Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition is now available to preorder for Switch 2, and we now have a confirmed release date – August 28, 2026.
The upgraded release was announced during a Nintendo Direct last year and includes new armor sets and starting classes in addition to the base game and Shadow of the Erdtree expansion.
The recent preorder listing confirms the Tarnished Edition will be priced at $79.99. However, it also confirms that the new edition only comes with a game-key card.
Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition Preorders Now Live for Switch 2
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I commend the size of the rock anyone who hasn’t heard of FromSoftware’s Game of the Year is living under. IGN wasn’t shy about lauding Elden Ring in our 10/10 review, calling it a “new benchmark” for open world exploration and gratifying combat challenges. We had similar praise for the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, which prompted enough acclaim to pick up yet another GOTY nomination as a DLC.
Even with the acclaim, an $80 price tag for this tentatively Switch 2-exclusive edition might seem shocking for a game that was released four years ago. It’s also unlikely that the game will run as well on Switch 2 as it would on a PS5 Pro. Does console performance warrant different pricing? That’s a complicated question.
The price is most likely based on Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Edition, which includes the base game and expansion, and is also currently $80. The new content included in the Tarnished Edition will reportedly be coming to PC and other consoles at a later date. It makes sense for that to be a free update given this pricing history, but if it does end up being a paid DLC, it would be altogether more expensive than the Switch 2 version.
Blythe (she/her) is an Audience Development Coordinator at IGN who spends way too much time in character customization screens and tracking down collectibles.
