Elden Ring Has Sold Over 23 Million Copies, Bandai Namco Confirms

Elden Ring, the acclaimed fantasy RPG from FromSoftware, has bought over 23 million copies since its launch in 2022, Bandai Namco has confirmed. The writer revealed the gross sales determine in wake of the gameplay trailer and launch date reveal of the sport’s first main growth, Shadow of the Erdtree, on Wednesday. Exactly a 12 months in the past, Bandai Namco had introduced that Elden Ring had bought 20 million copies worldwide.

According to Bandai Namco, Elden Ring’s complete gross sales determine contains each the bodily model and the downloadable digital launch throughout all platforms, together with Steam on PC. The RPG is developer FromSoftware’s highest promoting title comfortably, beating (*23*)Dark Souls 3 (launched in 2016), which bought over 10 million models (as confirmed by the studio in 2020). In reality, Elden Ring is inching nearer to the complete gross sales quantity for the Dark Souls sequence, which has shipped over 27 million copies.

The 23 million gross sales determine is prone to develop this 12 months with the launch of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, the primary main story growth for the bottom sport. Bandai Namco revealed the primary gameplay trailer for the DLC and confirmed its June 21 launch date on Wednesday. The three-minute-long trailer showcased a brand new setting, new enemies and executives, and delivered loads of hints for followers to choose aside.

Shadow of the Erdtree requires the bottom sport to be playable and also will be out there in a bundle that packages Elden Ring and the upcoming growth in a single providing. Meanwhile, Elden Ring stays standard on Steam, the place it’s nonetheless recording a concurrent participant depend of round 50,000 on the time of writing.

Back in February 2023, Bandai Namco had confirmed that Elden Ring had bought 20 million copies worldwide in a 12 months since its launch. “The companies would like to thank everyone who has played this game from the bottom of their hearts, and will continue to develop various ways for the fans to enjoy the world of ELDEN RING in the future,” the writer had mentioned in an announcement. Elden Ring launched 25 February, 2022, throughout PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X and went on to win the Game of the Year title at The Game Awards 2022.