Elden Ring Tarnished Edition for Switch 2 Delayed to 2026

In a nutshell

Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 has been delayed from 2025 to 2026 to allow developers to improve performance and polish the experience.
Bandai Namco and FromSoftware apologized for the delay and thanked players for their patience.

Bandai Namco and From Software have announced that Elden Ring Tarnished Edition for the Nintendo Switch 2 will now be released in 2026.

Elden Ring Tarnished Edition Delayed

Initially slated for a 2025 release window, the game has now been delayed to “allow time for performance adjustments,” according to the developer’s social media posts.

“We apologize to players looking forward to the game and thank you for your patience and support.”

While development on #ELDENRING Tarnished Edition continues wholeheartedly toward release, we have decided to move the launch to 2026 to allow time for performance adjustments.

We apologize to players looking forward to the game and thank you for your patience and support. pic.twitter.com/TsLrhAWIGc
— ELDEN RING (@ELDENRING) October 23, 2025

The game has been playable in recently concluded events such as Thailand Game Show most recently, and while gameplay suggests that performance could use some improvements, the developers have decided to put more time into polishing the experience for Nintendo’s handheld.