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Elden Ring is getting a free-to-play mobile version with in-app purchases (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Action-RPG colossus Elden Ring is reportedly getting a free-to-play mobile adaptation with in-app purchases, which takes inspiration from miHoYo's Genshin Impact. It's being published by Tencent, who apparently acquired the licensing rights to Elden Ring back in 2022 and put a few dozen people to work on a prototype, even as the company acquired a 16% stake in Elden Ring developer From Software.

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[–] Ledivin 80 points 11 months ago (36 children)

Sad to see From licensing their good name to someone like Tencent. Be prepared to see some predatory shovelware

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[–] ceenote 36 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You know there are people at tencent unironically thinking "People were happy with how unmonetized Elden Ring was. How can we monetize that satisfaction?"

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Usually, the devs aren't thinking that, management is and that's what's shoveled downward. Still people at tencent, but I imagine it's not everyone ludicrously evil.

[–] ceenote 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Still, this is a reminder not to get too attached to any particular developer. Doesn't matter how sincerely dedicated to producing fun and satisfying experiences From is: when Tencent talks, they have to listen.

[–] squirrelwithnut 18 points 11 months ago

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FROM's and Elden Ring's good names will be forever tarnished with this bullshit. Even if, and it's a big if, this turns out to be a decent port it still feels really, really gross. This is really disappointing.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

My first instinct was to check if this was an Onion article...

I definitely didn't have Elden Ring gets a gotcha game on mobile on my 2024 bingo card.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

I still don’t believe it’s not an Onion article. Absolutely daft.

[–] Cold_Brew_Enema 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Should call it Elden Ring Ring Ring

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Banana phone

[–] kaiomai 10 points 11 months ago

I am very excited to not play this game.

[–] AgentGrimstone 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I actually just ordered a physical copy the other day, I'm finally in the mood to play it. I was surprised it was $50 but still, NO RAGRETS.

[–] TIMMAY 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I mean I also want cheaper games but if gtav and skyrim still sell for upwards of $40 or $50 then elden ring should be at least that much lol

[–] AgentGrimstone 2 points 11 months ago

Yeah, I don't mind it for Elden Ring. Souls games have their way of getting me to do back to back playthroughs, something I rarely do with most games, so I know I'm going to get my money's worth.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Did they ate the Hard Drive?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I just threw up in my mouth a little