Despite 104 days of darkness, will the Dark Souls games ever get their online features back?
Elden Ring and Dark Souls have many similarities as both the games are pinnacles of the soulslike experience that FromSoftware has provided to gamers. The first IP is the most recent one and has been a grand success, while the latter has three games under it, all of which have received fan and critical acclaim.
However, it has been over 103 days since the online component of the Dark Souls games was discontinued on PC. There have been a few updates since, and the question naturally arises - will the games ever get internet connectivity on PCs?
The problem caused is due to the exploit of a feature in all three games in the series. Using the exploit, an attacker can target all the PCs of players logged in for a gaming session.
However, Bandai Namco took down the online feature from the Dark Souls franchise before an attack could happen. While one would have hoped that things would change, little progress has been made in the nearly four months since the incident.
The servers of the three Dark Souls games were taken down on January 23, 2022. Bandai Namco informed players in February that things would return to normal once they are done with the release of Elden Ring.
The new game was released as per schedule and is about to complete two-and-a-half months in existence. Yet, there has been no update on the fate of the PC players and their multiplayer aspirations.
The problem arose when it was spotted by Reddit user u/Jonientz, who observed remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. This would allow a potential attacker to run codes and download payloads on the PC of any player who was logged in to the online services.
Given the gravity of the situation, what Bandai Namco did back then makes sense. Continuation of the exploit
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