The good news is that the cause of the security issues has been found according to the latest statement by Bandai Namco on the Dark Souls Twitter account: The bad news is that, due to the time required to set up proper testing environments, the online services for the Dark Souls series on PC will not come back until after the release of Elden Ring. Bandai Namco has stated that they will continue to do everything they can to bring back the services as soon as possible and make an announcement as soon as the schedule is determined for resuming online services. Additionally, Bandai Namco has confirmed that they have extended the investigation of the security issues to Elden Ring. By extension, they have ensured that the game will have the necessary security measures for all platforms. So, what’s the security issue? For those uninformed, a Remote Code Exploit (RCE) issue was found within the Dark Souls series, which could be used to do extensive damage to users’ PCs utilizing the game’s Invaders feature. A few days ago, new findings regarding the nature of the exploit have appeared, including the fact that it could affect the launch of Elden Ring and that it can be performed on consoles.
