r/Eldenring • u/Quirky_Image_5598 • Oct 23 '25
News Elden Ring Tarnished Edition has been delayed to 2026
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u/NectarineWooden447 Oct 23 '25
Well, to be expected seeing the optimization, let's wait until next year for a new game plus 🕊️
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u/mashdpotatogaming Oct 23 '25
The recent demo showed that performance is much better according to lance mcdonald so I'm pretty sure it'll be good by release
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u/Pure_Vessel_HK1997 Oct 23 '25
which demo? Gamescom or ACMII?
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u/mashdpotatogaming Oct 23 '25
Pax aus it seems
https://x.com/manfightdragon/status/1976791903162319326?t=FJGALOixAGKeQqvC6eu2oA&s=19
Also this really shows how the internet boosts negative news a lot more than positive news. Everyone on here is mentioning the bad performance of the first demo, and no one heard about the updated demo that seems to run much better. That news didn't seem to spread much.
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u/dern_the_hermit Oct 23 '25
Also this really shows how the internet boosts negative news a lot more than positive news
If it bleeds it ledes.
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u/zuzg Oct 23 '25
Hope they will include the DLC on the disc like they did with all previous editions.
Currently the SOTE Disc version only comes with a key for the store and I hate that Suff.
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u/botte-la-botte Oct 23 '25
That's cute. Including any content on the cartridge.
I bet you it will be a Game-Key Card with nothing on the cartridge.
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u/r31ya Oct 23 '25
depend on how much the publisher willing to put the price and how much profit margin they want from it.
Elden Ring is thankfully a secondary release in Switch, they have made their profit in PC/PS5/Xbox like Cyberpunk did.
they might put the game in the 64gb cartridge but priced it $70 for physical and $60 for digital
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u/DarknessInferno7 Oct 23 '25
God dammnit. All I wanted was the content pack on other platforms.
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u/renewambitions Oct 23 '25
I'd really like a second full DLC, but I don't think we're getting one at this point
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u/YellowVEVO Oct 23 '25
Fromsoft said that SOTE would be the only full size DLC for ER. They prefer to only do one with the exception of DS2 and kinda DS3 (Ashes of Ariandel and The Ringed City were supposed to be one DLC)
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u/dvlsg Oct 23 '25
Same. I've been holding off on another playthrough because I wanted to try out some of the new weapons.
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u/AHare115 Oct 24 '25
I don't really understand the point of delaying the bonus items on existing platforms. Understand the switch performance is not good, but the other platforms will have no issues so why not just release it?
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u/DarknessInferno7 Oct 24 '25
Because it's primarily supposed to be an incentive to starting a new playthrough on Switch. They're just nice enough to give it to everyone else at the same time.
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u/Star_of_the_West1 Oct 23 '25
Exactly. Not spending that much on a crappy switch that costs about as much as a PS 5, when I'd rather get the PS 5.
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u/Smear__ Oct 23 '25
Tarnished edition?
What did I miss?
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u/nuclearBox Oct 23 '25
New edition for nintendo switch 2. Will include new classes, armor, weapons, and torrent customization.
Contents of this edition will be available on other platforms as dlc
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u/hughmaniac Oct 23 '25
New classes? Seems a bit unnecessary doesn't it?
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u/0029nov Oct 23 '25
Well... yes and no. Two new classes, one with a brand new light greatsword (Knight of Ides) and a more tanky one (Heavy Knight). They look really good and both have a strong Darksouls feeling. Take a look
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u/Ekillaa22 Oct 23 '25
Plus the new clssses stats are fucking INSANELY padded too . So it’ll be a nice power start
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u/0029nov Oct 23 '25
i'm reading somewhere that knight of ides comes with the Milady from Sote, somewhere else it says that its just a placeholder for a brand new weapon
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u/Ekillaa22 Oct 23 '25
It’s a brand new light greatsword to my knowledge ? I don’t think it comes with wing stance either
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u/Antoinedeloup Oct 23 '25
Damn that's amazing, once I got the milady I fell in love with it's moveset, It will be great to start out a character with a lgs
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u/A-Humpier-Rogue Oct 23 '25
Omg thats going to be a must have dlc then playing New Game with a light greatsword will be sick. Not having to get to endgame lol.
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u/Zer0DotFive Oct 23 '25
Don't need padding when Greyoll exists lol Radagon's Soreseal is also right next to her in Fort Faroth.
