Shelve your cynicism: Elden Ring will release on 25th February for PlayStation 5 and PS4. The game had originally been scheduled to launch last year, but was pushed back into 2022 to allow a little more time for polish. Now the hotly anticipated action RPG is locked in, as developer FromSoftware has confirmed that the game has gone gold.
For those unfamiliar with industry lingo, going gold is an important milestone in game development, because it essentially means that a master version has been rendered and will now be printed on Blu-ray discs and submitted to platform holders like Sony for publishing on the PS Store. Historically, this meant development was over, but in this modern era teams typically continue work on a day one patch.
That’s exactly what’s happening with Elden Ring: “Please be assured, the title will be ready for sale on 25th February,” FromSoftware’s Yasuhiro Kitao said as part of a Taipei Game Show presentation, as reported by Gematsu. “The master version has already been submitted, and right now, the team is working on a day one patch to make sure everything in the game is just so.”
With Horizon Forbidden West also due out in a matter of weeks, it’s going to be a big February for PlayStation. Where’s your money being spent?
[source youtube.com, via gematsu.com]
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Elden ring..horizon in a few months probably..
Already got Horizon pre-ordered. From Soft isn't really my jam unfortunately.
… and it’ll be going Platinum not long after the 25th of Feb 😎
"Where’s your money being spent?"
Both.
Niceeee! Doesn't seem like 10 minutes ago that this game was shrouded in mystery and now it's just around the corner. This takes priority over Horizon 2 for me.
God of war.horizon forbidden west.dying light 2 stay human.and elden ring so far are gonna battle for game of the year.elden ring is gonna be amazing.word up son
Horizon first as more worried about spoilers there than in Elden Ring.
@Voltan same boat. I think I am not bad at these kind of games but horizon is much more to me than this. Additionally I don´t like the graphics from Eldenring. It looks worse than DemonsSouls imo. Yes its open world but common... seems the art style is not my thing.
Got the deluxe version of Horizon Forbidden West preordered. Preordered Sifu. I will wait on Elden Ring because I was hyped for it but it was buggy in the test beta I heard.
@ORO_ERICIUS Graphics seem like they got lazy. It definitely doesn't look as good as Demon Souls remake.
@Don_Corleone Because the Demon Souls remake was made by Bluepoint Games but more importantly all they had to focus on were the graphics. As far as I know gameplay, combat, story etc weren't changed that much
From Software on the other side had to built everything from scratch (more or less): the open world, combat, lore, graphics etc
This game looks good but is it one where you die a lot, respawn miles away and have to redo everything to get one more step further than last time? Like the Soul's games
@Don_Corleone those lazy damn devs!!!
@Don_Corleone it is looking okay and maybe there are some compromises because of the older gen versions... but common look at Horizon. HOLY COW it is cleaning the floor with Eldenring. I don´t deny that the machanics and playstyle of Eldenring are awesome no word against that. I watched all about the beta and this is my problem. I have seen it all before it comes out. Why are they doing this??? Would be too boring for me atm. I want to explore the forbidden west with its shiny graphics now.
The words ‘Day 1 patch’ always make me cringe. So much so that the term ‘gold’ doesn’t mean anything to me now. I’ll consider this ‘gold’ when it’s been out 6 months and patched to a decent state. Not to say that this won’t be decent when it’s out, but I’ve been burned before so I’ll wait and see.
I royally suck at FromSoft games, so I will be getting Horizon, but Elden Ring looks really cool and I might pick it up later in the year.
Think i will wait on Elden ring too. I always jump in to these games and have never beat one. Got Demons souls sitting there not even half done. Saying that, im yet to start Horizon and im getting forbidden west day one but thats a birthday gift so it doesnt count 🤔😂
@mariomaster96 from scratch??? Common if you knew about how much is recylcled in the game from Souls games... why then not waiting and working another year on it to make it NEXTGEN? Right, not neccessary because all the From Software fans will buy it now.
