{"id":1980390,"date":"2026-06-09T14:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T11:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1980390"},"modified":"2026-06-09T14:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T11:37:19","slug":"dragons-dogma-2-getting-nintendo-switch-2-port-and-dark-arisen-dlc-later-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1980390","title":{"rendered":"Dragon&#8217;s Dogma 2 getting Nintendo Switch 2 port and Dark Arisen DLC later this year"},"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\/dragons-dogma-2\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Dragon&#8217;s Dogma 2<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Dragon&#8217;s Dogma 2 getting Nintendo Switch 2 port and Dark Arisen DLC later this year<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Colder winds.<\/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\/DD2-Switch-2-trailer.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Dragon&apos;s Dogma 2 on Nintendo Switch 2 (trailer)\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"DD2-Switch-2-trailer.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Capcom<\/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=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\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\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-09T14:37:19+00:00\">June 9, 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=\"c6bfaf56-bb5c-4a68-a331-7955d7939b3a\" data-name=\"Dragonu0027s Dogma 2\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Dragonu0026#39;s Dogma 2\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Dragonu0026#39;s Dogma 2\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Dragonu0027s Dogma 2\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Dragonu0027s Dogma 2\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Dragon&apos;s Dogma 2\" title=\"Follow Dragon&apos;s Dogma 2\"><br \/>\n  Follow Dragon&#8217;s Dogma 2<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>All the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dragons-dogma-2-celebrates-second-anniversary-with-no-dlc-news-but-we-might-have-a-solid-tease\">fan theories<\/a> were correct: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dragons-dogma-2\">Dragon&#8217;s Dogma 2<\/a> is getting an expansion later this year&#8230; plus a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> port.<\/p>\n<p>Capcom surprise-announced the Switch 2 port of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dragons-dogma-2-guides-tips-tricks-9422\">Dragon&#8217;s Dogma 2<\/a>: Dark Arisen &#8211; yes, the expanded version directly borrows its title from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dragons-dogma-dark-arisen\">the original<\/a> &#8211; during today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-direct-june-2026-live-report\">Nintendo Direct<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"\u300eDragon&apos;s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen\u300f Announcement Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9wnDopnPnz4?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\/9wnDopnPnz4\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">\u300eDragon&#8217;s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen\u300f Announcement Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Dragon&#8217;s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Announcement Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9wnDopnPnz4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No further details were shared, but the Dark Arisen DLC will open up a new snowy area as suggested by Capcom&#8217;s sneaky teases. Dragon&#8217;s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen will come out on 9th October on Switch 2, with the PC (Steam), PS5, and Xbox Series X\/S versions getting the DLC on the same date.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The announcement of such an ambitious port also raises a number of questions regarding performance, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dragons-dogma-2-pc-frame-rate-issues-acknowledged-by-capcom\">Dragon&#8217;s Dogma 2 was particularly heavy on current-gen hardware<\/a>, but it doesn&#8217;t come as an absolute shock following other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-nintendo-switch-2\">high-profile third-party ports<\/a>. It follows the just-announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/monster-hunter-wilds-nintendo-switch-2\">Monster Hunter Wilds<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-nintendo-switch-2\">Onimusha<\/a> ports from Capcom.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more details as they arrive.<\/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>All the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dragons-dogma-2-celebrates-second-anniversary-with-no-dlc-news-but-we-might-have-a-solid-tease\">fan theories<\/a> were correct: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dragons-dogma-2\">Dragon&#8217;s Dogma 2<\/a> is getting an expansion later this year&#8230; plus a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> port.<\/p>\n<p>Capcom surprise-announced the Switch 2 port of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dragons-dogma-2-guides-tips-tricks-9422\">Dragon&#8217;s Dogma 2<\/a>: Dark Arisen &#8211; yes, the expanded version directly borrows its title from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dragons-dogma-dark-arisen\">the original<\/a> &#8211; during today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-direct-june-2026-live-report\">Nintendo Direct<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"\u300eDragon&apos;s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen\u300f Announcement Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9wnDopnPnz4?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\/9wnDopnPnz4\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">\u300eDragon&#8217;s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen\u300f Announcement Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Dragon&#8217;s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Announcement Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9wnDopnPnz4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No further details were shared, but the Dark Arisen DLC will open up a new snowy area as suggested by Capcom&#8217;s sneaky teases. Dragon&#8217;s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen will come out on 9th October on Switch 2, with the PC (Steam), PS5, and Xbox Series X\/S versions getting the DLC on the same date.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The announcement of such an ambitious port also raises a number of questions regarding performance, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dragons-dogma-2-pc-frame-rate-issues-acknowledged-by-capcom\">Dragon&#8217;s Dogma 2 was particularly heavy on current-gen hardware<\/a>, but it doesn&#8217;t come as an absolute shock following other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-nintendo-switch-2\">high-profile third-party ports<\/a>. It follows the just-announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/monster-hunter-wilds-nintendo-switch-2\">Monster Hunter Wilds<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-nintendo-switch-2\">Onimusha<\/a> ports from Capcom.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more details as they arrive.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Dragon&#8217;s Dogma 2 Dragon&#8217;s Dogma 2 getting Nintendo Switch 2 port and Dark Arisen DLC later this year Colder winds. 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