"Elden Ring DLC Enhances Open World with Denser and Richer Content"

From Software president Hidetaka Miyazaki acknowledged concerns within the development team about Elden Ring's open world format, emphasizing that the game's vision for an open world was never "traditional". The upcoming DLC, Shadow Of The Erdtree, aims to make the game's open world "denser and richer" with more seamless and diverse level design. Miyazaki also discussed the influence of Dark Souls 2 on Elden Ring and highlighted the importance of unknowns and discoveries in the game's open world design.