Let’s talk video games.<\/a><\/p>\nElden Ring Tarnished Edition Key FactsRelease date: August 28, 2026Platform: Nintendo Switch 2Price: $79.99Digital pre-orders: Live on the eShopPhysical: Switch 2 Game-Key CardBundled: Elden Ring base game plus Shadow of the ErdtreeNew content: Two starting classes, new armor, Torrent customizationPre-order bonus: The Ring and Ring of Miquella gesturesOther platforms: The Tarnished Pack DLC, also August 28, on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X\\|S, Xbox One and PCPublisher: Bandai NamcoRelease Date<\/p>\n
If you’re watching the calendar, mark August 28, 2026. That’s the day the Tarnished Edition drops on Switch 2.<\/p>\n
Price and Pre-Order Availability<\/p>\n
Digital pre-orders are live on the eshop at $79.99. The physical copy is a Switch 2 Game-Key card.<\/p>\n
Pre-Order Bonus<\/p>\n
While not permanently exclusive to pre-order, early adopters will get The Ring and Ring of Miquella in-game gestures.<\/p>\n
Both gestures can also be earned later in the game.<\/p>\n
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Elden Ring Tarnished Edition Scale<\/p>\n
The entire 2022 Game of the Year is included. You’re charged with creating a Tarnished and exploring the Lands Between to seek the Elden Ring and become Elden Lord.<\/p>\n
Also Includes…<\/p>\n
The biggest expansion in this version is the Shadow of the Erdtree. That addition brings Land of Shadow, new bosses, equipment, weapons, Ashes of War and new build options.<\/p>\n
More Release Date And Pre-Order Coverage2 New Classes<\/p>\n
The Tarnished Edition adds two new starting classes to deliver fresh playthroughs.<\/p>\n
New Armor<\/p>\n
This edition also introduces new armor. Bandai Namco hasn’t given a ton of details on this front, but it should add another layer of fashion and build diversity.<\/p>\n
Customize a Torrent<\/p>\n
Players can now customize the appearance of their Torrent. Because of how important Torrent is in the game, this is a pretty significant addition.<\/p>\n
Switch 2 Headstart<\/p>\n
The added content won’t stay exclusive to the Switch 2. Players on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X\/S and PC will be able to purchase the edition’s new content separately.<\/p>\n
Bandai Namco is selling that content as The Tarnished Pack, and it arrives on the other platforms the same day rather than later.<\/p>\n
Elden Ring Onboarding<\/p>\n
Tarnished Edition is not a new sequel. Instead, it is being framed as an all-in-one bundle plus extras.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Elden Ring Tarnished Edition Credit: Bandai Namco Nintendo Switch fans are about to get their Elden Ring fix.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":816410,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[3763,19070,346412,346414,346413,346411,297565,1299,74,346415],"class_list":["post-816409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-bandai-namco","tag-elden-ring","tag-elden-ring-switch-2","tag-elden-ring-tarnished-edition-pre-order","tag-elden-ring-tarnished-edition-price","tag-elden-ring-tarnished-edition-release-date","tag-elden-ring-tarnished-edition","tag-nintendo","tag-technology","tag-the-tarnished-pack-dlc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=816409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816409\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/816410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=816409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=816409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=816409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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