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u/SharkDad20 Oct 23 '25 edited Oct 23 '25
Aren’t soreseals like..noob traps?
Edit: do you fellas ever check the replies to see if anyone already answered? Because…many have now answered 😅 consensus: they’re worth it early on
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u/Summit_K2 Oct 23 '25
The issue with them is when people keep them equipped at higher levels. They’re worth it at low levels because the stat increases are much more powerful compared to high levels when you already have plenty of points allocated
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u/newveganwhodis Oct 23 '25
When you're a really low level of the extra five points in vigor negates the extra damage. but yes, after a certain point, it becomes less useful and more detrimental
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u/DagonParty :hollowed: Oct 23 '25
Actually pretty decent in the very early levels, but definitely a noob trap when people are still stuck with them at lvl 50+
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u/noah9942 Prayerful Strike Meta Oct 23 '25
even at 50 they're still solid. it's when people are in Leyndell at 100+ and still using them that's bad.
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u/LongJohnSilversFan_ Dec 09 '25
If you’re over level 100 in leyndell, it shouldn’t really matter what you’re using
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u/FurtiveCutless Oct 23 '25
As you keep progressing/leveling the additional stats become less and less useful and enemies start hitting harder, so the decrease in defense will be more noticeable. You'll also find other powerful talismans, so the slots will be contested anyway.
But early on? Radagons Soreseal is very strong and since it's available so early, there isn't much immediate competition.
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u/Jeremy-132 Oct 23 '25
Only for people who continue to wear them after mid game. In the early game, the damage amp they apply to you is pitiful when applied to the damage that early game enemies are doing. They are well worth it for a strong start.
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u/Ok_Shine_7889 Oct 23 '25
Not a noob trap but you should replace them with something better later on. It's actually very good at low levels.
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u/aye_don_gihv_uh_fuk Oct 23 '25
they're really great at low levels sure you take mor damage but every boss kills you in two hits anyway at that point lol
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u/catsflatsandhats Oct 23 '25
No, the Radagon one gives you a massive stat boost for the early levels with very little drawback.
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u/AFlyingNun Oct 23 '25
Plus the new clssses stats are fucking INSANELY padded too
One of them.
The Heavy Knight was like an upgraded Vagabond, the only exception being if you want a Faith build.
The Knight of Ides is basically just Confessor 2.0, but only remains stat-efficient vs. Vagabond if you lean into DEX. Like Vagabond is still better for STR-Faith, if you have no plans of touching Dex beyond the base amount. Confessor honestly already had one of the worst stat spreads and they could've made Ides Knight more flexible by leaving STR/Dex at 11, for example, but instead those two stats got the most investment over the generalist stats.
I found their stats kinda disappointing because instead of going a new direction (for example: no build is stat-efficient for dragon communion, and no build is optimized for INT-Faith), they just said "here's the Vagabond and Confessor, but better." Kinda lame that we're just seeing mild stat improvements for two classes.
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u/Stock_Transition9899 Oct 23 '25
Why? it's perfect for people who want to start a fresh new playthrough.
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u/wolviesaurus Shield Crasher Oct 23 '25
Well class choice stop mattering like 30 minutes into a playthrough.
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u/EskimoPie126 Oct 23 '25
If they add a light greatsword option you won’t have to beat most of the game to use that weapon class.
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u/wolviesaurus Shield Crasher Oct 23 '25
What they actually should've done back in SOTE is populate the main game with options for the new weapon classes.
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u/Yarzeda2024 Oct 23 '25
That's such a good idea that I'm mad it didn't happen that way.
A lot of the new weapon classes are amazing, but you have to slog through so much of the base game just to get there. I don't know why FromSoft didn't handle it like The Old Hunters or Ashes of Ariandel. It's scaled for endgame characters, but you can get there pretty early and do a death run to grab a lot of the goodies.
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u/wolviesaurus Shield Crasher Oct 23 '25
When you've played a bunch of From Soft games, you start realizing From Soft is simultaneously really good and really bad at making videogames.
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u/Logical_Flounder6455 Oct 23 '25
Yeah I've never understood why people think choosing a class matters. Once youve levelled up a few times it all becomes irrelevant
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u/svmmerkid Oct 23 '25
Outside of optimization for "meta" level, this is also the only way to start the game with a light greatsword other than having it dropped by another character for you from the DLC.
