FromSoftware is busy. Just a few months after handing over Elden Ring, the game’s director behind it, Hidetaka Miyazaki, says his company’s next project is already in the final stages of development, according to a new interview in the Japanese publication 4Gamer.
FromSoftware’s next game could be a new entry into the Armored Core franchise, based on a substantial, legitimate-looking leak in January. Miyazaki has hinted at a renaissance of the tech action franchise for years. Armored Core: Verdict Day, released in 2013 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, is the latest entry.
Miyazaki also said that more Elden Ring updates are planned, but it is unclear whether it means additional content (FromSoftware has not yet announced any expansion) or balance changes and fixes for its role-playing game. open world. The developer’s Dark Souls and Bloodborne series saw substantial additions to post-release content in the form of new expansions. But a newer title, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, received a much smaller update: in 2020, FromSoftware updated its samurai action game with a fast-paced head mode, new costumes, and brief game recordings called Remnants.
In the interview, Miyazaki also indicates that he is in the process of directing his next game and that he wants to address a more “abstract” approach to fantasy. But Miyazaki isn’t the only one sitting in the chair of the FromSoftware director; says there are several games in development led by other staff members. The developer is growing (and improving their salaries), says Miyazaki, and like many other game developers, is hiring new talent.