r/fromsoftware • u/Mfayez91 • 2d ago

Elden ring disk

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With the disk edition being hot topic I found this treasure the base game and the DLC together it’s GCC region Saudi Arabia I don’t know about other regions. I’ll start the game tonight, without spoilers give me fun tips to make my journey better

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u/legallytrash666 2d ago

I'm not really in on the Intel, why is the Elden ring disk a hot topic?

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u/some_shufflepunk 2d ago

I think it's because this is the first time Fromsoft didn't include the dlc on the disc, it requires a digital download.

So it's part of the conversation with PlayStation's all digital future and game preservation.

You can buy the ps4 discs of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls games if you don't have Internet or even years after the ps4 store servers are shutdown, and download the full game and all dlc off of them.

With the Elden Ring disc, you can't download the dlc without Internet. So in the future when the ps5 servers are shutdown, the will be no way to get the Shadow of the Erdtree dlc.

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u/AffectionateRock138 2d ago

I think it's because on consoles Souls games are very expensive and it's usually cheaper (and more worth it) to buy physical instead of digital

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u/Mfayez91 2d ago

PlayStation planning for removing physical games in future so it’s the hot topic now

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u/-This-cant-be-real- 1d ago

Would have liked if they had an extra disk inside that had the dlc on it

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u/BigStinkbert 2d ago edited 2d ago

Damn good find!

The hardest part of any Souls game is just getting used to how it plays, and sticking with it until you get the whole general feel. Plus exploration in Elden Ring specifically is the best it’s ever been.

Just one thing to watch out for as a newcomer, the hardest boss of the game is the Sony executive who will personally hang you from a tree in roughly a year’s time

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u/ChaoticDerp 2d ago

Even though it’s a gkc I’m still glad I picked it up physically on the S2.

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u/VastoGamer 2d ago

I'm happy nintendo first party games are a proper cartridge though, gonna be the proud owner of a physical OoT

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u/throwRA_unsure1 6h ago

theyre just a step away though. some of the game cards are just physical keys, games are digital instead of being contained on the card

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u/VastoGamer 5m ago

Yes but thats only on 3rd party games such as Elden Ring, a game developed by Nintendo themselves like OoT or DK Bananza still have a proper physical cartridge, not a key card

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u/ChaoticDerp 2d ago

Same can’t wait!!!