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FromSoftware delays Switch 2 exclusive The Duskbloods to 2027

FromSoftware has confirmed that The Duskbloods, its Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, will launch in 2027 rather than 2026. The studio says it wants more time to work on combat, balance and strategic depth after a recent network test.

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Centre · 2FromSoftware has officially confirmed that The Duskbloods, a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, is delayed from its original 2026 release window to sometime in 2027. Centre · 1According to Collider, the studio announced the delay in a press release on 29 October, saying it wants to give the development team more time to focus on combat, strategic depth and player expression. Centre · 1Screen Rant reports that the developer said the game is in its final stages of development, and that feedback from its recent network test led the team to spend extra time refining combat, gameplay balance and strategic depth.

Centre · 1No specific release date has been announced. Centre · 1The game is being developed with Nintendo and will not launch on Xbox, PlayStation or PC, according to Collider. Centre · 1The game was announced in 2024 and had been expected before the end of 2026.

Centre · 2Screen Rant's lede describes the network test as "lackluster", and Collider says server issues prevented players from logging in; Collider adds that the game's absence from the September 2026 Nintendo Direct had raised concern about a delay.

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Framing
Both gaming outlets treat the delay as a straightforward announcement, framing The Duskbloods as the follow-up to Elden Ring and linking the delay to the network test.
Emphasis
Screen Rant stresses the network test feedback and polish; Collider stresses the Elden Ring brand, the Nintendo Direct omission and the Elden Ring film.
Leaves out or plays down
Neither gives a new release date or quotes the press release directly. Screen Rant's lede calls the test lackluster but its body attributes the delay to feedback; Collider doesn't mention the test's feedback role, only server issues.
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“highly anticipated”“lackluster network test”
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“highly anticipated Elden Ring follow-up game has officially been delayed to 2027 after a lackluster network test earlier this year.” — Screen Rant
“There was growing concern that the game would be delayed when it was completely left out of the September 2026 Nintendo Direct show” — Collider

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