Nintendo Switch 2 Exclusive Elden Ring Tarnished Edition Delayed to 2026

Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 has been pushed back until 2026.

Originally scheduled for a 2025 release, the Nintendo Switch 2 version of FromSoftware’s acclaimed fantasy RPG Elden Ring—winner of Game of the Year in 2022—will now launch next year to “allow time for performance adjustments.”

This bundled package, featuring the base game alongside its Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, was initially expected on Nintendo’s new console this year. However, the developers have delayed it, likely to address technical issues highlighted by players who tested the pre-release version.

IGN has firsthand experience with these challenges, describing Elden Ring on Switch 2 as “a disaster in handheld mode” after reviewing it at gamescom a few months ago. Performance reportedly suffers significantly while exploring the open world.

We previously noted that “frame rate drops were significant when turning the camera whilst exploring outside of the tutorial area, and this, combined with a confusing button layout on Switch 2, made combat confusing and exploration fairly dispiriting.”

FromSoftware has apologized to fans eager to play Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R. R. Martin’s epic tale on a handheld device, thanking them for their “patience and support.”

A specific release date in 2026 remains under wraps, but let's hope the game is much more polished when we finally get to play it.