Neowiz and Round8 Studio’s Pinocchio-inspired Soulslike Lies of P acquired a boatload of crucial acclaim final yr, because of its Bloodborne impressed world and modern gameplay. Followers virtually instantly began clamoring for extra content material, and their needs might come true quickly.
Though director Juwon Choi did tease some DLC idea artwork in 2023, latest developments supply a clearer image of when followers can anticipate it to launch, in addition to hints on the potential way forward for the franchise which might make Bloodborne believers choke up.
Lies of P DLC Will Land Someday Later This 12 months
Neowiz’s latest Q1 2024 Earnings Report offered beneficial perception into the event roadmap for Lies of P, and confirms that the long-awaited DLC is slated for launch within the second half of 2024.
Whereas a particular date stays unannounced, this timeframe narrows down the wait time from the beforehand obscure “a couple of months” and supplies a extra manageable window for followers to anticipate the growth.
Particulars surrounding the DLC’s content material are nonetheless hazy, because the report affords no specifics concerning the story, setting, or options of the growth. Nonetheless, the report does affirm that the DLC stays a prime precedence for the event group, assuring gamers that the growth is actively being labored on.
Bloodborne Followers Should Preserve Up The Wait
The information additionally incited some hypothesis concerning the beforehand introduced sequel to Lies of P. Neowiz confirmed a full sequel was within the works alongside the DLC reveal final yr. Whereas the earnings report affords no concrete particulars concerning the sequel, the ending of Lies of P itself hints that the builders have intriguing concepts in thoughts for its continuation.
To see a sport so closely impressed by Bloodborne obtain this a lot help is undoubtedly disheartening for followers of the FromSoftware masterpiece. Bloodborne was launched in 2015 completely for the PS4, and has gone unnoticed by publisher Sony ever since.
The discharge of the PS5 led to a rise in fan demand for a Bloodborne remaster/remake and a PC port alongside it, because the gothic action-RPG suffered from a lowly 30fps cap and jittery body pacing on PS4, which might seemingly solely be rectified with an up to date model.
Followers have been endlessly ready for any crumb of Bloodborne information, and the recent State of Play raised expectations amongst some once more, just for them to be slapped down once more with no point out of the sport. PlayStation is probably going conscious of the big demand surrounding the sport, and so will most certainly announce it at one among its larger Showcase occasions.
As for when that can occur is anyone’s guess, however no less than for Lies of P followers, the longer term appears vivid, with a DLC arriving within the second half of 2024 and a sequel confirmed to launch sooner or later. It’ll be fascinating to see whether or not Round8 will strike up a Game Pass deal for the growth in the identical vein as the bottom sport.
Total, this replace supplies welcome readability and a extra outlined timeline for Lies of P gamers ready within the wings for extra content material, and for now, this South Korean indie appears to be the one solution to carry the Bloodborne spirit ahead.
