Elden Ring director and FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki has mentioned the developer is just not presently contemplating making Elden Ring 2 however will not shut down the chance sooner or later.
Miyazaki mentioned on the PlayStation Partner Awards 2024 Japan Asia, attended by IGN Japan and translated by Automaton, that FromSoftware has a number of tasks within the works however none are continuations of Elden Ring, its most profitable sport so far.
“We’re probably not contemplating developments comparable to an Elden Ring 2,” Miyazaki mentioned, although made clear FromSoftware is open to returning to the Elden Ring franchise “in some type sooner or later.” The tasks in improvement are works in progress in the meanwhile however various in style, with some directed by Miyazaki himself, he mentioned.
FromSoftware has a various historical past in sport improvement however has grow to be identified for outlining the Souls style during the last 15 years. These video games have various in theme considerably although are all role-playing video games with an analogous format of, at their most straightforward, progressing by way of an space earlier than taking over a difficult boss.
The large mech battling Armored Core collection can be developed by FromSoftware although, and outliers to the normal darkish fantasy themes of its Souls video games embody the gothic horror entry Bloodborne and Japanese mythology-set Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
None of the incoming tasks have been revealed by FromSoftware as of but, although considered one of them is sort of definitely the following signature Souls sport akin to Elden Ring. Many followers are hoping for a return to the Dark Souls franchise, which has been dormant for near a decade, whereas others are determined for a Bloodborne sequel (and assume an announcement is imminent).
Elden Ring would have been the obvious alternative for a continuation, not simply because its FromSoftware’s finest obtained sport thus far however, maybe extra considerably, it bought a staggering 25 million items.
In our 10/10 assessment, IGN mentioned: “Elden Ring is a large iteration on what FromSoftware started with the Souls collection, bringing its relentlessly difficult fight to an unbelievable open world that offers us the liberty to decide on our personal path.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.
