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Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition Now Available for Preorder at $79.99

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Amazon Drops a Preorder for Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition, But the Release Date? It’s a Mystery!

Hold onto your Runes, folks! Amazon’s gone and listed the Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition for preorder at a cool $79.99. That’s right, the price tag is out there in the wild, but if you’re looking to pin down a release date, you might as well be searching for a Needle in a haystack — all we’ve got is a placeholder date of December 31, 2026. Classic Amazon tease.

The OG Elden Ring Legacy Lives On

Let’s rewind to February 25, 2022 — the day Elden Ring graced us with its brutal presence. Developed by FromSoftware, this bad boy carved its name into gaming history with its insane difficulty and sprawling open-world that would make even the most seasoned adventurer weep. Racking up awards like they were going out of style, it nabbed Game of the Year titles left and right.

Fast forward to today, and FromSoftware is back at it again with the Tarnished Edition, first hyped during last year’s Nintendo Direct. Set to land on the Nintendo Switch 2 (fingers crossed), this edition promises fresh content like new armor sets and starting classes alongside the base game and Shadow of the Erdtree expansion.

What’s in This Shiny New Edition Anyway?

  • The full base game (because duh).
  • The Shadow of the Erdtree expansion — more lore to chew on!
  • Two new starting classes: Heavy Knight and Knight of Ides (sounds appropriately epic).
  • Four new armor sets to strut your stuff in.
  • Three shiny new customization options for your trusty steed, Torrent.

If you’re itching to throw money at this edition already, head over to Amazon or Best Buy — just don’t hold your breath waiting for an exact release date announcement.

$80?! More Like WTF-ty Dollars

The $80 price tag might have you doing a double-take given we’re talking about a game originally from 2022. Sure, it’s bundled with some enticing extras and exclusive Switch 2 access, but still…ouch. The pricing déjà vu continues with comparisons between this and its cousin, the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Edition. Could we see these new goodies hit other platforms later on? Maybe as DLC or *gasp* a free update? Time will tell.

Switch It Up… Or Not?

The real head-scratcher is whether Elden Ring will run smoothly on Nintendo’s shiny new toy when it’s been flexing hard on PS5 Pros and their ilk. The speculation machine is running wild as fans wonder if they’ll need to sacrifice graphics or frame rates in exchange for portability.

While we eagerly await more details — preferably before we’ve all turned gray — keep your eyes peeled on SapoBledor for any updates we can scrounge up from our sources deep within Mount Doom… errr FromSoftware HQ.