Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Launch Times and PC Requirements Revealed
In just a few short days, players will be able to experience FromSoftware’s first — and only — DLC for Elden Ring titled Shadow of the Erdtree. While we already know that it’ll be available on June 21, some might be wondering just when the exact launch time will be, so they can plan ahead.
Thankfully, we don’t have to guess, as Bandai Namco announced the exact timings around the world.
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Launch Times:

That seems to cover a lot, right? As you can see, pre-load will be available 48 hours before the DLC’s activated. Also of note, the launch times are different for consoles and PC!
Consoles:
June 20 at 9 pm PDT/June 21 at 12am/June 21 at 12 am HKT
PC:
June 20 at 3 pm PDT/June 21 at 6 pm EDT/June 21 at at 6am HKT
Here’s a handy timezone converter in case you need it.
In addition to that, the PC requirements for the DLC has also been revealed:
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree PC Requirements:

Unless I’m mistaken, the requirements for the PC version of the DLC is exactly the same as for the base game, which is perfectly understandable.
Aside from the global launch times, players might also be interested to know that the base game will be getting a title update alongside the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, which will introduce new features.
Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdree launches June 21 on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
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