Elden Ring is reportedly getting a free-to-play mobile port with Genshin Impact-style microtransactions
The port has apparently faced difficulties
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Elden Ringis reportedly being turned into a mobile game at Tencent, although progress has been slow.
Earlier today, February 6, Reuters reporter Josh Ye claimed that Tencent had acquired the licensing rights to Elden Ring back in 2022, and had since been working to turn it into a mobile game. According to the reporter, this would be a free-to-play version of theFromSoftwaregame, apparently with in-game purchases and microtransactions.
My latest: Tencent has been working to adapt “Elden Ring” into a mobile version, three people familiar with the matter said, as it searches for a new hit. Tencent acquired the licensing rights in 2022 and set up a small team to work on a prototype. But progress has been slow. 1/ pic.twitter.com/NTQelupq53February 6, 2024
If this is reminding you of Genshin Impact, that’s very deliberate. Tencent is reportedly eyeing the HoYoverse game as inspiration for the new version of Elden Ring, but because this version is so different to FromSoftware’s original game, progress in adapting it for a new format has apparently been slow under Tencent.
As Ye points out, this isn’t the first time Tencent has attempted to adapt an existing series from another developer into a mobile game. It apparently scrapped a new Nier mobile game last year over monetization concerns - the fact that a Nier mobile game already exists in Nier Reincarnation seemingly didn’t help matters.
In terms of Elden Ring itself, millions of people around the world are still holding their breath for an announcement regarding theElden Ring DLC, which was first unveiled around a year ago. There hasn’t been any news on the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion since then, and arecent slate of backend updates for Elden Ring on Steamhaven’t helped temper expectations of an imminent announcement.
AnElden Ring player recently beat Malenia without dodging a single attack, if you’re wondering at what stage of longing the player base is currently at.
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