BODY: The Lands Between are heading to Nintendo's newest hardware. Bandai Namco Entertainment and FromSoftware have announced that ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition, a Nintendo Switch 2 build of the genre-defining action RPG, will launch simultaneously around the world on August 28.
The package carries a Japanese list price of 9,020 yen and arrives as a complete edition. Crucially, it folds in SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE โ the sprawling, critically adored expansion that added the Land of Shadow, a new arsenal of weapons and spells, and one of the most punishing final bosses FromSoftware has ever shipped. Additional in-game content rounds out the offering, making this the most feature-complete version of Elden Ring available on a portable.
For Switch 2 owners, the appeal is obvious: a game that originally demanded a beefy console or PC is now playable in handheld form on Nintendo's hardware. It also continues a notable trend of heavyweight third-party titles treating Switch 2 as a viable home, rather than a watered-down afterthought.
The "Tarnished Edition" branding nods to the player character's in-game title, signaling that this is positioned as the definitive package rather than a stripped-back port.
The insider take
From a Tokyo vantage point, this release is a quiet statement of confidence. FromSoftware, a Tokyo studio, rarely chases Nintendo platforms, so a same-day global launch on Switch 2 underscores how much faith publishers now place in the new hardware's horsepower. The 9,020 yen price โ premium by Japanese standards but bundling the pricey DLC โ reads as Bandai Namco betting that Elden Ring's enduring word-of-mouth, still strong three years on, will move units to latecomers and double-dippers alike. Expect strong domestic interest; Elden Ring remains a rare FromSoftware title that broke into mainstream Japanese gaming conversation.
Originally reported by GAME Watch (Japanese).