Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 Delayed to 2026

Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have announced that Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 has been delayed to 2026. According to the publisher, the team needs additional time to optimize the game’s performance on the new console, as this marks the first time Elden Ring will appear on a Nintendo platform.

Announced six months ago during the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition includes the base game, its expansion Shadow of the Erdtree, new armor sets, and customization options for Torrent’s appearance. Check out the original trailer below:

Key Features

A New Fantasy World

Journey through the Lands Between, a new fantasy world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki, creator of the influential DARK SOULS video game series, and George R. R. Martin, author of The New York Times best-selling fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire. Unravel the mysteries of the Elden Ring’s power. Encounter adversaries with profound backgrounds, characters with their own unique motivations for helping or hindering your progress, and fearsome creatures. 

World Exploration In The Lands Between

ELDEN RING features vast fantastical landscapes and shadowy, complex dungeons that are connected seamlessly. Traverse the breathtaking world on foot or on horseback, alone or online with other players, and fully immerse yourself in the grassy plains, suffocating swamps, spiraling mountains, foreboding castles, and other sites of grandeur on a scale never seen before in a FromSoftware title. 

Genre-Defining Gameplay

Create your character in FromSoftware’s refined action-RPG and define your playstyle by experimenting with a wide variety of weapons, magical abilities, and skills found throughout the world. Charge into battle, pick off enemies one-by-one using stealth, or even call upon allies for aid. Many options are at your disposal as you decide how to approach exploration and combat. 

Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition Screenshots

If you’re curious about our thoughts on Elden Ring, you can read our full review from 2022, written by Jerry Williams.

Can’t wait until 2026? Elden Ring is currently available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam.

Source: Gematsu