The Elden Ring Tarnished Edition release date may drop soon, as an ESRB rating hints at a late 2025 launch for Nintendo Switch 2 users.
FromSoftware’s critically acclaimed action RPG Elden Ring is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 in its latest Tarnished Edition. Learn the release date, new features, and what fans will be getting out of this gigantic portable experience.
Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition to Nintendo Switch 2
Gamers, get ready to head back to the Lands Between, wherever you roam. Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition is coming to Nintendo Switch 2, and anticipation is building to a fever pitch following the title’s recent ESRB rating. With the rating in hand, industry watchers are expecting a late 2025 release, likely in the August-December window.
What do you get in the Tarnished Edition?
This isn’t only a port, it’s a party to one of gaming’s finest open-world experiences:
Base Game: The complete Elden Ring experience that won Game of the Year in 2022.
Shadow of the Erdtree DLC: The enormous expansion brings fresh lore, bosses, and spaces to discover.
Torrent Customization: Players can now dress up their ghostly mount with new armor and skins.
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All of this is tuned for the next-generation hardware of the Nintendo Switch 2, promising improved graphics and more silky-smooth performance than its predecessor was able to deliver.
What the ESRB Rating Indicates?
The ESRB rating is usually the last step before a release is confirmed. It also indicates that FromSoftware has finished a build that is review-ready and arguably only weeks or months from release.
If Nintendo’s alleged July Direct presentation comes through, we might see a full reveal and even a pre-order date in short order.
Why It Matters?
Elden Ring defines an open world. It provided players with great freedom, memorable boss battles, and desolately lovely landscapes full of lore. Transferring all that to a handheld console might make the Switch 2 an RPG fan’s must-have.
It also hints at a greater third-party presence for Nintendo’s next-generation device, something fans have been clamoring for since the launch of the original Switch.
