{"id":2055494,"date":"2026-07-22T08:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T05:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2055494"},"modified":"2026-07-22T08:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T05:36:07","slug":"mortal-shell-2-sells-out-of-physical-revered-edition-ps5-pre-orders-as-players-rush-to-buy-the-highly-anticipated-game-on-disc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2055494","title":{"rendered":"Mortal Shell 2 sells out of physical Revered Edition PS5 pre-orders as players rush to buy the highly-anticipated game on disc"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/mortal-shell-2\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Mortal Shell II<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Mortal Shell 2 sells out of physical Revered Edition PS5 pre-orders as players rush to buy the highly-anticipated game on disc<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Now is the summer of our disc-content.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/mortal-shell-2-gameplay-screen-1.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"mortal-shell-2-gameplay-screen-1.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Cold Symmetry, Playstack.<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Senior Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-22T08:36:07+00:00\">July 22, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mortal-shell-2-revered-edition-ps5-disc-sold-out?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          12 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"db438620-7a0b-4a50-8107-6006923fd85f\" data-name=\"Mortal Shell II\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Mortal Shell II\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Mortal Shell II\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Mortal Shell II\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Mortal Shell II\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Mortal Shell II\" title=\"Follow Mortal Shell II\"><br \/>\n  Follow Mortal Shell II<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>With a little under one month left until the launch of Soulslike Mortal Shell 2, one of the game&#8217;s physical versions can no longer be pre-ordered. Stock of the \u00a355 ($70) PlayStation 5 Revered Edition is completely depleted, publisher Playstack announced.<\/p>\n<p>Making matters worse, the Revered Edition is exclusive to PS5. In fact, Sony&#8217;s platform is the only way to get a physical copy of Mortal Shell 2 at all, which is quite ironic given that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/petition-against-sony-killing-playstation-physical-media\">it&#8217;s Sony who&#8217;s eager to get rid of discs entirely<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Demand for the PS5 physical Revered Edition of Mortal Shell 2 has exceeded expectations and unfortunately supply across a number of retailers has now been fully reserved,&#8221; Playstack <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MortalShellGame\/status\/2077713025247613325\">announced on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Mortal Shell 2 - Official Release Date Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zd7xpEfZ_88?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Zd7xpEfZ_88\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Mortal Shell 2 &#8211; Official Release Date Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zd7xpEfZ_88\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The post noted that stock is running out in &#8220;a growing number of markets&#8221;, and because of how close <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mortal-shell-2-august-release-date\">the 20th August release date of the game is<\/a> and the time it&#8217;s going to take to manufacture more stock, &#8220;there is a very low chance of additional physical copies becoming available before the game&#8217;s release&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>But what about after launch? Well, the news isn&#8217;t great there, either. &#8220;We are working with our distribution partner to review ongoing demand and we&#8217;ll update as soon as we hear their decision on next steps,&#8221; the publisher continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To be clear, there is no guarantee of a stock replenishment plan after launch as this decision is not ours to make&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Revered Edition is not the only way to own Mortal Shell 2 on disc; there&#8217;s also the standard \u00a340 ($50) edition, which remains available at retail. The more expensive version comes in a steelcase, and includes a physical artbook, fine art prints and other goodies. Give that it&#8217;s priced at the now-standard $70, you can see why consumers felt it was worth it for all the included accoutrements.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Despite it setting a release date in the busy August-September period, Mortal Shell 2 remains one of the year&#8217;s most-anticipated games. A recent PC beta of the action game was downloaded over 500,000 times. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mortal-shell-2-beta-impressions\">I was especially impressed with how confidently the game reinvents the Souls formula<\/a>, after playing it for half-a-dozen hours.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>With a little under one month left until the launch of Soulslike Mortal Shell 2, one of the game&#8217;s physical versions can no longer be pre-ordered. Stock of the \u00a355 ($70) PlayStation 5 Revered Edition is completely depleted, publisher Playstack announced.<\/p>\n<p>Making matters worse, the Revered Edition is exclusive to PS5. In fact, Sony&#8217;s platform is the only way to get a physical copy of Mortal Shell 2 at all, which is quite ironic given that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/petition-against-sony-killing-playstation-physical-media\">it&#8217;s Sony who&#8217;s eager to get rid of discs entirely<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Demand for the PS5 physical Revered Edition of Mortal Shell 2 has exceeded expectations and unfortunately supply across a number of retailers has now been fully reserved,&#8221; Playstack <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MortalShellGame\/status\/2077713025247613325\">announced on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Mortal Shell 2 - Official Release Date Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zd7xpEfZ_88?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Zd7xpEfZ_88\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Mortal Shell 2 &#8211; Official Release Date Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zd7xpEfZ_88\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The post noted that stock is running out in &#8220;a growing number of markets&#8221;, and because of how close <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mortal-shell-2-august-release-date\">the 20th August release date of the game is<\/a> and the time it&#8217;s going to take to manufacture more stock, &#8220;there is a very low chance of additional physical copies becoming available before the game&#8217;s release&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>But what about after launch? Well, the news isn&#8217;t great there, either. &#8220;We are working with our distribution partner to review ongoing demand and we&#8217;ll update as soon as we hear their decision on next steps,&#8221; the publisher continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To be clear, there is no guarantee of a stock replenishment plan after launch as this decision is not ours to make&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Revered Edition is not the only way to own Mortal Shell 2 on disc; there&#8217;s also the standard \u00a340 ($50) edition, which remains available at retail. The more expensive version comes in a steelcase, and includes a physical artbook, fine art prints and other goodies. Give that it&#8217;s priced at the now-standard $70, you can see why consumers felt it was worth it for all the included accoutrements.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Despite it setting a release date in the busy August-September period, Mortal Shell 2 remains one of the year&#8217;s most-anticipated games. A recent PC beta of the action game was downloaded over 500,000 times. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mortal-shell-2-beta-impressions\">I was especially impressed with how confidently the game reinvents the Souls formula<\/a>, after playing it for half-a-dozen hours.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Mortal Shell II Mortal Shell 2 sells out of physical Revered Edition PS5 pre-orders as players rush to buy the highly-anticipated game on disc Now is the summer of our disc-content. Image credit: Cold Symmetry, Playstack. 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