"Elden Ring Set for Nintendo Switch 2 Release in 2025"

Elden Ring is set to make its way to the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025, a thrilling announcement that came during today's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. While it's not yet clear how the performance of this version will compare to those on other platforms, the reveal promises to deliver Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition to Nintendo fans later this year.

Since its launch in February 2022, Elden Ring has emerged as a cultural phenomenon, selling over 13 million copies within the first month and nearly 29 million to date. The game has inspired unique feats, such as defeating bosses using the Nintendo Switch's Ring Fit controller, and sparked intense speedrunning challenges. Following its success, the critically acclaimed Shadow of the Erdtree DLC was released in 2023, and the upcoming cooperative spin-off, Elden Ring: Nightreign, has shown promising results in early public network tests.

In our comprehensive 10/10 review, IGN praised Elden Ring as "a massive iteration on what FromSoftware began with the Souls series, bringing its relentlessly challenging combat to an incredible open world that gives us the freedom to choose our own path." Similarly, Shadow of the Erdtree received a perfect score, with IGN stating, "Like the base game did before it, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree raises the bar for single-player DLC expansions. It takes everything that made the base game such a landmark RPG, condenses it into a relatively compact 20-25 hour campaign, and provides fantastic new challenges for heavily invested fans to chew on."

FromSoftware has not yet disclosed a specific release date for Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition, nor provided details on how it will differ from previous iterations of the game. For those eager to learn more, you can find all the announcements from today's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct by following the link provided.