On Jan. 22, 2022, the Dark Souls PC servers all went dark. Thanks to an RCE (Remote Code Execution) exploit, Bandai Namco and Fromsoftware took the Dark Souls 1, 2, and 3 PC servers offline; they’ve been down ever since.
Bandai Namco originally stated that it would be looking into correcting the RCE exploit from affecting others. Then later in February, they stated they would remain offline until after Elden Ring was released. Two months after the server went offline and a month after Elden Ring was released, the Darks Souls PC servers are still down. So far, Bandai Namco has been radio silent, and the Dark Souls Twitter account hasn’t been updated since February 9th, 2022.
Meanwhile, the Dark Souls PC community grows frustrated with the lack of updates and cannot play the games they paid for as intended. With the servers offline, the ability to coop, invasions, and PVP are completely removed. Sadly, it feels as if the PC is being treated as if it doesn’t matter. Could you imagine if this happened to the console version of the same games?
We’ve been following the status of the Dark Souls PC servers since the RCE exploit had surfaced, up until Bandai Namco went radio silent in each of these articles.
Dark Souls RCE exploit discovered – https://www.theouterhaven.net/2022/01/a-new-rce-exploit-for-dark-souls-iii-pc-has-been-discovered/
Dark Souls PC servers taken offline – https://www.theouterhaven.net/2022/01/bandai-namco-has-taken-all-dark-souls-pc-servers-offline/
Dark Souls PC servers to take offline until after Elden Ring is released – https://www.theouterhaven.net/2022/02/bandai-namcos-dark-souls-pc-servers-update-isnt-one-we-wanted/
Dark Souls PC servers are still offline – https://www.theouterhaven.net/2022/03/its-been-two-months-since-the-pc-dark-souls-servers-were-taken-offline/
With still no response from Bandai Namco, we don’t know what is going on. Nor do we know when the Dark Souls PC servers will come back online. That is if they ever will. We’re hoping to get an update, and when we do, we’ll update our article accordingly.
Keith is a passionate lover of video games after his 9-5 grind. Loves playing the Dark Souls series and has been gaming since he was 6 years old. Yes, I am a black gaming journalist. Follow my antics on Twitter @Shadowhaxor.
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