{"id":1972128,"date":"2026-06-04T15:04:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1972128"},"modified":"2026-06-04T15:04:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:04:58","slug":"fromsoftware-has-finally-announced-an-elden-ring-switch-2-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1972128","title":{"rendered":"FromSoftware has finally announced an Elden Ring Switch 2 release date"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/elden-ring\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Elden Ring<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">FromSoftware has finally announced an Elden Ring Switch 2 release date<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Tarnished, bash, bosh.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Elden-Ring-knight-with-a-sword-over-thier-shoulder-and-a-Switch-2-logo-in-the-upper-left-corner.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Elden Ring knight with a sword over thier shoulder and a Switch 2 logo in the upper left corner\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Elden-Ring-knight-with-a-sword-over-thier-shoulder-and-a-Switch-2-logo-in-the-upper-left-corner.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-04T15:04:58+00:00\">June 4, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"ff9dc38b-613a-4aac-8d72-3e2c62f76df2\" data-name=\"Elden Ring\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Elden Ring\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Elden Ring\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Elden Ring\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Elden Ring\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Elden Ring\" title=\"Follow Elden Ring\"><br \/>\n  Follow Elden Ring<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>FromSoftware and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/bandai-namco-entertainment\">Bandai Namco Entertainment<\/a> have finally announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a> release date for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-walkthrough-8042\">Elden Ring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Elden Ring will be released on Switch 2 on 28th August, packaged as the Tarnished Edition. This includes the base game as well as Elden Ring&#8217;s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition - Official Nintendo Switch 2 Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pMeYxev9PZM?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/pMeYxev9PZM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition &#8211; Official Nintendo Switch 2 Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Elden Ring Switch 2 trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pMeYxev9PZM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-tarnished-edition-to-include-two-new-classes\">Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition will come with<\/a> two new starting classes, all-new character armour and customisation options for Torrent. These new things are also being made  available to buy on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X\/S, and PC.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Elden Ring was first released back in 2022, and quickly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-sales-pass-30m\">became a huge  success for developer FromSoftware<\/a>. Its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-tips-and-tricks\">Shadow of the Erdtree DLC followed<\/a>, as did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-nightreign-tips-tricks\">multiplayer spin-off Nightreign<\/a>. Elden Ring  was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-is-coming-to-switch-2\">meant to make its Switch 2 debut last year<\/a>, however its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/switch-2-elden-ring-tarnished-edition-delayed-to-2026-to-allow-time-for-performance-adjustments\">release was delayed to &#8220;allow time for performance adjustments&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve not played Elden Ring yet and are thinking about picking it up on Switch 2, be sure to check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s original Elden Ring review from 2022<\/a>, where Aoife Wilson called it &#8220;grandiose&#8221;, &#8220;mysterious&#8221; and &#8220;a touch more welcoming&#8221; than FromSoftware&#8217;s previous games.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Elden Ring screenshot showing a knight holding up a torch in an area full of giant gem-like looking rocks\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Elden-Ring-screenshot-showing-a-knight-holding-up-a-torch-in-an-area-full-of-giant-gem-like-looking-rocks.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7774244833068362\" width=\"1118\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Elden Ring screenshot showing a knight holding up a torch in an area full of giant gem-like looking rocks\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Elden-Ring-screenshot-showing-a-knight-holding-up-a-torch-in-an-area-full-of-giant-gem-like-looking-rocks.jpg\" height=\"629\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7774244833068362\" width=\"1118\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>FromSoft<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elsewhere in news from the Lands Between, the Elden Ring movie adaptation is underway and set to arrive in theatres on 3rd March, 2028. Earlier this year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-movie-cast-announced\">cast for the Elden Ring film was announced<\/a>, with Alien: Romulus and Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery actress Cailee Spaeny in a lead role. Other confirmed cast members include Ben Whishaw, Kit Connor, Peter Serafinowicz and Nick Offerman, to name a few. Allegedly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-film-budget-a24s-largest-and-most-ambitious-project-yet\">upcoming film from Alex Garland and production company A24 has a budget &#8220;well over&#8221; $100m<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>FromSoftware and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/bandai-namco-entertainment\">Bandai Namco Entertainment<\/a> have finally announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a> release date for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-walkthrough-8042\">Elden Ring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Elden Ring will be released on Switch 2 on 28th August, packaged as the Tarnished Edition. This includes the base game as well as Elden Ring&#8217;s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition - Official Nintendo Switch 2 Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pMeYxev9PZM?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/pMeYxev9PZM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition &#8211; Official Nintendo Switch 2 Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Elden Ring Switch 2 trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pMeYxev9PZM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-tarnished-edition-to-include-two-new-classes\">Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition will come with<\/a> two new starting classes, all-new character armour and customisation options for Torrent. These new things are also being made  available to buy on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X\/S, and PC.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Elden Ring was first released back in 2022, and quickly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-sales-pass-30m\">became a huge  success for developer FromSoftware<\/a>. Its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-tips-and-tricks\">Shadow of the Erdtree DLC followed<\/a>, as did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-nightreign-tips-tricks\">multiplayer spin-off Nightreign<\/a>. Elden Ring  was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-is-coming-to-switch-2\">meant to make its Switch 2 debut last year<\/a>, however its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/switch-2-elden-ring-tarnished-edition-delayed-to-2026-to-allow-time-for-performance-adjustments\">release was delayed to &#8220;allow time for performance adjustments&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve not played Elden Ring yet and are thinking about picking it up on Switch 2, be sure to check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s original Elden Ring review from 2022<\/a>, where Aoife Wilson called it &#8220;grandiose&#8221;, &#8220;mysterious&#8221; and &#8220;a touch more welcoming&#8221; than FromSoftware&#8217;s previous games.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Elden Ring screenshot showing a knight holding up a torch in an area full of giant gem-like looking rocks\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Elden-Ring-screenshot-showing-a-knight-holding-up-a-torch-in-an-area-full-of-giant-gem-like-looking-rocks.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7774244833068362\" width=\"1118\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Elden Ring screenshot showing a knight holding up a torch in an area full of giant gem-like looking rocks\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Elden-Ring-screenshot-showing-a-knight-holding-up-a-torch-in-an-area-full-of-giant-gem-like-looking-rocks.jpg\" height=\"629\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7774244833068362\" width=\"1118\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>FromSoft<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elsewhere in news from the Lands Between, the Elden Ring movie adaptation is underway and set to arrive in theatres on 3rd March, 2028. Earlier this year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-movie-cast-announced\">cast for the Elden Ring film was announced<\/a>, with Alien: Romulus and Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery actress Cailee Spaeny in a lead role. Other confirmed cast members include Ben Whishaw, Kit Connor, Peter Serafinowicz and Nick Offerman, to name a few. Allegedly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-film-budget-a24s-largest-and-most-ambitious-project-yet\">upcoming film from Alex Garland and production company A24 has a budget &#8220;well over&#8221; $100m<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Elden Ring FromSoftware has finally announced an Elden Ring Switch 2 release date Tarnished, bash, bosh. 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