After a day filled with long-standing rumors, teasing images and burning chibi-robos, the recently released mini-Nintendo Direct confirmed the existence of Dark Souls: Remastered.
The mini-direct showcased a short teaser trailer of the game and no gameplay footage. There have been rumors regarding the games existing pouring out since early this morning before Nintendo dropped their mini-direct. Multiple sources have confirmed that Dark Souls: Remastered will be released on not only the Nintendo Switch but also the Xbox One, PC and PlayStation 4.
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Interestingly enough, the ports for the Xbox One, PC and PS4 versions of the game will be handled by a separate company over the Switch version according to some of the rumors. These remasters will include not only updated graphics but "rebuilt lighting and SFX similar to Dark Souls 3." For the Nintendo Switch, the game will run in 1080p at 30fps in TV mode, according to Bandai Namco. There are also rumored plans to release all three Dark Souls games to the console eventually, starting with the first title here.
Dark Souls Remastered was also rumored to contain changes to the covenant system, leading to support for six people online to make the system "run more smoothly." Nintendo has confirmed this to be the case with their Dark Souls: Remastered page.
Dark Souls was originally released for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2011, and went on to be a critical and commercial success, often lauded for its harsh difficulty and in-depth world design. This will be the first time Dark Souls will be given the remastered treatment, updating the game not only for the PC but for current generation consoles.
The game is slated for release later this year, on May 25th for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.
Are you glad that the rumors were true? Excited to play Dark Souls again? Will you get it for the Nintendo Switch or another system? Leave your comments below.
