Elden Ring Tarnished Edition comes to Switch 2 in August, content will be sold as separate DLC on other platforms

FromSoftware has attached a release date and a price tag for its new Elden Ring Tarnished Edition re-release on Switch 2 while also promising all of the extra content will be available on other platforms as DLC.

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The new Elden Ring Tarnished Edition will release on August 28, 2026 on Switch 2, Bandai Namco has confirmed.This Tarnished Edition re-release features a bunch of extra content that wasn't available on release, including the addition of two fresh playable character classes--the Heavy Knight and the Knight of Ides--as well as new skills, armor, and weapons.

The extra content will be available to all versions of Elden Ring, including the last-gen versions, for around $3.50 or thereabouts (possibly as high as $5 or so). That's a lot less than we'd expect, especially considering the addition of new classes that could change up gameplay quite a bit.

"The new content to be added in "ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition" will be released as the "Tarnished Pack" for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Steam on Friday, August 28, 2026, for 550 yen (tax included). We look forward to your kind support," the studio wrote on Twitter.

Elden Ring Tarnished Edition comes with a bit of sticker-shock for Switch 2 owners, at least gamers who want to buy the boxed version; the physical Tarnished Edition retails for $80 and ships on a Game-key Card, but it also includes the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, which retails for $40.

That's not the only game FromSoftware has lined up for the Switch 2; the devs are also preparing a full-on console exclusive with Duskbloods, a mysterious and macabre new action RPG that's expected to release in 2026. No exact release date has been announced for that project.

Meanwhile, Elden Ring's live game, Nightreign, continues pulling in engagement from fans and enthusiasts and FromSoft is interested in updating that world over time.