The Elden Ring DLC launch date is nigh, so set your reminders for the Shadow of the Erdtree unlock occasions, tarnished ones. Down under is all the things that you must learn about precisely when you can begin downloading and enjoying the large new DLC space. I’ve even accomplished my finest impression of a FromSoft lore nerd and defined what all of it means for you—who really will get to play Erdtree first?
In case there was any doubt, it is an growth price diving into on day one. We have given it a really hefty 95% rating in our Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree evaluation. Be sure you’re completely prepared for launch by catching our information on the way to unlock Shadow of the Erdtree with a refresher on which bosses that you must beat and the place to enter its new space, the Land of Shadow.
Is there preloading for Shadow of the Erdtree?
There isn’t a preloading on PC or Xbox for Shadow of the Erdtree. On the intense aspect, the growth is nowhere close to as chonky as the bottom recreation: it is solely a few 15 gigabyte obtain. PlayStation gamers can start preloading 48 hours forward of launch.
When does Shadow of the Erdtree launch?
For PC gamers, Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree launches at 3 pm PDT / 11 pm BST on Thursday, June 20. That is 7 am on June 21 in Japan, which is why you have seen FromSoftware specializing in that as the discharge date. Make no mistake although, Shadow of the Erdtree launches on Thursday night for lots of us.
This is Shadow of the Erdtree’s international launch time on PC in different time zones:
- 3 pm PDT June 20 (Los Angeles)
- 6 pm EDT (New York)
- 11 pm BST (London)
- 8 am AEST June 21 (Sydney)
- 10 am NZST June 21 (Auckland)
Complicating issues additional, Shadow of the Erdtree could have a rolling launch on console at midnight native time in most locations. As you may see in FromSoft’s infographic above, Shadow of the Erdtree for console gamers launches at midnight native time in all places on this planet apart from the US. For us, console gamers will all be enjoying at 12 am Jap, which is 9 pm Pacific on Thursday, June 20.
Who will get to play Shadow of the Erdtree first?
The very first gamers gaining access to Shadow of the Erdtree will likely be console gamers in New Zealand at midnight native time on June 21 which will likely be 5 am PDT / 1 pm BST on June 20. That provides them a few 10 hour head begin on PC gamers.
Principally, attributable to time zones and platforms, console gamers will likely be beginning first within the jap hemisphere, then PC gamers globally will bounce in, after which console gamers within the western hemisphere will meet up with their midnight launches after that. Makes about as a lot sense as Elden Ring’s major story.
