5 Reasons to Pre-Order Elden Ring & 4 Reasons to Wait

Pre-Order If You Want to Play ASAP

If you want to play Elden Ring the second it's released, you'll want to pre-order a digital copy of the game. 

If you buy a digital copy of Elden Ring you'll be able pre-load it onto your platform of choice ahead of the game's release date on the 25th. 

Pre-loading the game files ahead of time will allow you to jump right in when the game unlocks on February 25th at Midnight Eastern. Those of you in western time zones will be able to play starting on February 24th. 

It looks like the Elden Ring pre-load will start on February 22nd at 12AM Eastern. We spotted this on Sony's Elden Ring pre-order page in the PS App.

If you buy a physical copy you won't get your delivery until the morning, afternoon, or night of February 25th. For some of you, that might not be ideal.