@ORO_ERICIUS i kinda agree. I think it will still be amazing and still looks amazing.... From a last gen point of view.Imo they should have just gone next gen and missed out last gen like Demons souls did. Guess with the lack of next gen consoles on the shelf they knew they would have lost out big time on sales tho.
I preordered both a while back, gives me a week to complete Horizon before this drops and consumes the majority of my free time.
@mariomaster96 Bluepoint actually made quite a few changes, mostly quality of life but some combat specific stuff as well like omnidirectional rolling and new weapon animations and finishers.
I always play just one game at a time and take my time, so I had to pick one of the big February games to order. For me that is Horizon FW; the first entry is one of my favorite games of last generation.
But eventually, I am going to play Dying Light 2, Elden Ring, and Sifu. I am excited about all of them, 2/22 is just an embarrassment of gaming riches.
@Intr1n5ic Ok fair enough but it still makes a big difference if you don't have to worry about level design, designing boss battles, enemies etc
I've never been there for day one for a fromsoft game but I will be with this one! Can't bloody wait! I really liked HZD but it will have to wait
Great timing! I'm almost done beating Dark Soul 3.
Quite enjoyed Bloodborne but Sekiro was awful. Boring world design, too repetitive and hideously overrated. And no, 8m not trying to be controversial I’m just being honest. I know people loved it but I thought it was pretty garbage. So no, Elden Ring isn’t on my radar at all. Just in case you wanted to know ….
@Don_Corleone no such thing, the CNT was pretty good.
I am so very ready for this.
@ORO_ERICIUS yeah, elden ring isn't your thing & horizon ain't it for me, I bought the first one but I quit after a hour or two.
@Intr1n5ic Well, blue point didn't need to design every mob from scratch & environment but they did a amazing job making a remake imo
@lolwhatno yeah they are called graces of maria or something?
Awesome!
It also means that’s the first version of retail discs and It would be a shame if everything went digital only.
@ORO_ERICIUS I also heard that elden ring will have many new animations and re-using assets is completely fine, many games do it, why change something that is great.
@lolwhatno oh I see, thank you!
@ORO_ERICIUS also most importantly, I am not hating on horizon btw, I am sure it's a good game but unfortunately I didn't like it.
Horizon first to shield myself from spoilers and then Elden Ring. Also Elden Ring looks massive and replayable so need to allow for more time on that one.
@mariomaster96 100%, I wasn't trying to dispute that, just pointing out a few things that often get overlooked with the fantastic job Bluepoint did on that game.
@Zephyr200 I'm not sure why you're stating the obvious to me, I made no mention of those things. I was just highlighting the fact that they did quite a bit more than just a graphics overhaul.
Loved my first game in this genre of demon souls, however Horizon is definitely first as it's more of my type of game. If I see more of Elden ring and like it, I may pick it up in the future. I've managed to plat demons so hopefully this won't be a frustrating game for me.
@Intr1n5ic
@mariomaster96
It’s true guys but it’s amazing how people pretend ER should look like DS. It’s ridiculous.
I think the argument is completely pointless and it’s too bad if they focus on the graphics fidelity. 🤷🏼♂️
I can wait for this open world wonder.
Elden ring could have looked every bit as good as Demons had they been making it solely for the next gen systems and not been hampered by last gen hardware they are bringing it to. Regardless im sure it will still be great.
I went a little bit nuts and pre-ordered the Collector's Editions for both (Regalla Edition for Horizon).
Horizon arrives on Friday the 18th.
I've a week off work to play that.
Then Elden Ring on Friday the 25th.
Another week off work for that.
Gonna be a good time.
@lolwhatno I wasn't judging the game at all. I'd love to play it. I've played two of the Soul's games and Bloodborne but the repetition did my nut in. I was wondering if anyone knew if they had made it more accessible to people who don't have the time to 'git gud'
@Zephyr200 https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/elden-ring-multiplayer-deemed-not-ready-following-network-test-1699064/?amp
Just because you might not have any issues doesn't mean others haven't. I don't make up lies. It came from a tech website from user feedback.
