{"id":136775,"date":"2026-04-09T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-199681"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:45:00","slug":"looks-like-elden-ring-will-be-a-pricey-game-key-card-release-on-switch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/04\/09\/looks-like-elden-ring-will-be-a-pricey-game-key-card-release-on-switch-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Looks Like &#8216;Elden Ring&#8217; Will Be A Pricey Game-Key Card Release On Switch 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/22a5bac1d5eaf\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/22a5bac1d5eaf\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"22a5bac1d5eaf\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition Radahn\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/22a5bac1d5eaf\/elden-ring-tarnished-edition-radahn.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/22a5bac1d5eaf\/elden-ring-tarnished-edition-radahn.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition Radahn\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/elden-ring-tarnished-edition\">Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition<\/a> is supposedly riding onto Switch 2 sometime in 2026, but not exactly when; nonetheless, pre-orders have opened up on <a class=\"external afflink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0GWGF8KFC\/?tag=nlife-20\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">Amazon<\/a> in the US, giving us an idea of just how much it&#8217;ll cost to visit The Lands Between on the newest Nintendo console.<\/p>\n<p>Spotted by <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/NintendoSwitch2\/comments\/1sg7u1g\/elden_ring_80_game_key_card\/\">u\/mason2393 on r\/NintendoSwitch2<\/a>, Amazon is listing FromSoftware&#8217;s critically-acclaimed open world action RPG at <strong>$79.99<\/strong> for a Game-Key Card \u2014 that&#8217;s the top-end of Switch 2 game prices.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of people online are a little shocked and unhappy with the price. $80 is a <em>lot<\/em> for a four-year-old game, after all but it&#8217;s worth noting that this includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/elden_ring_shadow_of_the_erdtree\" class=\"external\">Shadow of the Erdtree<\/a> DLC and the bonus Tarnished Edition content. Though, again, that DLC is almost two-years-old too.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-oembed\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/nintendoswitch2\/comments\/1sg7u1g\/elden_ring_80_game_key_card\/ @ 2026-04-09T13:18:26+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/NintendoSwitch2\/comments\/1sg7u1g\/elden_ring_80_game_key_card\/\">Elden Ring $80 game key card<\/a><br \/>by<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/mason2393\/\">u\/mason2393<\/a> in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/NintendoSwitch2\/\">NintendoSwitch2<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The $80 price tag actually <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/product\/UP0700-PPSA04610_00-ELDENRINGSOTEE00\">matches the price of the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Edition<\/a> on other platforms, so Switch 2 players aren&#8217;t getting any kind of discount on the seminal release.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Game-Key Card part is perhaps less of a surprise to us \u2014 pretty much all of Bandai Namco&#8217;s physical releases on Switch 2 have been GCKs, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/little-nightmares-iii\">Little Nightmares III<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/dragon-ball-sparking-zero\">DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO<\/a>, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/pac-man-world-2-re-pac\">Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But let&#8217;s focus on the positives for a second. Does that mean Elden Ring&#8217;s Switch 2 release is imminent? We know it&#8217;s supposed to be coming in 2026, as FromSoft&#8217;s owner Kadokawa stated that it (and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/duskbloods\">The Duskbloods<\/a>) is still aiming for this year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/02\/yes-elden-ring-and-the-duskbloods-are-definitely-still-coming-to-switch-2-in-2026\">in its latest earnings report<\/a>, but when?<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll have to wait and see for now, won&#8217;t we?<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>How do you feel about Elden Ring&#8217;s supposed Switch 2 price? Will you be playing it for the first time on the console, or double (or triple) dipping? Let us know down in the comments<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:198640,197398 @ 1775749524 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Please read our <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/advertising\">FTC Disclosure<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Life We know Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition is supposedly riding onto Switch 2 sometime in 2026, but not exactly when; nonetheless, pre-orders have opened up on Amazon in the US, giving us an idea of just how much it&#8217;ll cost to visit The Lands Between on the newest Nintendo console. 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