Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree preorder guide

We spent a lot of the time following Elden Ring’s launch begging FromSoftware to broaden the universe of its newest Recreation of the 12 months award-worthy soulslike. By now, you’ll notice our prayers have been answered. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree will launch on June twenty first for the PlayStation 5, Xbox, and PC. It takes place in an entire new space separate from the sport’s normal map, one crammed with new tales, characters, and executives to slay. It sounds full sufficient to be a standalone sport, however alas, you’ll want the bottom sport to benefit from the $39.99 enlargement.

In terms of buying choices, Shadow of the Erdtree is just not your common piece of downloadable content material — there are preorder bonuses, bodily bundles, and particular editions with collector’s gadgets to finish the expertise. It may be complicated to determine what you get with every model, so beneath, we’ve detailed all the varied Shadow of the Erdtree preorder choices and what you’ll purchase with every.

You’ll be able to at present preorder the usual version of Shadow of the Erdtree digitally for the PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Collection X / S, and PC by way of Steam for $39.99. All preorders include a bonus gesture that you should use in-game.

As of writing, the PlayStation Retailer doesn’t at present checklist the bottom PS4 model of Shadow of the Erdtree; nevertheless, a few of the bundles within the PlayStation Retailer do present PS4 availability alongside PS5, and we’ve referred to as these out beneath, the place obtainable. We’ve additionally contacted Bandai Namco to make clear some confusion surrounding Erdtree’s PS4 launch.

For $49.99, you may preorder the Shadow of the Erdtree Premium Bundle, which features a digital artwork ebook and soundtrack, along with the usual bonus gesture. The premium model is out there for the PS5, Xbox, and Steam on PC.

As anticipated, you’ll want the bottom sport to play Shadow of the Erdtree. In the event you don’t have already got it, you should buy Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Version, which bundles the unique sport, the digital soundtrack, and a digital artwork ebook for one $79.99 buy.

Proper now, you should purchase it digitally for PlayStation or buy a bodily copy for the PS5 at Amazon, Greatest Purchase, or GameStop. The identical is true for Xbox gamers, who can seize a digital copy from the Microsoft Retailer or a bodily copy from Amazon, Greatest Purchase, or GameStop. Not one of the retailers at present provide unique bonuses, so take your choose.

The deluxe version of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is one other bundle that provides the bottom sport and DLC to your library with a single $99.99 buy, nevertheless it additionally nets you the digital artwork books and soundtracks for each. It’s obtainable digitally for PlayStation and Xbox.

Alright, that is the massive one for Elden Ring’s most passionate gamers. The $249.99 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Collector’s Version doesn’t embrace the bottom sport — a bummer, given the value — however you do get a code to redeem the DLC and its digital soundtrack, together with a few bodily gadgets to take pleasure in.

The bodily items embrace a 40-page hardcover artwork ebook and an 18-inch figurine of Messmer the Impaler, aka a red-caped boss from the DLC who wields a menacing workers and instructions a horde of serpents. You’ll be able to at present preorder it for the PS5, Xbox, or PC completely from Bandai Namco’s on-line storefront.

If the Messmer figurine that comes with the collector’s version isn’t sufficient, you may add a show duplicate of his helmet, which Bandai Namco is promoting for $189.99. The helmet doesn’t include something besides the helmet and a stand for showcasing it, so that you’ll nonetheless have to buy one of many bundles above in order for you Shadow of the Erdtree. 

The helmet’s design options what seem like dragon wings and is topped by a pair of fanged, ruby-eyed serpents. It’ll ship beginning June twenty eighth, and each comes with a numbered certificates of authenticity. Official pictures of the helmet from Bandai Namco counsel there will likely be fewer than 10,000 obtainable.