Tencent is already working on a mobile version of the FromSoftware game

Tencent is the second largest shareholder of the Japanese studio, so they can bring FromSoftware’s game to mobile phones.

Without a doubt, one of the best games, if not the best, of 2022 is Elden Ring, the acclaimed game. open world game from FromSoftware in which they combine what was offered in the studio’s previous games, such as, for example, Dark Souls, Bloodborne or Sekiro, to give us a great game, as most of its players claim. Either way, it’s still news today because fans are still eagerly awaiting the release of the DLCone that may be on the way.

In this post, we won’t talk specifically about the Elden Ring DLC, since the most unexpected and juicy information has come out in equal measure. Against all odds, it seems that FromSoftware’s latest Soulslike is getting a mobile version for Android and iOS devices.

and it will be inspired by one of the most popular games on these platforms – Genshin Impact.

Elden Ring will be the next big game to have a mobile version

The news came exclusively via Reuters (after consulting with three sources close to the project), who reported that Tencent is behind the development of an Elden Ring adaptation for mobile phonessomething they do based on monetization format that Genshin Impact has on the specified platform and on others where it is available, of course. That is, this supposed version of the name FromSoftware It will be free and with in-app purchases..

For those of you wondering why Tencent has a say in the Elden Ring license, it’s worth mentioning that Chinese conglomerate owns 16% of FromSoftware shares. Actually, Sony also acquired part of the studio in 2022.so between Sony and Tencent They have up to 30%

recognized as the developer of the best game of 2022 and are the third and second largest shareholders of the company, respectively.

Obviously, even though Tencent and Sony own an important part of FromSoftware, the developer continued to create multiplatform games regardless, and this will undoubtedly continue. However, now in the case of Tencent they can use the licenses of the Japanese studio, which led them to create a small team work on a mobile project for the popular open world game Soulslike Sixjoy, its development subsidiary.

Likewise, as Reuters points out, relations between Tencent and FromSoftware will not be the best, at least when it comes to assessing the supposed arrival of Elden Ring on mobile phones. “Elden Ring’s design, focused on a complete experience after one purchase, disagree with Tencent’s planned model“, indicate the British media. At the moment this should not be taken as confirmation, although if it is real, then the collaboration between the studio and the conglomerate seems to be continuing, but it is too early to say whether this offer will end up reaching the whole world, otherwise it will remain only in China.

Before finishing, Reuters also recently reported that Development of a mobile game based on the NieR franchise has been canceled, which was supposed to be a collaboration between Tencent and Square Enix. The reason this could have been canceled was Concerns surrounding the monetization model.

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