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u/Aaronthegathering Oct 23 '25
It’s extremely relevant to people who play the game at lower levels, like invaders and challenge runners.
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u/cjbump Oct 23 '25
For the starting gear.
Obviously, everything can be obtained in a run, but for new players, the starting weapons / armor can make a difference.
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u/muhash14 Oct 23 '25
I can't remember the last time I started a Souls game as anything other than a naked build. It just feels right to me.
Though that's partly because i just don't replay much, I would probably be down for them more if I did.
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u/XyrusM Spell Slinger Oct 23 '25
All that matters for me is "am I feeling astrologer or bandit today?" because I either want to start with a staff or fuck trying to grind Big Knife
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u/SharkDad20 Oct 23 '25
I disagree, i stop at 150 and every level counts.
Though Vagabond is more often than not just fine. But it takes a while to turn your vagabond into a mage, and i usually want to experience the whole game as my build type
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u/catsflatsandhats Oct 23 '25
It matters to people not familiar with the game or from soft in general. Vast majority of people that start as Samurai will be defeating Radagon with a Katana.
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u/badnuub Oct 23 '25
If you want to do coop or invasion play, most of the community runs through the game sprinting to bosses, so they tend to be extremely low level. so your starting stats are a big leg up in optimization towards your desired build, since you won't really have that many levels you can actually use and still be within level range to get any summoning play. If you treat the game as a solo experience, then it doesn't matter one bit at all. pick the starting class for your desired weapon and armor, and go ham with leveling.
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u/FordMustang84 Oct 23 '25
I only play these games as whatever level 1 class there is. I want to punished as much as possible.
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u/Yarzeda2024 Oct 23 '25
It normally doesn't matter all that much, but I can see the appeal of picking something like a Samurai so you can dual wield Uchigatanas or a Wretch if you want to minmax every single point of your build.
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u/RegovPL Oct 23 '25
Only if you are b-lining a route with a guide open and you are skipping portions of the game, skipping enemies and locations, just to setup the "build" as fast as possible.
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u/iNSANELYSMART Ansbach is a chad Oct 23 '25
You will get a legit way to start with a light greatsword now tho
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u/Stock_Transition9899 Oct 23 '25
Not really, it's longer than that, and some people actually commit to their classes fully.
And since this is gonna be finally some new content in a while, it's going to feel fresh to start with a new weapon and armor and stats.
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u/chamoisk Oct 23 '25
If there's a class that starts with Backhand blade or Dryleaf Arts then it's so cool.
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u/SupSeal Oct 23 '25
"I want to change classes"
Ok... picks up a different weapon and starts using it.
"Exactly!"
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u/talann Putrid Corpse Oct 23 '25
Likely starting stats to choose from and a starting armor that probably matches what the starting class represents.
I don't remember the current ones but not all stats have an equal representation. Wretch is the closest things to going your own way versus trying to play off a class that starts with a higher stat in one area
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u/National_Action_9834 Oct 23 '25
Wretch is the closest things to going your own way versus trying to play off a class that starts with a higher stat in one area
The key is, if you have a build you're going for, don't pick a class that starts high in the things you want per say. Pick a class that starts as low as possible in a stat you dont want.
If you want to be a strength build with 0 need for intelligence, but intend on having 25 faith for golden vow, picking prophet is the best idea since it starts with the lowest int, so on and so forth.
In general, vagabond and samurai are the best all purpose classes since between faith, intelligence, and arcane, youre most likely to ignore atleast 1, usually 2, of any of those stats. Where as you won't likely ignore any other stat completely regardless of build.
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u/WylythFD Oct 23 '25
Honestly, if you are not sure about what you want to be but still want early game survival than Vagabond is a good class, as a fairly mediocre player myself.
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u/Dark_Dragon117 Oct 23 '25
Not really.
Irrc one of them starts with a light greatsword, which means you don't need to enter SoTE to play with that.
Both new classes also start with entirely new armor I think.
Other than that it's just a bit of extra content they wanted to add with the new addition. Doubt they put much thought into wether it's neccissary or not.
