



ELDEN RING NEWS UPDATE
23 September Update - Checked for the latest Elden Ring DLC news. Clearly Bandai Namco know they need to capitalise on a game as significant as Elden Ring, and you would imagine one of the easiest ways to do that would be via post launch content. There have also been hints in press releases, with one including a quote from Bandai Namco Entertainment President and CEO Yasuo Miyakawa which talks about “expanding the brand beyond the game itself”. Dark Souls 1-3, Bloodborne and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice all received hefty post-launch support and content updates. That being said, FromSoftware does have a history of releasing DLC for their previous titles. Will Elden Ring Have DLC?Īt this point, nothing has been officially announced with both FromSoftware and Publisher Bandai Namco avoiding any concrete answers on the future of the game. But despite many fans diving back into the game over and over again (there is 6 endings after all), most of the community are desperate to see what the developer does with the game next, especially with regards to more post-launch content. It’s been a near ever-present in the steam charts since its release in February and you’d certainly be hard pushed to find a better Game of the Year contender outside FromSoftware’s latest action RPG.
ELDEN RING NEWS SERIES
Hopefully, we will still get a release date announcement in the next couple of months.Įlden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is coming to PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.Elden Ring has sold more 13.4 million copies to date and continues to gather new fans with every day that passes. However, given that Shadow of the Erdtree was announced very early in the year, it seems unlikely that FromSoftware will make fans wait very long for news about the DLC. FromSoftware may not yet be ready to announce the release date for the upcoming expansion. The upcoming mecha game is scheduled for release on August 25, 2023. If this is true then Armored Core 6 will be the only title coming from the studio this year. It could also be entirely possible that fans may have to wait until the next fiscal year, which is after April 1, 2024, to get their hands on the upcoming expansion. FromSoftware may just be taking some extra precautions given the value of the Elden Ring brand and the commercial appeal of the DLC. Second, the studio is committed to extending the commercial viability of Elden Ring. For one, it is likely that FromSoftware is still not yet ready to share the release date for Shadow of the Erdtree. The entry could suggest several things for the upcoming DLC. We are pursuing the maximization of profit by prolonging the life of IP." According to the report, FromSoftware is "developing DLC that will contribute to the enhancement of the ELDEN RING franchise. Shadow of the Erdtree is listed under "medium to long-term direction". Shadow of the Erdtree is listed as "medium to long term." Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, however, and several other titles from Spike Chunsoft are listed for the current year. The report notes that Elden Ring has been a massive success in terms of sales numbers which isn’t a surprise given that the action RPG broke several records when it was released - and more since.īrowsing through the report, gamers can see that Shadow of the Erdtree isn’t listed for the current fiscal year which ends on March 31, 2024. However, it seems that the rumors are unfounded and fans may have to wait a little longer to get their hands on the DLC.Īccording to GamingBolt, FromSoftware’s parent company Kadokawa recently released its financial report for the fiscal year. This follows rumors that the upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is expected to launch later this year. The upcoming expansion may not be part of the fiscal year which ends on March 31, 2024.įromSoftware announced the new DLC for its best-selling title earlier this year. Fans of the title have been eagerly awaiting the release of the upcoming expansion which may be released later than assumed - though at the same time, the IP itself has been extended. Elden Ring was a breakout success for FromSoftware last year, bringing even more players into the 'soulslike' fold.
