Elden Ring is ready to play; Here is everything you should need to know

Elden Ring is one of the biggest game releases of 2022, and we’re hours from its official launch. To celebrate your first journey through the Lands Between, we should recap all you need to know about FromSoftware’s next smash-hit. Below, we recap Elden Ring’s release time, file size, pre-order details, and more. Here’s exactly when you can expect that your severe journey should start.

Elden Ring shows up on consoles and PC in only two days, however, the ban on reviews finished today. A game however long-awaited as Elden Ring seemed to be certain to create a ton of review scores as each significant publication (including this one) tried to hear their point of view out into the world.

Furthermore, something very seems to be occurring with Elden Ring. All over, low and high, every individual who’s played it is giving Elden Ring an ideal score.

Truth be told, Elden Ring is right now the highest-rated game of all time as indicated by OpenCritic. That is with very nearly 100 reviews and an average score of 97, meaning virtually every individual that is played Elden Ring has given it an ideal score.

It’s fascinating for a game to create this kind of wide agreement, and more extraordinary still for everybody to agree to award a game the highest possible score. If this is any sign, we could truly be looking at a once-in-a-generation game like Skyrim or Red Dead Redemption.

WHEN IS THE ELDEN RING RELEASE TIME?

As indicated by a graphic published on Elden Ring’s official social media accounts, there are two Elden Ring release times players ought to know about relying upon their platform of choice.

• Console – Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4: 12 a.m. Eastern on February 25.
• PC: 6 p.m. Eastern on February 24.

Since Elden Ring’s developers at FromSoftware have plainly denoted the above-listed times for the game’s release, we imagine they’ll stick to them as launch inches nearer.

WHAT TIME DOES ELDEN RING COME OUT IN NEW ZEALAND?

The release date and time for while Elden Ring will come out in New Zealand is 00:00 NZDT on February 25th.

This means 03:00 PT, 06:00 ET, and 11:00 GMT on February 24th for the United States and the United Kingdom. It was declared on the game’s official Twitter account that it will officially unlock in each region at 00:00 local time for both PlayStation and Xbox.

For PC, the New Zealand release time is 12:00 NZDT on February 25th. This implies no trick works on Steam as it has a global launch.

PC players will actually want to begin their experience on February 24th at 15:00 PT, 18:00 ET, and 23:00 GMT.

WHAT IS THE ELDEN RING FILE SIZE ON XBOX, PS5, PS4, AND PC?

As is to be expected, the file size of Elden Ring shifts to some degree fiercely depending on the platform on which you decide to play. Here are the listed file sizes we know thus far.

• PS5: 44.47 GB
• PS4: 44.94 GB
• Xbox: 49 GB
• PC: 60 GB

These sizes might balloon or shrink depending on how the file structure changes once the day-one patch is installed, yet the wide observation worth making is that, despite its clear immensity, Elden Ring should leave a fairly small footprint on your hard drive.

IS THERE AN ELDEN RING PRE-LOAD?

Yes! If you have pre-ordered Elden Ring from a digital storefront, you’ll have two opportunities to pre-load the game in front of its previously mentioned release time.

Xbox: Pre-loads are available now.

PlayStation and PC: Pre-loads are relied upon to go live around February 23 at 12 a.m. Eastern.
Here is a short clarification of how pre-loading works on your platform on the off chance that you really need it.

Xbox: If the download doesn’t begin after you’ve made your pre-order, go to My games and apps > Full library > All owned games, and scroll down to Elden Ring. You should see a small download icon in the logo’s bottom-right corner. Select Elden Ring, and then press the large button that says “pre-install.”

PlayStation: Scroll over to your games Library, and you should see Elden Ring in the list. Select its icon and then press the button to “download” it.

PC: The game ought to show up in your Library, so just right-click select the option to preload.

WHAT ARE THE ELDEN RING PRE-ORDER BONUSES?

Considering that collector’s editions of Elden Ring have since sold out, you’re genuinely limited in your edition choices in the hours before launch.

The standard edition sells for $59 as usual, however, there is a digital deluxe offering for $79 that incorporates a digital artbook and digital soundtrack. The individuals who pre-order the game from Best Buy will get a steel bookcase, and GameStop pre-orders offer a steed whistle replica. On any digital platform, pre-orders incorporate a digital adventure guide and bonus gesture. That is all you really want to be familiar with the launch of Elden Ring.

The pre-order bonus for any edition of the game is an Adventure Guide and bonus emote.

It’s vital to take note that the people who don’t pre-order can in any case unlock the bonus emote by progressing through the game. The Standard edition costs £49.99, in the meantime, the digital Deluxe edition costs £64.99 and accompanies a digital artbook plus soundtrack.

HOW TO PLAY ELDEN RING EARLY

You can play Elden Ring early access by using the New Zealand release time trick on Xbox.

Simply follow the below steps:

1. Select Settings
2. Click System
3. Continue to Language and Location
4. Change Location to New Zealand
5. Reset Xbox console

This will bring about the game unlocking on your Xbox console at 03:00 PT, 06:00 ET, and 11:00 GMT on February 24th.

There is a technique for PS4 and PS5 however it’s not as simple as Xbox. Moreover, it will set you back more cash.

To play Elden Ring early access on PlayStation, you should make a different New Zealand account. You will then, at that point, need to purchase NZ gift cards from PC Game Supply as you can not use your credit card on the PSN store.

The Standard version costs $119.95 from the PSN store, and this implies you should need to spend £67 to get sufficient credit from the PC Game Supply codes. In the meantime, you could simply purchase the regular Standard edition in your own region for £49.99.