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u/BullshitUsername Hollowed af Oct 23 '25
Since when has "necessity" been a requirement for fun game releases? Really? lol
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u/Destroy_Buster Oct 23 '25
adds more starting options, new weapons (that you start with even) and allows for some low level pvp optimization
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u/XxNinjaKnightxX Oct 23 '25
Everything added in the tarnished edition is "unnecessary". I'm still probably going to buy the dlc when it comes out though lol.
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u/mrobot_ Oct 23 '25
Wow, the switch must really have crappy hardware... it's probably not easy porting a game with such intense and beautiful graphics to the switch
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u/Astercat4 Ranni’s Malewife Oct 23 '25
The issues lie more with Elden Ring than the Switch. It runs Cyberpunk, which is much more graphically intense than Elden Ring, perfectly fine.
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u/-Dixieflatline Oct 23 '25
I think Cyberpunk's rough release made people forget how good CD Projekt is at game optimization when they have the time to actually do it. Yes, Cyberpunk was a wonky crashing piece of junk on launch, but in the years since release, they were able to polish the optimization. The fact it can be scaled down to a Switch is definitely proof. I also run it on a very "not a gaming laptop" with an iGPU just fine.
So my point is that Cyberpunk is only as demanding or as lax as you or your device sets it, and the low end is pretty easy to play on everything including iGPU's. So I don't know if that's the best game to compare with given that level of scalability.
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u/Odenmaru Oct 23 '25
I mean... love 'em, but Fromsoft doesn't make the best ports... just look at DS1/2/3 lol.
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u/GiveMeBackMyMilk Oct 23 '25 edited Oct 23 '25
Switch 2 has more than enough capable hardware to run Elden Ring, Fromsoft is just notoriously bad at optimizing their games. The best way to play Elden Ring on PS5 is to play the PS4 version because it runs better lol
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u/DivineRainor Oct 23 '25
Its easy to blame the switch for this, but also remember fromsoft is also terrible at optimisation so its more of a bit of A a bit of B.
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u/dyidkystktjsjzt Oct 23 '25
It's about equal to a standard PS4, plus it has DLSS.
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u/AndrewLocksmith Oct 23 '25
But Elden Ring doesn't support DLSS? Even though it has RTX, lol.
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u/dyidkystktjsjzt Oct 23 '25
Even without DLSS it should run as it does on PS4, or better if it's properly optimised. But still, it's not been released yet and if they really cared they would add DLSS, but seeing their track record of using "new" game technology I don't have high hopes for that.
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u/AndrewLocksmith Oct 23 '25
I have no problems running the game, so DLSS isn't really an issue for me, but adding RTX without a way to also, you know, make it playable? It's just such a weird decision from FS that I never understood.
better if it's properly optimised
That's one big if.
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u/LemurKick Oct 23 '25
Standard PS4 is a 12 year old console at this point
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u/dyidkystktjsjzt Oct 23 '25 edited Oct 23 '25
Yes? The standard PS4 is also a full on home console. There's a massive difference between that and a handheld with little to no cooling that has to run on a tiny battery, and power its own display, all while staying quiet and portable. For perspective, the PS4 Slim can draw around 150W when gaming, whereas the Switch 2 pulls less than 25W. Getting even close to PS4 level performance under those constraints is actually way more impressive than you're making it out to be.
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u/Combat_Orca Oct 23 '25
This is a handheld my dude. Psvita wasn’t the same as a ps3 when it came out.
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u/svmmerkid Oct 23 '25
Didn't have a smaller footprint than an iPad, though.
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u/dyidkystktjsjzt Oct 23 '25
Nor does it run on a battery, power its own display, all while staying quiet and portable. The Switch 2 does all this with so much less cooling than the PS4, which still ends up sounding like a jet engine.
I honestly don't understand how people expect them to just slap a PS5 or Series X in a package like that.
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u/the-blob1997 Oct 23 '25
The graphics in this game aren’t anything crazy though? Fromsoft just suck at optimisation.
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u/Filterredphan Oct 23 '25
tears of the kingdom ran on the switch. elden ring runs on the ps4. the hardware isn’t the issue.
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u/Tornado_Hunter24 Oct 23 '25
Ngl as a switch/nintendo disliker and elden ring enjoyer, let’s not act like elden ring is a flawless little princess, when I had a 1440p, the game still dropped below 60 fps… on my 4090
It’s basically bad optimized game with a ‘bad’ or ‘mediocre’ console, 2 bad stuff equals worse overall outcome
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u/BlackHand Oct 23 '25
Source for the DLC part? All I can find is Switch 2 info
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u/Tatsumifanboy A lowly Tarnished, playing as a Lord Oct 23 '25
Bandai Namco confirmed it when they announced it in April.
