As gamers the world over prepare for the release of FromSoftware’sElden Ringat the end of the month, some may be getting some time in playing their favoriteSoulsgames in anticipation. According to gamers who frequentDark SoulsPvP on PC, there have been a myriad of security problems that have arisen over the past month. After becoming aware of a “serious exploit” regardingDark Soulson PC, Bandai Namco has released a statement indicating that it has discovered a fix for the security glitch, but will need to keep allDark Soulsservers on ice until the end of the month.
Bandai Namco put out a statement firstly assuringDark Soulsfans that a solution has been discovered by the team at FromSoftware and that it is diligently working to implement it. The publisher also wanted to thank the entire community for bringing the problem to its attention and for offering solutions for the developer. However, Bandai Namco notes that theentireDark Soulssuite of gameson PC will have to brought offline for maintenance and to ensure “proper testing environments.”
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Bandai Namco has also stated that theDark Soulsservers on PC will not be up and runninguntil after the release ofElden Ringon February 25th. This would put the games' return to online status at the end of the month or possibly even longer. Speaking ofElden Ring, the publisher states that this same investigation is being extended to the game’s upcoming release to ensure all online interactions are smooth and safe across all platforms, not just PC.
Back in January,a security hack was discovered inDark Souls 3that allowed the hacker to maliciously take control of another player’s PC by sharing login information, executing programs in the background, or even bricking the system entirely. Bandai Namco and FromSoftware immediately set out to fix the issue, warning users to not playDark Souls 3online. It was also feared the hack had made its way intoElden Ring’s online mode as well.
Bandai Namco says that it will make an announcement once it is ready to resume online capabilities for theDark Soulsseries. Hopefully, the fix doesn’t take too long to implementasElden Ring’s release is fast approachingand not having an online infrastructure ready and waiting will no doubt irritate many launch-day players. However, safety comes first, so fingers crossed everything plays out smoothly.
