Nintendo followers who’ve been ready years to leap into Elden Ring can lastly accomplish that — if they’ve a Switch 2, that’s. All set for a 28 August 2026 launch date, UK pre-orders for Elden Ring Tarnished Edition on Nintendo Switch 2 have lastly dropped — and you’ll safe your copy for £59.99 at Smyths.
Elden Ring Tarnished Edition Switch 2
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The primary time the acclaimed RPG by FromSoftware has hit a Nintendo platform, the Tarnished Edition goes to be the one solution to play Elden Ring on the Switch 2; together with the unique base recreation, although, this additionally contains the large Shadow of the Erdtree enlargement.
Together with an additional 30-40 hours of content material, you get two new Beginning Lessons, added armor, and the chance to customise your noble steed of the Lands Between, Torren.
Whereas it may appear off at first to cost £60 for a four-year-old recreation, 2024’s Shadow of the Erdtree is so enormous when it comes to added content material, that it’s thought of as large as loads of standalone video games generally — as identified in our overview for the DLC. Throughout PS5, Xbox, and Steam, Shadow of the Erdtree remains to be priced between £32.99 and £34.99.
So, the bottom model of Elden Ring is just value £27 at most within the grand scheme of issues, which isn’t too unhealthy for a Switch 2 port of an enormous RPG like this.
What’s extra, Smyths is at present the most affordable by far with regards to UK pre-orders for Elden Ring Tarnished Edition on Switch 2. Amazon is charging a typical RRP worth of £69.99, making Smyth’s £10 saving the rapid go-to.
As an added disclaimer, nevertheless, this bodily model of Elden Ring on Switch 2 is a Recreation-Key Card — which means neither the bottom recreation nor the enlargement is pre-loaded onto the cardboard, and you have to to obtain each to your console by the web.