We may not have long to wait for Elden Ring's next major expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree. This week, eagle-eyed fans spotted some promising mentions of the highly anticipated DLC — including, in close proximity, the words "DLC" and "Release" as well as a reference to quality assessment testing — in an update to Elden Ring on Steam's online gaming marketplace.
On Friday, February 2, several Reddit users uncovered a variety of new file depots that were added to the Elden Ring Steam backend, each sporting promising names like "dev_debug,” “dev_release,” “qa_debug,” and “qa_release.” One depot named "pd-10” has been a particular subject of speculation, as some fans suggest "pd" could refer to a "playable demo" for the expansion.
