FromSoftware’s Elden Ring gained the Grand Award on the PlayStation Spouse Awards 2022 Japan Asia held previous lately in Tokyo. The Grand Award was once given to the 2 video games advanced within the Asia area with the absolute best international gross sales, and Elden Ring took house the honour along side Genshin Affect. As of the tip of June, Elden Ring had sold over 16 million copies worldwide.
Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki participated in a Q&A consultation with media all through the PlayStation Spouse Awards, the place he was once requested what he thinks is the cause of the sport’s runaway good fortune.
FromSoftware’s Hidetaka Miyazaki accepts the Grand Award for Elden Ring on the PlayStation Spouse Awards 2022.
“In truth, I have not analyzed it a lot,” Miyazaki answered. “It’s true that gross sales had been upper than the ones of our earlier video games, however I do not know what the rationale was once. So even though I sought after to breed that good fortune, I wouldn’t be capable of,” he laughed.
He stated that he intends to proceed making video games “the similar means as sooner than,” with out permitting himself to be suffering from the good fortune of Elden Ring.
“I take a look at to not consider it an excessive amount of, as a result of I believe it will be a nasty thought to research it deeply and to consciously attempt to mirror it in any other sport,” Miyazaki stated.
Miyazaki is pleased with Elden Ring gross sales
Then again, Miyazaki stated that he’s pleased with the gross sales and the acclaim that Elden Ring has garnered, and that it’s going to result in a extra gratifying construction procedure for him and his group at FromSoftware, permitting them to create long term video games which are even more true to their very own taste.
Miyazaki was once additionally requested what he considered the more than a few feedback made via gamers within the wake of the sport’s good fortune, to which he printed that he’s cautious to keep away from being overly uncovered to participant comments.
“I will’t in all probability concentrate to each and every unmarried remark from our gamers, and if I handiest tackle decided on items of comments, it will impact my long term selections as a developer, which I in finding relatively unsettling. I do know that I in my opinion may now not be absolutely function, so I attempt to keep away from being at once uncovered to too many evaluations,” Miyazaki stated.
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However, Miyazaki stated that Elden Ring attracted many gamers who had by no means performed a FromSoftware sport sooner than, which reminded him of when gamers found out Demon’s Souls for the primary time. “It’s a nostalgic feeling,” he stated.
Elden Ring and Genshin Affect amongst main winners
Genshin Affect additionally gained the Grand Award, for the second one yr in a row. Along with the Grand Award, Elden Ring additionally gained the Consumer’s Selection Award, along side Earth Protection Pressure 6, Stray, Ghostwire: Tokyo and Stranger of Paradise Ultimate Myth Foundation.
Different award winners incorporated Final Fantasy XIV, Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles, Resident Evil: Village, Gran Turismo 7 and Apex Legends.
For extra Elden Ring protection, take a look at our full review in addition to our interview with the streamer who controlled to beat every single boss without taking a single hit.
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