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Elden Ring For Switch 2 Finally Gets Release Date After Performance-Related Delay

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From Software has confirmed the release date and other details for Elden Ring's upcoming Switch 2 launch. Fans have been waiting for a while, as From Software originally slated Elden Ring for release on Switch 2 in 2025, but it was delayed for "performance adjustments." Elden Ring is coming to Switch 2 with the Tarnished Edition, and it releases on August 28 for $80 USD. It includes the base game and the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, along with four new armor sets, two new starting classes, and more. Elden Ring's Tarnished Edition will be available physically, and it comes on a Game-Key Card; this is a physical cartridge with a download code. The new content in the Tarnished Edition won't be exclusive to Switch 2, however, as From Software will sell the Tarnished Pack on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC on August 28. In 2025, people who played Elden Ring on Switch 2 said it was in rough shape, with the frame rate in particular getting called out for being poor. Publisher Bandai Namco initially forbade media from showing footage of the game. However, new footage of the Switch 2 edition emerged in March 2026. Elden Ring's Switch 2 version is going to be From Software's second big release for Switch 2 this year, joining The Duskbloods. That is a new action-RPG exclusive to Switch 2 developed by From Software and directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki.