Elden Ring: Console-Exclusive Nightreign Test

FromSoftware's new project will offer exclusive test access only for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S owners. Registration begins January 10, with scheduled testing kicking off in February. This limitation means many fans won't get early access to the highly anticipated game.

Bandai Namco hasn't explained why PC players are excluded from initial testing. Selected participants will gain exclusive early access to evaluate the new game prior to its official launch.

Elden Ring: Nightreign continues the original game's storyline while introducing new gameplay elements in a darker setting. While console players get first dibs on testing, PC users must await potential announcements about future testing phases.

A notable change in Elden Ring: Nightreign is the removal of the series' signature messaging system. Game director Junya Ishizaki clarified this decision, citing the condensed forty-minute play sessions as incompatible with message functionality.

"We removed the messaging feature because the brief session duration - approximately forty minutes - doesn't allow sufficient time for writing or reading player messages," Ishizaki explained during an interview.