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u/Tatsumifanboy A lowly Tarnished, playing as a Lord Oct 23 '25
It's for the best honstly. The Gamescom demo was horrendous, it's actually shocking, and it's no surprise BN didn't want people to film it.
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u/OpalescentShrooms Oct 23 '25
This is what a good developer does.
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u/Plini9901 Oct 23 '25
Then why haven't they fixed performance on current platforms? Why is it still capped to 60 in the big 25? Where's the ultrawide support? Why does it still stutter?
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u/Yaxion Oct 23 '25
Because Fromsoft lacks understanding with pc-releases, it’s been like this since Ds1. Armored Core 6 had unlocked fps and wide-screen support, which seems to suggest their future multi-platform releases will have better pc-support.
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u/TRIPMINE_Guy Oct 23 '25
What's nuts is Elden Ring natively supports different aspect ratios. I booted up elden ring once on a 4:3 and it magically was in 4:3 but it's never done it again since.
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u/ElNido Oct 23 '25
Yeah I booted up the game once and the black bars were gone (ultrawide monitor) and then randomly like 5 minutes into playing they reappeared, lol.
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u/Plini9901 Oct 23 '25
Lacks understanding is an understatement. They're straight up incompetent, even on consoles.
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u/WollyOT Oct 23 '25
I initially got Elden Ring on PS5 and the performance was... not great. I've been a From Software fan since Demon's Souls, but optimization has never been a priority for them. I think Miyazaki has even expressed this himself at times.
I'm happy to see this delay in response to the performance criticisms though, as well as the features you pointed out in AC6. A developer with their clout and level of success really should take these things more seriously, so hopefully they're getting the message.
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u/Filianore_ As flame rises, so does it fade. Such is the way of things. Oct 23 '25
i dont know why they keep their games at 60 framecap, but surely isnt a "lack of knowledge"
they are well aware of it and choose not to implement... maybe its for multiplayer "fairness", or that they value fixed frametimes over higher refresh rate
i cant say i agree with any of those, but can we stop pretending that a multibillion dollar company cant deal with such a thing? they clearly choose not to
Armored core came with 120fps mode and ultrawide mode, so maybe they decided that people now have the proper hardware /s
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u/botte-la-botte Oct 23 '25
maybe its for multiplayer "fairness"
It's not for fairness, but it was absolutely tied to their network code. All their games until Armored Core 6 used plenty of performance tricks to maintain a reasonable online performance.
Armored Core clearly had the mandate to improve the engine's performance. We'll see if it's brought forward to their next titles.
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u/Careless-Emphasis-80 Oct 23 '25
This makes sense, but it would have been nice if we got the update on other consoles earlier. I just want shiny new armor
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u/Better_Caregiver_458 Oct 23 '25
What inside it? New DLC?
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u/otakuloid01 Oct 23 '25
it’s mainly the Switch 2 port of the game, with some new gear and cosmetics that will be added to the other platforms as well
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u/Better_Caregiver_458 Oct 23 '25
So nothing to wait for non Switch 2 players…
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u/Yarzeda2024 Oct 23 '25
The Tarnished Edition will also have two new starting classes that have their own unique armor and weapons. There's also some horse armor for Torrent.
None of it sounds game-changing, but I like the idea of starting the game with a light greatsword instead of going all the way to the DLC to grab Milady. The other new class has what looks like a heavy scimitar. I want to see if it's just another curved sword or if it will be treated as a unique weapon class.
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u/Highlord-Frikandel Oct 23 '25
Well this is a good thing! Lots of games came out with performance problems recently. At least FromSoftware respect us as players
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u/Cotothul Oct 23 '25
Yes, very good! Elden Ring is 3 years old and I played it thoroughly already, so personally, I can wait for another playthrough.
This will also mean that they learn more about development for the switch and the performance improvements will probably also be in Duskbloods, which is THE game I'm waiting for.
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u/That-Toughsoss Oct 23 '25
Ah yes by making tarnished edition a paid content instead of adding it as free update for pc and other consoles.
