FromSoftware discusses the future of Elden Ring 2 and lots more new games-Michael Beckwith-Entertainment – Metro

Maybe FromSoftware’s next game won’t be another Soulslike (Bandai Namco)

As a potential Sony acquisition looms, Elden Ring’s director admits there are currently no plans for a sequel despite its sales success.

Given the breakout success of Elden Ring, you’d think developer FromSoftware would be gung-ho about spinning it out into a new franchise, after the end of Dark Souls.

You don’t become one of the best-selling games ever, in both the UK and US, and win Game of the Year without earning yourself a sequel and there have apparently been discussions of a movie adaptation too.

Yet it seems FromSoftware doesn’t have as much interest in an Elden Ring 2 as you might think, with studio president and game director Hidetaka Miyazaki saying a sequel’s not even being considered at the moment.

At the PlayStation Partner Awards in Japan, DLC expansion Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree won the Grand Award alongside Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Black Myth: Wukong.

There, Miyazaki was asked by Japanese outlet Game Watch if the DLC marked an end to Elden Ring or if it would become a full series.

Miyazaki replied (as translated by Automaton) that, ‘We’re not really considering developments such as an Elden Ring 2.’ He did indicate that the franchise would continue but he may have been thinking primarily of the movie when he said that.

Instead, Miyazaki sounds more interested in pursuing other ventures. In fact, he added that there are multiple other projects in development at the studio, only some of which he’s in charge of.

He obviously refrained from saying what any of them are, but he did reveal they cover a wide range of genres (by which he seemed to mean sci-fi or fantasy, not role-playing game or action adventure): ‘I think we’ll be able to show you a new FromSoftware in a variety of ways.’

What is FromSoftware’s next game?

The studio has primarily worked on Soulslike titles for the last several years, with only occasional deviations for mech game Armored Core 6 (which still has many similarities to their Souslikes) and VR adventure title Déraciné.

The success of Elden Ring has allowed them to expanded though and since it’s probably too early for another Armored Core, and most of their other franchises are currently dormant, it’s almost impossible to guess what might be next for them.

You might be wondering how Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco feels about all this, but its opinion doesn’t matter since it handed full ownership of the Elden Ring IP over to FromSoftware earlier this year.

However, FromSoftware may wind up singing a different tune if its parent company, Kadokawa Corporation, gets bought out by Sony.

The two companies have been discussing a potential acquisition and you know Sony would be thrilled to make any Elden Ring sequel a PlayStation exclusive.

Would Sony put pressure on FromSoftware to make Elden Ring 2? (Bandai Namco)

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