@ORO_ERICIUS Agreed!
@Shepherd_Tallon what did you tell your boss?
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Play a FromSoft game? I'm having trouble beating some of the bosses in Kena so shudder to think how poorly I'd do with something like Elden Ring.
What a great month Feb promises to be. Truly something for everyone!
@mariomaster96 Makes sense.
@ORO_ERICIUS Them "recycling" lets them focus on other more important stuff. Similar to how Capcom reuses animations to also work on other things in the game. It is not a bad thing to do this.
My money is on Elden Ring.
Horizon will be purcased few months later, I believe.
If I will not lost myself in Elden Ring for a year, ofcourse.
Dying Light 2 and Horizon are the two I’m grabbing.
@Shepherd_Tallon I am so jealous! I’ve also just had a week off approved from work for last week of february, but I will only be playing the regular copies. Oh well - still excited and will be getting lots of spa treatments throughout the week when not gaming (covid has been hard, so why not)
@Nepp67 I didnt say this is a bad thing... I replied to the guy who said that they made all from scratch which isn't true imo. All good.
@Col_McCafferty I agree. Id say Kena is harder lol. Atleast with the souls games you can pull enemy 1 by one most of the time. Kena can be brutal and bosses usually come with other enemy to fight too.
@Don_Corleone I haven't played it but I watched all CNT videos that are on youtube, I only saw some minor issues, lemme check that link.
@Don_Corleone yeah multiplayer is pretty bad imo & needs to be fixed for those who play multiplayer, but the rest of the game was met with overwhelmingly positive feedback.. As far as I can tell.
@Enriesto Enjoy your week of! 😊
And honestly there have been some collector's editions I've gotten in the past where after a few months I ask myself why I didn't just pick up a regular copy 😅
Have fun!
Isn't it just another from software game that are all pretty much the exact same thing? Also it's on Xbox and pc too, don't talk like it's a playstation exclusive.
@Blacksmith1985 lol.
Elden Ring was always scheduled to release in 2022. It just got pushed back from January, not from last year. Either way though I'm 100% ready for another From Software masterpiece. Let's freakin gooooo
I cannot wait. Elden Ring and Horizon for me. might only play horizon for a week, put it down, and go all in with Elden Ring.
@lolwhatno
I found out the ‘easy mode’ in Dark Souls was to kill the black knight you find early in the game and be lucky enough to loot his sword. I hope something similar and find an awesome sword a priority early in the game haha.
@o0Endot0o This is a playstation news site, use some common sense dude.
@lolwhatno
Yes the video really shows why I like it so much. You really play the way you like and I feel that’s true RPG for me. Some people ask for an ‘easy mode’ but the term is about meaningless here. Often just think about how you play and the strategy you have is the easy mode instead of going head on and try to rely on pure skill like the game trolls you to believe.
I often saw fans saying DS are hard but fair. I think the games aren’t fair at all haha. The game trolls you and you need find ways to scr*w it haha
It’s part of the game the devs leave things you can use to farm or shortcut on purpose.
Elden Ring all the way. Game of the year 2022.
I have to get myself to play the first Horizon in order to get the second.
Hi there fellow gamers.
I´ll be getting both Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West for my PS5, thank you very much. Very excited to create some weird, hybrid build and mow down enemies. Or die trying 😜
Can´t wait to get lost and explore everything in both games.
And then there is KOFXV.....
February is going to be nuts friends.
Cheers, stay safe out there and happy gaming to us all
@RaZieLDaNtE @Shepherd_Tallon @EquiinoxGII @BrockSmith @Westernwolf4 @jFug @Don_Corleone @ORO_ERICIUS @themightyant @Voltan
Also looking forward to playing Horizon: Forbidden West day one, need to stay ahead of those pesky spoilers.
As for Elden Ring, like with all From Software games I shall wait for them to be $30 New or cheaper...I'm terrible at playing them so in no hurry to get them.
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