One of the greatest RPGs of this generation, Elden Ring, is set to hit a brand new platform ahead of this weekend with a Nintendo Switch 2 port set for release on Friday, August 28. With graphics settings adjusted for the portable hardware and a whole bunch of additional goodies included, it’s set to be another perfect excuse for a new adventure through The Lands Between.
If you’re looking to jump into Elden Ring Tarnished Edition as soon as it launches on Nintendo Switch 2 tomorrow, I’ve got you covered. Here’s the exact release time of the game in the UK and other regions around the world.
Elden Ring Tarnished Edition release time on Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo hasn’t confirmed an official release time for Elden Ring Tarnished Edition just yet, but it’s highly likely to launch at midnight local time (12am BST, August 28). This is in line with how Nintendo normally handles release times for its third-party titles.
As such, you should be able to download and play Elden Ring on the portable console as soon as the clock strikes midnight here in the UK.
If you’re wondering whether the game is worth picking up on Nintendo Switch 2, you can check out my full review for Express Online. There, I go over exactly how the game runs in both docked and handheld mode from my extensive testing in the early hours of the game.
The new content for the Tarnished Edition of Elden Ring isn’t exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2 – it’s also coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC for players who purchase the Tarnished Pack DLC.
- PlayStation / Xbox: Friday, August 28 at 0:00 a.m local time.
- Steam: Friday, August 28 at 7:00 JST | 00:00 CEST | 15:00 PDT.
Elden Ring Tarnished Pack Patch Notes
As for patch notes, here are all the major additions and changes arriving with the Tarnished Pack and 1.17 update:
MAIN UPDATE ADDITIONS
Tarnished Pack Additional Content
The following elements will be added upon purchase of the “Tarnished Pack” DLC.
Note: This content is included by default in ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition for Nintendo Switch 2.
- Added Idus Knight and Heavy Knight as new starting classes, selectable during character creation.
- Note: The equipment of each new starting class can also be obtained by purchasing it from merchants in the Lands Between or by finding it in the world.
- Added weapons that can be purchased from merchants or found in the Lands Between.
- Added three types of Spectral Steed Attire that change the appearance of Torrent:
- Tree Sentinel Spectral Steed Attire: Found in Stormveil Castle.
- Silver of Caria Spectral Steed Attire: Found in Liurnia of the Lakes.
- Funereal Night Spectral Steed Attire: Found in Altus Plateau.
- Note: After obtaining any Spectral Steed Attire, the option to change the spectral steed’s appearance will be added to the Site of Grace menu.
- Added an NPC invasion event in Caelid.
- Added an NPC invasion event in Leyndell, Royal Capital.
- Note: This event will not occur after the area has changed to Leyndell, Ashen Capital.
The “Tarnished Pack” release times are as follows:
- PlayStation / Xbox: Friday, August 28 at 0:00 a.m local time.
- Steam: Friday, August 28 at 7:00 JST | 00:00 CEST | 15:00 PDT.
Balance Adjustments
- Changed certain items found in the field or obtained by defeating certain powerful enemies in the Realm of Shadow to higher-tier items or other treasures.
- Note: Items already that were already found will not be changed.
Weapons
- Smithscript Dagger / Rellana’s Twin Blades
- Increased critical hit power.
- Smithscript Axe / Smithscript Spear / Spear of the Impaler
- Reduced the stamina consumption of weapon-throwing attacks.
- Increased the power of weapon-throwing attacks.
- Carian Sorcery Sword
- Changed Intelligence scaling so that it now increases the attack power of all damage types.
- Smithscript Greathammer
- Increased the power of weapon-throwing attacks.
- Golem Fist
- Increased the range of the fist-launching heavy attack.
- Firespark Perfume Bottle / Lightning Perfume Bottle / Chilling Perfume Bottle / Frenzyflame Perfume Bottle / Deadly Poison Perfume Bottle
- Lordsworn’s Shield / Briar Greatshield / Spiked Palisade Shield / Icon Shield / Golden Beast Crest Shield / Manor Towershield / Crossed-Tree Towershield / Inverted Hawk Towershield / Dragon Towershield / Distinguished Greatshield / Gilded Greatshield / Black Steel Greatshield / Ant’s Skull Plate / Erdtree Greatshield
- Increased guard boost.
- Reduced weight.
- Wooden Greatshield / Cuckoo Greatshield / Redmane Greatshield / Golden Greatshield / Crucible Hornshield / Dragonclaw Shield / Eclipse Crest Greatshield / Jellyfish Shield / One-Eyed Shield
- Haligtree Crest Greatshield
- Rakshasa’s Great Katana
- Increased the time before an attack can be performed with a right-hand weapon immediately after attacking with this weapon equipped in the left hand.
Skills
- Parry
- Improved parry performance.
- Reduced the time before various actions can be performed after activation when used with Daggers, Curved Swords, or Small Shields.
- Storm Wall
- Changed the skill so that it no longer consumes FP when used.
- Improved parry performance.
- Thops’s Barrier
- Improved parry performance.
Sorceries
- Founding Rain of Stars
- Carian Retaliation
- Meteorite
- Meteorite of Astel
- Gravitational Missile
- Changed the spell so that the gravity projectile does not explode immediately upon striking terrain such as the ground or a wall.
Incantations
- Feather of the Divine Bird
- O, Flame!
- Rain of Fire
PvP-Exclusive Balance Adjustments
Weapons
- Rakshasa’s Great Katana
- Increased damage taken from attacks by other players while attacking.
Incantations
- Rugalea’s Roar
- Reduced power against other players.
- Rotten Breath / Ekzykes’s Decay
- Reduced the amount of time other player characters are unable to move from hit reactions when struck by these incantations.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug where critical hits dealt with Great Katana weapon types had lower-than-expected power against large enemies.
- Fixed a bug where jumping attacks with Great Katana weapon types could be parried.
PC-Only Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug that prevented camera control with the mouse during NPC dialogue when using keyboard and mouse controls
- Fixed a bug in the “Keyboard/Mouse Settings” section of the system menu in which selecting the reset option did not restore various settings to their defaults
The version number shown in the lower-right corner of the title screen after applying this update will be as follows:
App Ver. 1.17
Regulation Ver. 1.17
This update is required for online play.
