No further DLCs planned after Shadow of the Erdtree

Just yesterday the first official trailer brought us the much-awaited release Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Earth Tree, FromSoftware fans from all over the world are in an uproar. Now the developer gives an outlook on what it's like Future of the celebrated Soulslike.

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While the words of chief developer Hidetaka Miyazaki Although it initially sounds like sobering news, he leaves a loophole open that could… Hoping for more additional content at least not completely nipped in the bud.

Elden Ring: No further DLCs planned after Shadow of the Erdtree – but there is a ray of hope

There are currently no plans on the part FromSoftware, to launch further expansions for Elden Ring after the Shadow of the Earth Tree DLC. Especially for those familiar with the developer's older works, for example Dark Souls 2 or that third partthe series, this should mean a bitter disappointment. After all, those same people have been with us over the course of time three DLCs provided.

Nevertheless, you leave it Future of the developers' probably most popular title: “We currently have no plans for a second DLC or a sequel, but we definitely don't want to rule out this possibility,” said Hidetaka Miyazaki in conversation with IGN. “We think there could definitely be something in the future,” he explains further, awakening at least a glimmer of hope in the hearts of Souls fans.

Miyazaki is referring to one Similar statementwhich he already did at an E3 presentation in 2019 2015 regarding the Dark Souls series. At that time he explained that Dark Souls 3 was not the end, but much more Turning point for the franchise and developer FromSoftware. The third spin-off was the last game he worked on before he took on the role of president at FromSoftware.

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Over the years, the Japanese development studio has developed into a serious representative in the gaming landscape, thanks to titles like Sekiro or the most recently published one Armored Core 6 from the garment that becomes constricting over time Fantasy action RPGs that you could already free yourself from 2009 with Demon's Souls himself covered. What specifically happens at FromSoftware after the Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, remains pure speculation. Meanwhile, fans of the studio are still eagerly awaiting a Bloodborne remake, which Hidetaka Miyazaki also recently joined expressed.

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