There’s no telling when From Software plans to expand upon the Dark Souls trilogy, which more or less ended with 2017’s Ringed City DLC, but Bandai Namco has confirmed the franchise will return in 2018. Dark Souls: Remastered will finally give fans a more polished look at the first game in the trilogy, and invite Nintendo fans into the fold for the first time.
In a bit of a twist, Bandai Namco partnered with Nintendo to announce the next wave of Dark Souls ports during Thursday’s truncated Nintendo Direct. Remastered heads to retail stores in May and will make its Xbox One, PS4, Switch and Steam debuts simultaneously. DSR will include everything from the PS3/360 version, along with its Artorias of the Abyss expansion, for a slightly cheaper launch price of $39.99. A press release from Bandai Namco confirms the game will also ship with support for the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X, including the ability to play Dark Souls in glorious 4K. It’s not clear what perks, if any, Remastered will see on Nintendo’s portable console. But the ability to play Dark Souls on-the-go is already a pretty strong selling point.
Japan is also getting a PS4-exclusive Dark Souls Trilogy Box, featuring all three games, all the DLC for each and an assortment of physical goodies that would make any Dark Souls fan jealous. There’s a set of bookends, featuring one of the series’ iconic bonfires, concept art prints and sizeable printed work that appears to be a fancy artbook. There’s no word yet on whether or not we’ll see the Trilogy Box released outside of Japan, but we’re hoping Dark Souls’ global appeal has reached a point where shipping a few (thousand) Trilogy Boxes to Europe and North America makes sense.
For an early look at Dark Souls: Remastered, check out the new trailer from Bandai Namco and From Software. Then head down to the comments and let us know if you’re planning to return to Lordran when Dark Souls returns to stores later this year.
Dark Souls: Remastered is in development for PS4, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch. The game makes its current-gen debut May 25.
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