Mentions of online multiplayer or co-op functionality appears to have been removed from all threeꦐ Dark Souls games on PC.
As spotted by , the Steam entries for Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition, Dark Souls Remastered, Dark Souls 2, and Dark Souls 3 now list 'Single-player' as a category, but there's no sign of the '𒆙Online Co-op' and 'Online PvP' categorisations that they originally had.
While those categorizations are no longe🐎r in place, the games' descriptions still make reference to online functionality. Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition mentions a "PvP arena & online matchmaking system," while Dark Souls 2 still offers an "updated multiplayer system" with "improved online interaction to bring forward cooperative & competitive play. The most recent chronological game in the series, Dark Souls 3, doesn't refer to any multiplayer options, but 2018's Dark Souls Remastered promises multiplayer for "up to 6 players with dedic🐻ated servers."
It's not clear why the categories have been removed from the games' listings, but it's likely to link to the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Dark Souls security exploit that pulled servers for the three most recent titles offline earlier this year. Back in January, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Bandai Namco said PvP servers would be "temporarily deactivated to allow the team to investigate recent reports of an issue with online services." On February 9, Bandai Namco and developer 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:FromSoftware said that those services wouldn't return until after the launch of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Elden Ring, but more than a month after that game released, there's been no w🍰ord from either party.
That has some fans concerned that the multiplayer features mig💎ht never be coming back. A similar fate befell the LittleBigPlanet community last autumn, leading to the PS3 servers being permanently shut d🌠own. With Bandai Namco and FromSoft's attention likely now firmly on Elden Ring, there might be little rationale for bringing them back. We've reached out to Bandai Namco for clarification on the matter.
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