Elden Ring Nightreign Release Date Is Breaking A FromSoft Series “Tradition"

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has finally received an official release date, ensuring that eager fans can pre-order it and everyone else won't have too long to wait. FromSoftware, the game's developer, confirmed via a new pre-order trailer that is launching on May 30, 2025. Naturally, that release date elicited elation and surprise from fans, especially considering just how quick of a turnaround it has been.

shocking release date is just one of the many surprises fans have experienced when it comes to FromSoftware's latest title. However, while there is a lot of buzz around it, this release date marks a break in tradition for the beloved developer. Fortunately, it's no cause of concern for fans. In fact, this break in tradition is a positive thing, and hopefully indicates a bright future for FromSoftware fans.

is releasing just five months and 18 days after its initial announcement during the 2024 Game Awards. This is significant as it is the first game in FromSoftware's history to get such a quick turnaround, at least from announcement to release date., for example, was announced during the June 2019 E3 conference and then later released on February 25, 2022. It was nearly two years and nine months between its initial announcement and the official release date. It's worth noting there was a network test for in November 2021.

Similarly,, something that's perhaps a little closer in scope to , was announced on February 28, 2023, and then released just over a year later on June 21, 2024. was announced on June 15, 2015, and then later released in Japan nine months later on March 24, 2016. Of course, no one is complaining, as coming out sooner than expected is a positive thing. However,it is interesting to see FromSoftware release it so soon considering its past history of waiting roughly a year or more before launching.

It has become fairly commonplace for games to be announced long before they're due, with the likes of and being the most prominent examples. Fans are getting tired of waiting for