In August 2022 Tencent I bought a little more than 16 % of the shares Fromsoftware. As Reuters reports, in the same year the Chinese giant also acquired licensing rights to Elden Ring to make a mobile version.
According to anonymous sources close to business http://qualitybingocasino.uk/ Tencent, To work on adaptation Elden Ring a team of several dozen people was formed. The holding intends to turn the “ancient ring” into a conditionally-paying title with intra-game purchases, similar to Genshin Impact . Experts fight over the prototype, but the process is quite slow.
For what Tencent She took up the redrawing Elden Ring? At the moment, the company is in dire need of a new hit, since its income from the game segment has ceased to grow rapidly, and the unit itself has encountered a number of tests. Pubg Mobile continues to bring good profit, but more fresh titles did not justify hopes. “We are at a loss, as our competitors continue to produce new products, which is why we remain with the feeling, as if we had not achieved anything”, – shared the general director Pony Ma (Pony MA) during a big event in Tencent, which passed a week ago.
Previously, the holding tried to adapt the series Nier for mobile devices, but, according to the media, in December 2023, the project was hacked. The game has been in production for two years. The team could not find a suitable monetization system to recoup production costs and licensing deductions Square Enix.
Returning to Elden Ring, Recall that in production there is an addition Shadow of the erdtree. If you rely on the December leak, the release of DLC can take place until the end of February.