FromSoftware boss Hidetaka Miyazaki has confirmed that Shadow of the Erdtree might be the solely growth launched for beloved role-playing recreation Elden Ring.
As reported by GamesRadar, Miyazaki informed Chinese language publication Zhihu that, not like earlier FromSoftware titles akin to Darkish Souls 3, the developer plans to launch only one chunk of downloadable content material for Elden Ring attributable to the nature of its open world.
“[Shadow of the Erdtree] is the first and final DLC, and we have now no plans so as to add extra content material to Elden Ring,” Miyazaki stated, through machine translation.
“Elden Ring emphasizes exploration and journey in an enormous world. With a view to present such an expertise, an enormous and big setting is inevitably wanted. Subsequently, as a substitute of splitting it into a number of components, it was higher to easily make one massive [expansion]. In the event that they had been offered individually, the freedom of exploration and sense of journey could be decreased.”
Shadow of the Erdtree, which launches June 21, 2024, is probably not followers’ remaining style of The Lands Between, nonetheless, as Miyazaki did not shut down the chance of a full sequel. When requested about the future of the franchise, he commented that FromSoftware intentionally leaves the finish of its video games open to potential sequels, and it appears Elden Ring might be no exception.
Miyazaki recommended in March 2024 that FromSoftware hadn’t decided on a sequel but, however equally spoke to the need to maintain its choices open. “We do not wish to say that is the finish of the Elden Ring saga for now,” he informed IGN.
“We stated an identical factor at the finish of Darkish Souls 3. We did not wish to flatten these prospects or put a pin in them simply at the moment. And it is a related story with Elden Ring. We do not wish to discourage the prospects for that. There is perhaps extra concepts in the future.”
The success of Elden Ring could encourage FromSoftware to make a sequel, as the recreation had swelled to a colossal 23 million models offered as of February 2024.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.