"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 revelation that sparked excitement during Nintendo's Switch 2 Direct. While it remains uncertain how the Switch 2 version will compare to those on other platforms, the announcement assures fans that Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition will grace the Nintendo platform later this year.

Since its launch in February 2022, Elden Ring has become a cultural phenomenon, selling over 13 million copies within the first month and nearly 29 million to date. Its impact has been felt far and wide, with players defeating bosses using the Nintendo Switch Ring Fit controller and engaging in ambitious speedrunning challenges. The game was further enhanced by the critically acclaimed Shadow of the Erdtree DLC released in 2023, and anticipation is building for the cooperative spin-off, Elden Ring: Nightreign, which has shown promising results in early public network test sessions.

IGN's 10/10 review of Elden Ring praised it 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, the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC 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."

While FromSoftware has not yet disclosed a specific release date for Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition, nor detailed its differences from previous versions, fans can stay updated on all announcements from today's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct right here.