Elden Ring on the Switch 2 isn’t tarnished

<figure> <img alt="A screenshot from the video game Elden Ring." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Bandai Namco" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/assets_2026_06_1780581492_Torrent.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">FromSoftware is hoping to make a splash on the Switch 2 later this year when it launches <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/981990/the-duskbloods-hands-on-nintendo-switch-2-fromsoftware"><em>The Duskbloods</em></a>, a gothic competitive multiplayer game that's <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/981970/fromsoftware-duskbloods-nintendo-hidetaka-miyazaki">unlike anything the studio has made before</a>. But before that, Switch 2 owners have a chance to experience the studio's biggest hit for the first time thanks to a port of <em>Elden Ring</em> and its expansion, <em>Shadow of the Erdtree</em>. For the most part, the new version - called the "Tarnished Edition" - is <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/23/22946279/elden-ring-review-ps5-xbox-pc">the same game that captivated players in 2022</a>. But the shift in platform also makes it a particularly compelling way to explore the Lands Between.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Elden Ring</em> differentiated itself from past FromSoft game …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/983307/elden-ring-nintendo-switch-2-review">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>