convention deals with typhoon warnings. Digital and physical pre-orders were already open since mid-month's announcement, featuring early unlocks for the Planet Diving Suit (White Edition), Classic Round Glasses, and Ear Armor Earrings for those who pre-order. In other words: SHIFT UP isn't just showing off Bayonetta dresses; it's testing the Switch 2 waters with a demo and a physical "full cart" SKU in a market that eyes every incomplete cartridge with skepticism.
The collab's tone is exactly what you'd expect when an action game full of impossible poses nods to another. Bayonetta brings the silhouette, the heels, and the attitude; Stellar Blade brings the mannequin (Eve) and the Nano Suit infrastructure that the game already treats almost like an interactive museum. The fact that the DLC is free across all three platforms on the Switch 2 launch day is the obvious commercial hook: existing players on PS5 or PC get the showcase; newcomers on Nintendo get the Complete Edition + couture all in the same digital unboxing. RPG Site published the vignette coverage on September 20; Gematsu, that same day, confirmed the four outfit names. Anyone looking to see Eve dressed as a nun or as Jeanne won't have to pay for a season pass: they'll just have to wait until November… or whichever time zone best suits their debate over whether "it drops on the 5th or the 6th."
Then there's the broader franchise context. Stellar Blade has been on PS5 since April 2024, followed by a later PC port, and SHIFT UP already teased the sequel Stellar Blade: BLOOD RAIN featuring a new protagonist (Evie) at Summer Game Fest 2026. The Complete Edition on Switch 2 isn't the saga's conclusion; it's the moment the handheld catalog catches up while the studio sells couture nostalgia. At a TGS marked by weather-related cancellations, a free wardrobe trailer and an eShop demo feel almost like an act of industry normalcy: at least someone is still shipping builds. Eve slips on Bayonetta's heels; Nintendo boots up the demo; and the calendar—November 5 or 6, depending on where you have breakfast—starts counting down.
Sources: Gematsu (Sep 20, 2026), RPG Site (Sep 13 and 20), Final Weapon (Sep 20), SHIFT UP press release via RPG Site. Date verified against official KST/JST timestamp.