Elden Ring: Nightreign will only be tested on consoles

FromSoftware's upcoming title will grant early access exclusively to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S players. Registration opens January 10th, with testing slated for February. This excludes a substantial player base from early access.

Bandai Namco has yet to explain the omission of PC players from the closed testing phase. However, selected console gamers will enjoy a sneak peek before the official launch.

Elden Ring: Nightreign continues the narrative of its predecessor, offering new challenges within a dark and foreboding world. While console users get early access, PC players will need to await further announcements regarding potential future testing opportunities.

A notable change in Elden Ring: Nightreign is the removal of the in-game message feature. Director Junya Ishizaki clarified this decision, stating that the approximately forty-minute session length doesn't allow sufficient time for message interaction. He explained, "The messaging feature was disabled due to insufficient time for sending or reading messages within the roughly forty-minute sessions."