Elden Ring Nightreign Global Release Times Confirmed

The nighttime looms, arsenic Bandai Namco and FromSoftware person confirmed the planetary merchandise times for Elden Ring Nightreign.

The authoritative merchandise day for Elden Ring Nightreign is May 30 at midnight EDT, for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X|S. As per usual, though, immoderate timezone differences mean that definite regions volition beryllium capable to log connected and play a spot earlier. West seashore players successful the Pacific clip zone, for example, tin footwear up Elden Ring Nightreign astatine 9pm connected May 29.

Platforms besides differ, too. Per Bandai Namco's post, PC players volition beryllium capable to hop successful somewhat up of everyone other successful astir regions. For the U.S. East Coast, PC players tin commencement astatine 6pm connected May 29 portion console owners are stuck waiting until midnight.

Elden Ring Nightreign planetary merchandise times. Image credit: Bandai Namco.

Bandai Namco said pre-load is disposable 48 hours anterior to motorboat clip connected PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam. In IGN's interrogation with Elden Ring Nightreign manager Junya Ishizaki, the Nightreign pb discussed the prime to thin connected solos and trios arsenic the halfway acquisition options. When asked wherefore there's nary enactment for a brace of players to driblet successful unneurotic without a matchmade 3rd player, Ishizaki said it was overlooked.

"The elemental reply is that this is simply thing that was overlooked during improvement arsenic conscionable a two-player option, truthful we're precise atrocious astir that," said Ishizaki. "As we said before, we acceptable retired to marque this a multiplayer co-op crippled for 3 players, balanced for 3 players, truthful that was the main absorption and it's astatine the halfway of Nightreign.

"Of course, I myself arsenic a subordinate recognize that and often privation times wherever I'm conscionable playing myself, truthful this is thing that we considered from the start," Ishizaki continued. "And truthful we did enactment a batch of effort into creating this acquisition that was playable for solo players successful arsenic overmuch arsenic the rules and caller systems allowed. So successful putting each our efforts into that aspect, we benignant of overlooked and neglected the duos aspect, but this is thing that we are looking astatine and considering for post-launch enactment arsenic well."

So if you're playing with conscionable your favourite duos partner, beryllium acceptable to judge a random 3rd into your lives. Who knows? You mightiness lucifer up with idiosyncratic beauteous bully astatine the game.

Elden Ring Nightreign planetary merchandise times:

Thursday, May 29, 2025

PDT:

• Console: 9pm
• PC: 3pm

CDT:

• Console: 11pm
• PC: 5pm

COT:

• Console: 11pm
• PC: 5pm

Friday, May 30, 2025

EST:

• Console: 12am
• PC: 6pm (prior day)

BRT:

• Console: 1am
• PC: 7pm (prior day)

BST:

• Console: 12am
• PC: 11pm (prior day)

CEST:

• Console: 12am
• PC: 12am

EEST:

• Console: 12am
• PC: 1am

SAST:

• Console: 12am
• PC: 12pm

MSK:

• Console: 12am
• PC: 1am

ADT:

• Console: 12am
• PC: 6pm (prior day)

GST:

• Console: 12am
• PC: 2am

SGT:

• Console: 12am
• PC: 6am

UTC+7:

• Console: 12am
• PC: 6pm (prior day)

UTC+8:

• Console: 12am
• PC: 6pm (prior day)

KST:

• Console: 12am
• PC: 6pm (prior day)

JST:

• Console: 12am
• PC: 7am

AEST:

• Console: 12am
• PC: 8am

NZST:

• Console: 12am
• PC: 10am

Eric is simply a freelance writer for IGN.