{"id":8026,"date":"2025-10-23T17:02:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/?p=8026"},"modified":"2025-10-23T17:02:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:02:24","slug":"elden-ring-nintendo-switch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/gaming\/elden-ring-nintendo-switch-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Elden Ring on Nintendo Switch 2 has been delayed to fix critical performance issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bandai Namco and FromSoftware decided to delay Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition for <a href=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/category\/gaming\/nintendo\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"7\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> in order to improve the game&#8217;s performance on that platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition Is No Longer Launching in 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though there was no specific launch date revealed for 2025, it was expected to launch this year. At this stage, the only confirmed detail is that the next installment in the acclaimed open-world Souls-like action RPG series is officially targeting a release sometime in 2026. Beyond that, specifics remain uncertain, as the exact launch window has yet to be clarified by the developers. For now, the release date remains somewhat ambiguous, leaving us eagerly awaiting further announcements and a more concrete timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">While development on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ELDENRING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ELDENRING<\/a> Tarnished Edition continues wholeheartedly toward release, we have decided to move the launch to 2026 to allow time for performance adjustments. <br><br>We apologize to players looking forward to the game and thank you for your patience and support. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TsLrhAWIGc\">pic.twitter.com\/TsLrhAWIGc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ELDEN RING (@ELDENRING) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ELDENRING\/status\/1981360180580217143?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 23, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Performance issues to be resolved<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ELDENRING\/status\/1981360180580217143\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement on X <\/a>confirms that the delay is because the devs need more time to make some \u201cperformance adjustments.\u201d It looks like the backlash from the early Elden Ring Switch 2 footage was enough to make Bandai and FromSoft hold off on releasing it until it\u2019s running better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tarnished Edition includes the original Elden Ring as well as the extensive\u00a0<strong>Shadow of the Erdtree expansion<\/strong>\u00a0, bringing together a wealth of hours of gameplay and content for Nintendo Switch 2 players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe title=\"ELDEN RING is coming to Nintendo Switch 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EGAaGwQIDoU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bandai Namco and FromSoftware decided to delay Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 in order to improve the game&#8217;s performance on that platform. Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition Is No Longer Launching in 2025 Even though there was no specific launch date revealed for 2025, it was expected to launch this year. 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