Scott Baird is a contributor with over a decade's experience writing about video games, along with board games and tabletop RPGs. Scott has previously worked for Dexerto, Cracked, Dorkly, and Gamepur.

I love the idea of playing Elden Ring on the Nintendo Switch 2: one of my favorite games ever made, combined with the system's portability is almost enough to make me buy the game again at full price.

TL;DR: Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition on Nintendo Switch 2 faces severe performance issues, with framerates dropping to 15-20 FPS, prompting Bandai Namco to ban gameplay capture at Gamescom 2025.

Scott Baird is a contributor with over a decade's experience writing about video games, along with board games and tabletop RPGs. Scott has previously worked for Dexerto, Cracked, Dorkly, and Gamepur.

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Elden Ring's Switch 2 port is not going to release on time. From Software and Bandai Namco have confirmed that the Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition for ...

We played Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition in handheld mode on Switch 2 and came away very disappointed with the game's performance, especially when in the open areas like Limgrave. Frame rate drops were ...

Today’s Nintendo Direct for the Nintendo Switch 2 revealed that FromSoftware’s Elden Ring will grace the new console. Elden Ring is one of FromSoftware’s most critically acclaimed and commercially ...