After over a yr of ready (and one delay), Bandai Namco has lastly given us a launch date for Elden Ring: Tarnished Version on Swap 2: twenty eighth August 2026.
“Your journey to the Erdtree begins right here. Rise, Tarnished,” the accompanying caption reads on the announcement’s social posts, and rise we will.
For individuals who have missed it (or if it has been so lengthy that you’ve got merely forgotten), the brand new Tarnished Version of FromSoft’s award winner packs within the base recreation and its DLC, with the Swap 2 model getting a brand-new character class and particular Torrent outfits in addition.
Preliminary impressions out of Gamescom final yr urged that Elden Ring was wanting fairly tough on Swap 2, nevertheless, the peeks that we have seen at occasions since then appear to counsel that issues are transferring in the correct route.
The challenge was delayed out of its unique 2025 window on the finish of final yr, with Bandai Namco and FromSoftware needing extra time for “efficiency changes”.
However all of that shall be over in only a few brief months. Will the delay have paid off on the efficiency entrance? Solely time will inform…
