It appears as though Elden Ring Tarnished Edition, the version of the game being developed exclusively for the Nintendo Switch 2, has continued to be rather punishing to the handheld console's rather low-end hardware. According to a recent announcement on the official Elden Ring account on X , the Switch 2 port will be delayed to 2026, with the developer citing a need for "time for performance adjustments." This is not the firs time a Switch 2 game port has been delayed, with Borderlands 4 developer, Gearbox, previously announcing an indefinite delay for the launch of the Switch 2 version of the looter shooter earlier this year.

When IGN got hands-on time with Tarnished Edition at Gamescom 2025, performance was so bad that the publication called it "a disaster in handheld mode" and game journalists and influencers in attendance were banned from recording clips of the game running on the Switch 2. The performance issues were largely reported to be frame rate dips, even during actions as simple as panning the camera, but there were also complaints about confusing button mapping making the notoriously difficult game even less intuitive. As was the case for Borderlands 4, a new release date has not yet been announced, but fans have largely responded positively to the announcement, with the sentiment being that Bandai Namco should take its time to deliver a polished game that performs well enough to enjoy at launch.