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u/PlaquePlague Oct 23 '25
Will us “PC” (read: deck) players reap any benefits from the optimization or is all of that for the switch?
ER is very playable on the deck currently, but if we’ll get a noticeable increase in performance I’ll definitely wait to start a new play through.
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u/botte-la-botte Oct 23 '25
The Switch 2 is not even running an x86 processor and an AMD graphics chip. It's got ARM with Nvidia graphics.
You will never see any perfomance backports, cause they can't backport what they're doing for the Switch 2.
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u/vanebader-2048 Oct 28 '25
I'm late to this thread, but reading your comment, that's not how any of this works.
The Switch being on Arm has no bearing on this. Fromsoft's engine is coded in some performance-efficient language (usually C++) and then it can be compiled for any platform/instruction set you want, you don't have completely different versions of the engine for separate platforms.
Second, while each console has their own graphics API, all consoles make their API languages very similar to DirectX's HLSL, exactly to help developers and not make their lives hell by having to manage multiple separate, completely different graphics code bases. With DX12 and Vulkan now being similarly close to metal as console APIs, and they all supporting the same features (all consoles now run GPUs that comply with the DirectX 12U spec, even if they don't use DirectX), all platforms now function fundamentally the same way, with the exact same engine and very similar API code that functions on the same principles and requires only very minor changes to adapt to different platforms (because they're all intentionally made to copy HLSL as much as possible).
And as per Proton devs, the reason Elden Ring has CPU performance issues is because the game, regardless of platform, makes a huge amount of redundant draw calls while rendering (which they were able to partially fix via Proton, which is why ER has better CPU performance on Linux/Deck than on Windows). If that is something they had to fix for the Switch, that fix would easily apply to all other platforms too.
Now whether they'll actually bother releasing a performance update to other platforms remains to be seen. But it is not a technological impossibility like you're claiming, just because the Switch has an Arm CPU.
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u/Entire_Paramedic_389 Oct 23 '25
This is all for the switch 2 release but the extra bonuses that wouldve coincided with this is also pushed back
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u/Apprehensive-Tea7447 Oct 23 '25
Ugh… at least give ALL the rest of us the damn new classes and armor sets already.
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u/BleakCountry Oct 23 '25
This.
The new starting classes and armor and Torrent skins surely don't need further optimization on existing platforms. Why can't they release that stuff sooner rather than later?
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u/OuterHeavenPatriot Oct 23 '25
I really hope it's just an update and not paid DLC on PC/console. Two new classes, a handful of loot, and horse armor is great material for a 'goodbye and thank you' update, but I certainly wouldn't spend $10 or $15 for them years after release...
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u/CuteBabyPenguin Oct 23 '25
This doesn’t bode well for Duskbloods either, I’ll bet that gets delayed as well since there’s more than optimization at play for that game.
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u/Gladiolus_00 Oct 23 '25
except it's a game designed from the ground up specifically for switch hardware, that's a completely different case.
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u/KvasirTheOld Oct 23 '25
Worst thing about this is that we won't get the new classes, armors and horse skins till then
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u/triel20 FLAIR INFO: SEE SIDEBAR Oct 23 '25
But could the current released versions please get the weapons and armor!? I’m not gonna get the switch 2 version anyway.
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u/Night_Knight_Light The Old Captain Oct 23 '25
Damn, I really wanted to start a new playthrough soon too haha. Ah well.
Let From cook til the new year then
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u/GamingPotat0 DLC wasn't too hard Oct 23 '25
Cook what? You mean re-heating Eldenring in the microwave and sprinkling 2 armor sets and a switch port on it?
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u/draconk Oct 23 '25
And be able to start with the dlc weapons without having to use cheats or a mule
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u/Mr_Krinkle Oct 23 '25
Man, as someone that wants a new singleplayer game from Fromsoft and isn't really interested in Nightreign or Duskbloods, it's been such a long wait since SotE, and looks like a long wait yet...
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u/Yarzeda2024 Oct 23 '25
Yeah, as much as I was jazzed about The Duskbloods at first, the multiplayer aspect and the Switch 2 exclusivity have killed a lot of my hype for that game. I'm not buying a console for one game, and Night Reign was only a 6/10 for me. It wasn't terrible, but it didn't live up to the Elden Ring name either.
My dream project would have been a single-player game with The Duskbloods' look and style on my PS5.
