The Swap 2 model of Elden Ring lastly has a brand new launch date.
Elden Ring: Tarnished Version was initially introduced alongside the Swap 2 reveal final yr, with Bandai Namco saying the sport was set to launch later in 2025.
After early hands-on stories with the identical steered efficiency was sluggish on Nintendo‘s handheld, nonetheless, it was introduced in October 2025 that the sport had been moved to 2026 “to permit time for efficiency changes”.
Now the official Elden Ring account on X has confirmed that the sport might be coming to Swap 2 on August 28.
“Your journey to the Erdtree begins right here,” the publish reads. “Rise, Tarnished. Elden Ring Tarnished Version is coming to Nintendo Swap 2 on August 28, 2026.”
It was additionally confirmed that the additional content material included within the Tarnished Version might be out there on different platforms too within the type of the Tarnish Pack DLC, which may also be launched on August 28.
In accordance with Bandai Namco, Elden Ring: Tarnished Version consists of the bottom Elden Ring sport and the Shadow of the Erdtree enlargement.
It additionally consists of new content material together with two new Beginning Lessons, new character armour, and the flexibility to customize the participant’s Spectral Steed, Torrent.
Elden Ring was initially launched in February 2022 and has since bought greater than 30 million copies, with its Shadow of the Erdtree DLC promoting an additional 10 million copies.
VGC’s Elden Ring overview known as it “FromSoftware‘s most significant sport since Demon’s Souls“.
“Elden Ring is a unbelievable sport that may nonetheless ship the unrivaled thrill of defeating a tricky boss after an hours-long battle,” we stated. “Those that worship on the church of Souls-like will discover a sport that’s principally all the things they ever needed.”
