You're Going To Regret Counting Down The Days Until Elden Ring's DLC Release

's much anticipated DLC, titled, has made its players wait for its release. 2022's Game of the Year was released two years ago, and in the time since, FromSoftware remained relatively quiet about its expansion until recently. Since the drop of the latest trailer for the DLC, it has many fans counting down the days until they are able to once again delve into the Lands Between, but is this something that the community will regret?

FromSoftware is currently one of the gaming industry's darling developers, producing hit after hit ever since the break-out title that was. Since then, the studio has worked at a vigorous pace to put out six Soulsborne games in 11 years. The wait for 's release has actually been roughly as long as the wait for after the famed series' second entry, and could point to FromSoftware slowing down to make its games bigger than ever.

uses FromSoftware's own propriety engine, creatively named the FromEngineIt is the same engine that the developers used for the series and making it well over a decade old. It is impressive that it can still be used now, but the cracks are beginning to show, especially graphically, with often being compared to the 2020 remake of (developed by Bluepoint Games using FromSoftware's original code) in terms of visuals and coming second best. Thankfully, the strong art direction has propped up the game's graphics.

With being released in 2023, there could be quite a wait for the next FromSoftware game, especially if the developers decide to upgrade or make a new engine for the next console generation. It is expected that the wait for the next title could be around three years, assuming that another DLC isn't being planned. Three years without a game by Hidetaka Miyazaki could prove to be even more agonizing than the wait for, especially given the larger audience managed to reach.

FromSoftware recently acquired full rights to the IP from its publisher, Bandai Namco. This could point to the Japanese developer planning to