FromSoftware and Bandai Namco have reconnected Dark Souls 3 PC servers seven months after a security breach was discovered. Dark Souls and Dark Souls 2 should follow.
While online gaming is very popular with gamers, it presents a number of challenges for publishers and developers. The safety aspect, in particular, is very important. After all, this is about offering a web service like there are so many, and no one is immune to flaws and hacks of all kinds. A few months ago, FromSoftware paid the price with Dark Souls. Today the situation is almost back to normal.
FromSoftware and Bandai Namco have reconnected Dark Souls 3 PC servers
Seven long months after FromSoftware shut down its PC servers Dark Souls, Dark Souls 2 et Dark Souls 3 due to a security issue, the studio is finally starting to reopen them. “Dark Souls 3 PC version online features have been re-enabled,” read a tweet from the account. Twitter official Dark Souls. “We are working to restore these features to all other #DarkSouls titles and will let you know when these are working again.”
Seven months after the discovery of a security breach
Last January, we learned that malicious people had found a flaw in Dark Souls 3 which allowed them to remotely execute code and take control of a player’s PC. FromSoftware and publisher Bandai Namco had then shut down the player vs player servers for the PC versions of the games. Dark Soulsthe time to develop a fix.
Dark Souls and Dark Souls 2 should follow
The two entities hoped to have their servers back online for the release ofElden Ring in February. It couldn’t be done. In May, FromSoftware said it was “in the process of restoring servers for games Dark Souls on PC”, starting with Dark Souls 3. Hard to know what took another three months. In any case, we hope that FromSoftware and Bandai Namco will manage to hand over the servers Dark Souls et Dark Souls 2 in condition very soon. Until then, you can still join another player’s game on Dark Souls 3 on PC.
Online features for the PC version of Dark Souls III have been reactivated.
We are working to restore these features for all other #DarkSouls titles and will inform you when they are back in service.
Thank you once more for your patience and support. pic.twitter.com/XHiCZDEANC
— Dark Souls (@DarkSoulsGame) August 25, 2022