The smash hit Elden Ring is arriving on your phone, a mobile version is in the works،
Co-written by Game of Thrones author George RR Martin, the game that torpedoed the industry in 2022 – Elden Ring (324 “Game of the Year” awards and over 20 million copies sold in one year ) – arrives in your pocket.
Giant Tencent is reportedly adapting Elden Ring for mobile, insiders claim (via Reuters).
While we wait for the mobile version to become a reality, Elden Ring is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.
China's Tencent acquired the licensing rights to Elden Ring from FromSoftware and put together a team of a few dozen people to work on the mobile version, but “progress has been slow”, add sources familiar with the matter.
The game, released in 2022 for $60, sold approximately 20 million copies in its first year, making it the second best-selling game worldwide for the year. Among his fans are billionaire Elon Musk.
The report states that while “Elden Ring” was presented as a premium game with a fixed price ($60), Tencent has a different idea. The Chinese giant wants to make it something similar to another hit – Genshin Impact: a free game with in-app purchases. While Tencent's past successes, such as PUBG Mobile, continue to generate strong revenues, more recent products have failed to meet expectations.
So far, Tencent and FromSoftware have not responded to requests for comment.
What is it about?
Long story short (and it's a good story), players control a customizable character who is on a quest to repair the Elden Ring and become the new Elden Lord.
Elden Ring is presented through a third-person perspective; players freely roam its interactive open world. The six main areas are traversed using the player character's Torrent steed as the primary mode of travel. Linear and hidden dungeons can be explored to find useful items. Players can use multiple types of weapons and magic spells, including non-direct engagement enabled by stealth mechanics. Throughout the game world, checkpoints allow for fast travel and allow players to upgrade their attributes using an in-game currency called runes.
