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A strange bug on the PlayStation App has resulted in anElden Ringplayer recording 107 years of playtime in the mystical world of The Lands Between. This incredibly erroneous stat has amused theElden Ringcommunity online and elicited a number of different takes from them.
Released in 2022,Elden Ringis an award-winning action RPG from renowned developer FromSoftware. It has steadily grown in popularity since its launch and continues to generate strong sales two years later, courtesy of the highly-ratedShadow of the ErdtreeDLC which rolled out in June 2024. Notably,Elden Ring’s appeal reaches far and wide, with topWWE star Randy Orton also acknowledging his fondnessfor the game. Although many players have spent a lot of time playing the Hidetaka Miyazaki-directed game, oneElden Ringplayer in particular recently found their in-game hours totaling a century’s worth of time.
On Reddit, user GrandTheftMeme shared that the PS App shows they have logged in 939,110 hours (approximately, 107 years) inElden Ring. This stat is obviously down to an error, possibly a bug in the PS App, which theElden Ringplayer stumbled upon. In one of the replies, they mentioned having three different saves with 566 hours, 40 hours, and 1 hour logged in, saying they were unsure if the error came from transferringPlayStation save data using their USB driveearlier. They revealed encountering a similar issue in July, which increased their playtime to 458,484 hours, before the latest run-in with the bug further boosted it.
PlayStation Player Records Over 100 Years in Elden Ring Due to a PS App Issue
TheElden Ringplayer’s incredibly inflated playtime attracted various amusing responses from others on Reddit. Referencing the part of the mapwhereElden Ring’s protagonist starts their journey, a user said, “After so many years of preparation, you are ready to take on Limgrave, don’t you think?” Another reply jokingly called the hours logged in by the player as “Rookie numbers.” Giving a nod to one of the popular moments in the game, a user commented, “Did you find your maiden?”
After the immense success ofElden Ringand theShadow of the Erdtreeexpansion, FromSoftware is now rumored to be working on bringing a"definitive edition" ofElden Ringto the next generation of Nintendo consoles. This rumor comes at a time when the anticipation for the Nintendo Switch successor’s announcement has been growing bigger by the day. As previously confirmed by the Japanese console giant, the next Nintendo console is set to be revealed this fiscal year, in other words, by March 2025. It will be interesting to see if the long-awaited Switch successor makes one of the most decorated games in recent years finally available to Nintendo players.
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ELDEN RING, developed by FromSoftware, Inc. and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., is a fantasy action-RPG adventure set within a world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R.R. Martin. Danger and discovery lurk around every corner in FromSoftware’s largest game to date. Hidetaka Miyazaki - President and Game Director of FromSoftware Inc. Known for directing critically-acclaimed games in beloved franchises including Armored Core and Dark Souls.George R.R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire - A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast For Crows, and A Dance with Dragons. As a writer-producer, he has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
