One of the largest surprises of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct this week was its unique FromSoftware reveal, The Duskbloods. It's a PvPvE game developed by the Soulsborne studio, however director Hidetaka Miyazaki mentioned this doesn't imply the corporate has shifted route shifting ahead.
In a new interview with Nintendo, Miyazaki spoke in regards to the determination to make The Duskbloods a PvPvE game. The director mentioned he's "always found" the construction fascinating, because it permits for a broad vary of game-design concepts whereas additionally letting FromSoftware leverage its expertise in designing difficult enemy encounters.
"As a side note, please allow me to address one thing," Miyazaki mentioned. "As we previously mentioned, this is an online multiplayer title at its core, but this doesn't mean that we as a company have decided to shift to a more multiplayer-focused direction with titles going forward."
He continued: "The Nintendo Switch 2 version of Elden Ring was also announced, and we still intend to actively develop single-player focused games such as this that embrace our more traditional style."
Since the release of Elden Ring in February 2022, FromSoftware has definitely experimented a bit. Its DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, tried out some fascinating new energy scaling strategies in the form of Scadutree Blessings. There's additionally Elden Ring: Nightreign, an upcoming co-op survival action game that blends the standard Souls fashion with an encroaching storm, loot, and character archetypes. The studio even went back to its mecha days with Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon.
So with The Duskbloods, FromSoftware is attempting one thing a little completely different again. In the interview, Miyazaki mentioned the corporate's define for The Duskbloods was "still very bare-bones" when the group offered it to Nintendo — "more a loose string of ideas than a proper presentation," and the idea was "different from anything [FromSoftware] had done before."
Nintendo was considering making it occur although, and whereas a small group began the challenge for the unique Switch, Nintendo approached FromSoft with the concept of shifting to the Switch 2 as a substitute. "The new hardware's focus on online features allowed us to stay as true to the original vision as possible, which was very good news for us," Miyazaki mentioned.
So whereas The Duskbloods is perhaps a little completely different from the standard FromSoftware game, it sounds just like the studio isn't fully leaving the "traditional" fashion you'd anticipate behind. Put otherwise: let FromSoft prepare dinner on this one.
But what might FromSoft's subsequent single-player centered game be? Miyazaki has said the developer is not currently considering making Elden Ring 2, however late final yr left the door open to the likelihood sooner or later. It's most likely not Bloodborne 2, both, a lot to the frustration of followers.
For more on the Nintendo Switch 2, check out our round-up of everything announced at the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct this week, and read over our recent chat with analysts about the sticker-shock of both the Switch 2 console and some of its games.
Eric is a freelance author for IGN.