Foreign media worry that Miyazaki Hidehiko's work "The Duskbloods" may fail

　　Nintendo Switch 2 was finally officially released and quickly broke several sales records. As FromSoftware's next game, The Duskbloods has attracted much attention and will be released as an exclusive game for the Nintendo Switch 2.

After "Eldon's Ring of the Night" attempting to explore the hybrid mode of cooperating with meat pigeons, souls and battle royale, "The Duskbloods" has further innovated and will support eight players to enter different maps to achieve their goals. In essence, The Duskbloods is a fusion of search and defecation elements and soul elements.

Although "The Duskbloods" is not the first-party work of Switch 2, FromSoftware has accumulated huge influence worldwide with more than 20 million copies of "Eldon Fargo" in recent years. FromSoftware's name is now enough to drive the sales of atypical works such as "Armored Core 6: Realm Fire" and "Eldon's Ring: The Night Land", and this effect is also expected to reappear in "The Duskbloods". For a brand new console like the Nintendo Switch 2, this means a considerable number of players may buy consoles for the sake of playing The Duskbloods, at least in the early stages.

Foreign media Gamerant pointed out that players who purchased Switch 2 for "The Duskbloods" have the potential to stay in Nintendo's ecosystem, especially at a time when Switch 2 can run more cross-platform games. There was no obvious collaboration between FromSoftware and Nintendo before, so the launch of The Duskbloods may also prompt more FromSoftware games to land on the Nintendo platform or be specially designed for it. At present, the Nintendo Switch 2 version of "Eldon Far: Fade Edition" has been released. If "The Duskbloods" can successfully attract a lot of attention, there may be more such cooperation in the future.

However, all these predictions are based on the excellent performance of The Duskbloods itself. As a game that combines soul gameplay with search and deflation, the risks of "The Duskbloods" cannot be ignored. Many players of FromSoftware games prefer single-player experiences, and although "The Duskbloods" may include single-player gameplay, its design does not seem to be mainly single-player experiences. This itself may weaken its appeal to some soul players.

　　In addition, the only few works such as "Escape from Takov" and "Hunting: Confrontation" have been successful. At the same time, players also need to deal with Nintendo's possible online server and the possible network code problems of FromSoftware itself. If these issues lead to the failure of The Duskbloods, those who would have purchased Switch 2 for the game will not be able to buy it. At the same time, for one of the most important third-party games in the early stages of Switch 2, poor sales will also have an adverse impact on the console's image.

　　So, the success or failure of "The Duskbloods" and Nintendo Switch 2 are closely related. Both sides have huge gains, but there is also huge risk of losses.