No Date Yet, but Elden Ring on Switch 2 Ships in 2026

Kadokawa's fiscal year earnings report, covering the period ending March 31, 2026, has reaffirmed what FromSoftware fans have been hoping to hear: both Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition and The Duskbloods are still expected to ship on Nintendo Switch 2 this year. Neither game has an official release date. But the parent company's full-year forecast lists both titles under its FY2026 gaming segment, which runs through March 2027.

The language is careful. Kadokawa says it "expects" both games to arrive in 2026, and a separate FAQ section of the investor report explicitly states there is no "specific release date" for Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition. The Duskbloods gets the same treatment: no date, no sales forecast, and a confirmation that Nintendo is a partner on the project. That's corporate-speak for "we're not ready to commit," but the fact that both games remain in the forecast rather than being quietly pushed to TBD is meaningful.

I think the 2026 window is real, but I'd be surprised if either game lands before late summer at the earliest. Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition has already been delayed once, pushed out of 2025 after its rough showing at Gamescom, where framerate issues drew immediate concern. More recent previews suggest FromSoftware has made significant progress on performance, and a Canadian retailer listing that surfaced days ago pointed to a potential July 10 release date. Kadokawa's report doesn't confirm or deny that leak, but a mid-July window would line up neatly with the forecast.

What About The Duskbloods?

The Duskbloods is the more mysterious of the two. We've seen far less of FromSoftware's Switch 2 exclusive than we have of the Tarnished Edition port, and Kadokawa's report doesn't shed much light beyond reaffirming the 2026 target. The game appeared in the "eagerly awaited upcoming titles" slide alongside Spike Chunsoft's Danganronpa 2 x 2, with a "releasing worldwide in 2026" note beneath its logo. Whether it suffered from the same performance issues that plagued the Tarnished Edition's early builds is unknown, but if FromSoftware solved those problems for one Switch 2 title, the fixes should carry over.

in Kadokawa's report paints an interesting picture of where FromSoftware sits financially. The company predicts a roughly 40.3% drop in profits this fiscal year, attributing the decline "largely to Elden Ring Nightreign main game and DLC" cycling out of its peak revenue window. That makes both Switch 2 releases critical for Kadokawa's gaming segment. The report also notes that Kadokawa has 27 IPs in its development pipeline for console and PC, spread across multiple studios, not just FromSoftware. But FromSoftware is clearly the engine driving the portfolio.

Kadokawa also reiterated its push for FromSoftware to self-publish and self-fund more of its titles, while expanding IP into other media. The Elden Ring movie, directed by Alex Garland and produced by A24, is due March 3, 2028. A Sekiro anime is heading to Crunchyroll this year, and an R-rated Bloodborne animated movie is in the works. FromSoftware is no longer just a game studio in Kadokawa's eyes; it's a franchise factory.

For players who want Elden Ring on the go, the takeaway is straightforward: Kadokawa is still publicly committing to 2026, and the performance problems that caused the original delay appear to be getting resolved. A concrete date would obviously be better than a fiscal year window, but given how badly the Gamescom build went over, I'd rather FromSoftware take the time and ship something that actually runs well. The Switch 2 port has already been delayed once. A second delay would be a much harder sell to investors and players alike, and Kadokawa's earnings forecast suggests the company knows it.