As prepares for 's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, president Hidetaka Miyazaki reveals that more open-world Soulslike games could come - but that doesn't mean they'll define the studio. Elden Ring is arguably 's most successful release yet, in 2023 and continuing to smash charts today. On , the open-world RPG currently sits as the eighth most-played game - beating out various titles both old and new.
While the mastermind Soulsborne developer made its mark in the past with titles like Bloodborne and Dark Souls, it's impossible to deny Elden Ring's own impressive reach and how it could affect the studio's future games. Speaking in an interview with , Miyazaki shares his thoughts on Elden Ring being an open-world hit and whether the genre will become "the baseline" for the company's future games. "I wouldn't necessarily say that open world is going to become the new base or foundation or standard of the company," Miyazaki explains.
"We have a lot of game directors and designers who are growing, so we'd love to keep an open mind in terms of the types of games that we develop." The FromSoftware lead continues, providing exciting yet vague comments about upcoming games from the beloved Soulslike studio: "So, of course, I can't really say anything at this exact moment, but perhaps when you see future announcements from FromSoftware you'll look back at this point and think, 'Ah, that's what he meant.'" While Miyazaki doesn't expand on what fans may see later on, it certainly sounds .
