{"id":137219,"date":"2026-05-16T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-201261"},"modified":"2026-05-16T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T06:00:00","slug":"elden-ring-and-the-duskbloods-still-expected-to-release-on-switch-2-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/05\/16\/elden-ring-and-the-duskbloods-still-expected-to-release-on-switch-2-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Elden Ring And The Duskbloods Still &#8220;Expected&#8221; To Release On Switch 2 In 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a6f1f4271fe10\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a6f1f4271fe10\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"a6f1f4271fe10\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"The Duskbloods\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a6f1f4271fe10\/the-duskbloods.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a6f1f4271fe10\/the-duskbloods.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"The Duskbloods\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: FromSoftware<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/elden-ring-tarnished-edition\">Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/duskbloods\">The Duskbloods<\/a> are meant to be arriving on the Switch 2 this year, and we&#8217;ve now got another update.<\/p>\n<p>FromSoftware&#8217;s parent company, Kadokawa, has released its <a href=\"https:\/\/ssl4.eir-parts.net\/doc\/9468\/ir_material_for_fiscal_ym13\/202797\/00.pdf\">latest earnings report this week<\/a>, and the plan remains unchanged &#8211; both of these games are still expected to release in 2026. Here&#8217;s exactly what was mentioned in the company&#8217;s earnings report for fiscal year ended March, 2026.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Kadokawa:<\/strong> &#8220;FromSoftware is expected to contribute with ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition, as well as The Duskbloods (both slated for a 2026 release for Nintendo Switch 2), a completely new title. We will work to further expand the fan base globally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>The previous official update from Kadokawa was shared in the company&#8217;s <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/ssl4.eir-parts.net\/doc\/9468\/ir_material_for_fiscal_ym13\/198090\/00.pdf\">earnings report for Q3 2025\/26<\/a>, which also noted at the time how these titles were aiming for a 2026 release window on Nintendo&#8217;s new hybrid system.<\/p>\n<p>In recent months, there have also been reports of an eShop listing and advertising for The Duskbloods appearing online.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"niKHDEKQ7xA\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/niKHDEKQ7xA?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:197398,180399,198640 @ 1778946046 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Do you think we&#8217;ll see both of these games arrive on the Switch 2 before the year is out? <em>Let us know your thoughts in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: FromSoftware Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition and The Duskbloods are meant to be arriving on the Switch 2 this year, and we&#8217;ve now got another update. FromSoftware&#8217;s parent company, Kadokawa, has released its latest earnings report this week, and the plan remains unchanged &#8211; both of these games are still expected to release in 2026. 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