After more than a year of teasing, Elden Ring Tarnished Edition will finally be landing on Nintendo Switch 2 on August 28th, 2026. Bandai Namco confirmed the news this morning with a tweet and not a lot else. The bonus content included with the Switch 2 port, which makes up the “Tarnished Edition” part, will also be available on other platforms on the same day.
Your journey to the Erdtree begins here. Rise, Tarnished.#ELDENRING Tarnished Edition is coming to #NintendoSwitch2 on August 28, 2026. pic.twitter.com/ko0liMaHij
— ELDEN RING (@ELDENRING) June 4, 2026
While some new footage would have been nice to see, we’ve already seen reports that the game is running in a much better state than it was last year. The delays have likely been to get a consistent 30 fps on the device, which probably wasn’t easy for a game as big as Elden Ring. Both the Switch and Switch 2 have examples of open world games, but nothing truly on the same level as FromSoftware’s 2022 mega-hit.
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Written by Peter Glagowski
Peter has been a freelance gaming and film critic for over seven years. His passion for Nintendo is only matched by the size of his collection.
