Elden Ring patch 1.02 has been delayed following a tsunami warning.
The patch, which would have added the long-awaited two-player mode to the game, has been delayed due to safety concerns. The patch will now be released on Thursday, July 31, after 1am PT / 4am ET / 9am BST.
BBC, 1.9 million people have been told to leave their homes and find higher ground, and a tsunami wave of 4.3ft (1.3m) has reached the northern Iwate prefecture.
Due to the tsunami warning following the earthquake near the Kamchatka Peninsula, we have decided to postpone the distribution of the ‘ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN’ Patch 1.02, which was scheduled for today to tomorrow, July 31 (Thursday) after 10:00CEST | 1:00 PDT.
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The game sold 2 million copies during its first day, according to its publisher VGC’s Elden Ring Nightreign review called it “a clumsy multiplayer sideshow to the generation’s best RPG,” saying: “While its rougelike elements may entertain, a lack of variety and uneven combat system ultimately make for a curious sideshow that doesn’t come close to the series that shares its name.”