Yo, check out this exciting news because Bandai Namco has finally given us a release date for Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition on Switch 2 — it's confirmed for August 28th, 2026! After over a year of waiting (and one delay), the announcement posts across social platforms are captioned "Your journey to the Erdtree begins here. Rise, Tarnished" with that wonderfully awkward pun in Jim Norman's headline ("Erd(tree)" — you know what I mean) and honestly it feels like things are finally clicking into place for FromSoft on the new console! For those who've been away or forgotten because of all the back-and-forth noise, this isn't just a port but rather an upgrade that packs in both the full base game *and* Shadow of the Erdtree DLC bundled together. The Switch 2 version is also getting some cool bonuses: brand-new character class options and special Torrent outfits included at launch!
What makes me really bullish about August date though are those recent peeks at events since Gamescom — while initial impressions from last year's show suggested Elden Ring was looking a bit rough on the new hardware, subsequent showcases seem to confirm things have been moving in exactly the right direction. The project actually got delayed out of its original 2025 window back at the end of last year because Bandai Namco and FromSoftware needed more time specifically for "performance adjustments," but now that they'll be done with just a few short months left to go, we finally get our answer: will all those performance tweaks have paid off on Switch 2? Only time can tell. I am incredibly hyped!
Source: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/06/elden-ring-tarnished-edition-will-finally-rise-on-switch-2-this-august
Also see: Round Up The Previews Are In For Elden Ring's Updated Switch 2 Build Including details about performance
What makes me really bullish about August date though are those recent peeks at events since Gamescom — while initial impressions from last year's show suggested Elden Ring was looking a bit rough on the new hardware, subsequent showcases seem to confirm things have been moving in exactly the right direction. The project actually got delayed out of its original 2025 window back at the end of last year because Bandai Namco and FromSoftware needed more time specifically for "performance adjustments," but now that they'll be done with just a few short months left to go, we finally get our answer: will all those performance tweaks have paid off on Switch 2? Only time can tell. I am incredibly hyped!
Source: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/06/elden-ring-tarnished-edition-will-finally-rise-on-switch-2-this-august
Also see: Round Up The Previews Are In For Elden Ring's Updated Switch 2 Build Including details about performance