Elden Ring’s huge Shadow of the Erdtree DLC expansion is nearly upon us, launching tomorrow June 21st for PlayStation, Xbox and PC.
It’ll be a huge new chunk of content for fans to play through, with all-new areas to explore, enemies and bosses to fight, lore to uncover, weapons and gear to acquire and likely plenty of surprises.
To help manage excitement, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have highlighted the exact times across the globe that players on different platforms can start their journeys in The Land of Shadow, including those of us in Australia and our neighbours in New Zealand.
You can consult our bargain guide here if you’re planning on picking up a physical copy, which will naturally be available whenever your local shop opens, and also includes the base game.
We scored the expansion a huge 10/10 in our review, with Harry saying, “Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is yet another masterpiece by FROMSOFTWARE. It doubles down on all of the best parts of Elden Ring and bolsters them through an inviting new world, an engaging story, and a ridiculously moreish gameplay loop. It won’t change your mind on Elden Ring if it never clicked for you, but will undoubtedly wow you if it did.”
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Release Times Australia
So when exactly should you be psyching yourself up to dive back into the Lands Between and face new challenges? If you’re on console, lucky you – it’ll be available at the earliest applicable time on June 21st. For PC players, it’s a bit more strict, but you won’t be waiting too long with a tidy 8AM start. Hope you booked that leave!
PlayStation and Xbox: 12AM local time in all timezones
PC:
- 8.00 AM AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra/Brisbane)
- 7.30 AM ACST (Adelaide, Darwin)
- 6.00 AM AWST (Perth)
- 10.00 AM NZST (Wellington)
For PC players, From also shared the game’s system requirements, which have been updated versus the base game, so make sure you take a look at those first:
Lastly, a “Day 1” patch is being prepared for Elden Ring which will drop ahead of the expansion content and not only prepare the game for its arrival but add some handy new features for everyone regardless of whether they pick up Shadow of the Erdtree or not. These include new inventory and summoning pool features and even some new hairstyles.