Elden Ring, the action-RPG phenomenon from developer FromSoftware, has received quite a few accolades, offered over 25 million copies and has continued to draw hundreds of gamers almost three years after its launch. The studio launched a long-awaited story enlargement to the sport, Shadow of the Erdtree, earlier this 12 months. However FromSoftware has no plans to follow-up the sport’s success with a sequel. The Japanese developer is as an alternative reportedly focussing on a number of different tasks.
Miyazaki on Way forward for Elden Ring IP
FromSoftware president and Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki shed some gentle on the way forward for the Elden Ring IP Tuesday. “We haven’t any explicit plans for Elden Ring 2,” Miyazaki instructed the press on the PlayStation Associate Awards 2024 Japan Asia occasion on December 3, IGN Japan reported (translated from Japanese).
The sport director, nevertheless, left the door open for future items of media throughout the Elden Ring IP in some type. “I wish to let you know that we aren’t ruling out the event of the IP ‘Elden Ring’ in some type sooner or later,” Miyazaki stated.
His feedback echo the feelings of fantasy author George RR Martin, who helped construct the world of Elden Ring. Again in July, Martin had teased the potential of a movie or TV adaptation of the sport. “Oh, and about these rumors you might have heard a few function movie or tv sequence primarily based on ELDEN RING… I’ve nothing to say,” Martin had stated in his weblog. “Not a phrase, nope, not a factor, I do know nothing, you by no means heard a peep from me, mum mum mum. What rumor?”
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree has been nominated for Sport of the 12 months at The Sport Awards 2024
Photograph Credit score: Bandai Namco/ FromSoftware
FromSoftware Engaged on A number of Tasks
Whereas FromSoftware, maker of acclaimed titles like Darkish Souls, Bloodborne and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, has no speedy plans for Elden Ring 2, the studio is presently engaged on a number of totally different tasks. “I can not speak about any unpublished work, however I do have a number of tasks presently underway at FromSoftware,” Miyazaki stated. “There are a number of genres, so I hope you possibly can stay up for it.”
Based on the report, a few of the tasks presently in improvement at FromSoftware are being directed by Miyazaki himself, whereas others are being helmed by different employees members on the studio. The developer has not but shared particulars about its subsequent recreation.
FromSoftware has a wholesome secure of IPs and its subsequent recreation could possibly be a sequel to Demon’s Souls, Darkish Souls, Armoured Core or Sekiro. The studio may be engaged on brand-new IPs, as effectively. Followers have lengthy been clamouring for a Bloodborne remake or remaster that updates the sport for PS5 and probably brings it to PC. The Bloodborne IP, nevertheless, belongs to writer Sony, which has saved mum over repeated calls for for a sequel or a remaster.
It is not far-fetched, nevertheless, to take a position that one among FromSoftware’s a number of tasks presently in improvement could possibly be a Bloodborne remaster for PS5 and PC. In reality, Sony ended its latest video marking the thirtieth anniversary of PlayStation, that compiles footage from numerous video games on PlayStation consoles over time, with a clip from Bloodborne, with the caption cheekily studying “It is about persistence.” And Bloodborne followers, who eagerly await any information on a remaster or a sequel, are nothing if not persistent.
Sony’s relationship with FromSoftware would possibly deepen sooner or later, as effectively, with Reuters reporting final month that the Japanese expertise and leisure big was in talks to accumulate Kadokawa, the mum or dad firm of the developer. Following the report, Kadokawa Company confirmed it had acquired a buyout supply from Sony.
Elden Ring, which received Sport of the 12 months at The Sport Awards 2022 has offered over 25 million copies worldwide, FromSoftware had confirmed in June, simply forward of the launch of Shadow of the Erdtree. The story DLC, the primary and final main enlargement for Elden Ring, acquired widespread essential acclaim at launch. Final month, Shadow of the Erdtree grew to become the primary enlargement ever to be nominated for Sport of the 12 months at The Sport Awards 2024.