Due to server problems and security vulnerabilities, Dark Souls will remain offline on the PC platform until Elden Ring is released.
Dark Souls will stay offline until Elden Ring comes out, at least on the PC platform. about 1 month ago Vulnerability in Dark Souls 3 PVP servers Dark Souls servers will remain closed until Elden Ring is released, due to security and connection problems in the Dark Souls PC versions, which came to the fore with the release. Bandani Namco and From Software made a joint statement on this issue.
Dark Souls will stay offline until Elden Ring is released
It was stated that the mentioned vulnerability could lead hackers to gain access to the computers of Dark Souls players. Bandai Namco thanked the players for the feedback and reports and announced that they have decided to keep the Dark Souls servers down for a while as a result of the reviews.
A reddit user noticed the vulnerability months ago and wrote a post on reddit about it. However, it is stated that although Bandai Namco developers are aware of this vulnerability, they did not take any action until the event was reflected to the publishers. It is even claimed that Bandai Namco could not fix a similar vulnerability in 2020.
It was stated that Dark Souls servers will be reopened as soon as possible after the release of Elden Ring.