Elden Ring arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 on August 28, bringing the full game plus the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion to the portable console.
The Switch 2 release marks the first time FromSoftware's open-world RPG will be playable on a Nintendo handheld device. The port includes the base game and its major DLC expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, which launched last June on other platforms.
Switch 2 players will experience the Lands Between with the console's upgraded hardware compared to the original Switch. The game's demanding performance requirements previously made a handheld port challenging, but the new system's capabilities enable the release.
Elden Ring has become one of the most successful FromSoftware titles since its February 2022 launch, selling over 20 million copies across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. The Shadow of the Erdtree expansion received critical acclaim as one of 2024's standout releases.
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