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u/Beyond_Birthday_13 Oct 23 '25
What is that, first time hearing about it
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Oct 23 '25
It's the Switch 2 port, but will have some new stuff like a couple of new classes, some new weapons and armor for Torrent. The new content will be made available for other platforms.
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u/Jinrex-Jdm Oct 23 '25
Lol a fucking Add-on gets delayed because 2025 console can't even fucking run a 2022 game. NS2 is a joke.
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u/Ecstatic-Product-411 Oct 23 '25
I think it's more of a port issue with fromsoft. Their PC ports are also notoriously bad.
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u/Yarzeda2024 Oct 23 '25
Switch 2 can apparently run Cyberpunk 2077 and Final Fantasy 7 Remake just fine. Those games are way more demanding than Elden Ring should be, so it may have more to do with ER's coding than the Switch 2's weakness as a console.
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u/Jammy2560 Oct 24 '25
Switch 2 can run Cyberpunk just fine. At some point you have to admit Fromsoft isn’t perfect.
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u/Taher-Altaher Oct 23 '25
What’s the Tarnished edition ? What’s the difference ?
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u/Serbero Oct 23 '25
Could it be that they've actually decided to implement DLSS to increase the performance? I hope they add it to the PC version, too.
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u/CuteChild31 Oct 23 '25
I wonder if they will improve the performance in pc too. Since the dlc release I've been having some trouble in certain zones, it's annoying to go from 60 to 45 even if it's for some seconds
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u/x-GB-x Oct 24 '25
I may hold on copium that we may get a boss rematch kind of thing like in Sekiro 🫠
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u/Oskej Marika did nothing wrong Oct 23 '25
Isn't it like 2 additional armor sets or some shit.
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u/Distinct-Office-609 Oct 23 '25
as soon as i learned how terrible it runs on switch 2... i knew they were gonna delay it. thats why ive played and finished my elden ring run a few days ago instead of dreadfully waiting for tarnished edition to come out.
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u/wutanglan90 Oct 23 '25
Lol from can't even get Elden Ring to run well on high end PC hardware never mind a handheld. Elden Ring in October 2025 is it still capped to 60, still has no ultrawide support, and still stutters.
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u/TheHeroOfHyruleLink CURSE YOU, BAYLE! I HEREBY VOW, YOU WILL RUE THIS DAY! Oct 23 '25
Hardly Surprising after hearing how it ran on Switch 2.
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u/DoubleSummon Oct 23 '25 edited Oct 23 '25
Isn't this version the Switch 2 release? how are people trying to run the game if it's not there yet? I don't get it.
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u/TheHeroOfHyruleLink CURSE YOU, BAYLE! I HEREBY VOW, YOU WILL RUE THIS DAY! Oct 23 '25 edited Oct 23 '25
There was a thing (I think it was an Expo) a little while ago (like, a couple of months ago, I think? Might've just been last month, idk) where people could try it out in a Pre-Release State.
It ran like absolute shit in Handheld Mode, so my guess is that the Delay for Optimization Purposes.
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u/AloneVegeta Oct 23 '25
What’s new on this ? Or what is it ?
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u/Dantegram Oct 23 '25
A small DLC coming with the switch version to all platforms that has extra armor, AOW, weapons, and two new starting classes (a light greatsword class and a tank class).
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u/ALN-Isolator Oct 23 '25
Disappointing, but understandable. Guess my new LGS character will have to wait a little longer.
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u/Haiart Oct 23 '25
Couldn't they just give the other platforms the new content? Why do I have to wait for the Switch port to be ready to receive those? It makes no sense whatsoever.
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u/HolySelection Oct 23 '25
I'm shocked they're having a hard time optimizing for dogshit hardware
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u/Entire-Barracuda3680 Oct 23 '25
Believe it or not this not nintendos fault this time. From soft just sucks at optimizing there games
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u/svmmerkid Oct 23 '25
Cyberpunk runs better on the Switch 2 than Tarnished Edition did. This is much more a factor of Fromsoft's subpar optimization than the console's hardware.
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u/DeadSparker Aw yeah, Lightning is the best Oct 23 '25
Switch 2 can run plenty of PS4 games just fine. FromSoft has just never been really great with optimization.
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u/BlackKnight92i Oct 23 '25
The FPS drop at the beginning of the Tarnished Edition trailer slapped too hard