Elden Ring is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025.
Nintendo revealed the considerably unsurprising however nonetheless thrilling information immediately throughout its Switch 2 Direct. It’s presently unclear how the Switch 2 model of FromSoftware’s open-world masterpiece will stack up in opposition to variations that launched on different platforms beforehand, however its presence throughout immediately’s presentation guarantees to carry Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition to Nintendo followers someday this 12 months.
Elden Ring has confirmed considerably of a cultural phenomenon because it was launched in February of 2022, promoting over 13 million copies in a month and almost 29 million finally depend, seeing bosses crushed utilizing the Nintendo Switch Ring Fit controller, and setting off wildly bold speedrunning challenges. It was adopted up with the unbelievable Shadow of the Erdtree DLC in 2023, and upcoming cooperative spin-off Elden Ring: Nightreign is trying good primarily based on early, public community check classes.
In our 10/10 assessment, IGN stated: “Elden Ring is an enormous iteration on what FromSoftware started with the Souls sequence, bringing its relentlessly difficult fight to an unbelievable open world that provides us the liberty to decide on our personal path.” Shadow of the Erdtree additionally acquired a ten/10 from us: “Like the bottom sport did earlier than it, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree raises the bar for single-player DLC expansions. It takes every little thing that made the bottom sport such a landmark RPG, condenses it into a comparatively compact 20-25 hour marketing campaign, and gives implausible new challenges for closely invested followers to chew on.”
FromSoftware has but to disclose a launch date, nor has it detailed how Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition differs from previous variations of the sport. You can make amends for every little thing introduced at immediately’s Nintendo Switch 2 Direct proper right here.
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