FromSoftware has confirmed that The Duskbloods, its upcoming title for the Nintendo Switch, will no longer arrive on its previously planned schedule and is now set to launch in 2027. The studio announced the postponement on Friday, according to Feber, which reported the news and noted that the delay was not entirely unexpected.
The Duskbloods is the project from the team behind Elden Ring and Bloodborne, and it marks a notable step for the studio onto Nintendo's platform. Feber reports that the announcement came directly from the developer.
Why it matters
A delay of this kind matters for several reasons. FromSoftware has built a reputation over the past decade on dense, demanding action games, and each release draws attention well beyond the usual action-RPG audience. Elden Ring in particular became a mainstream phenomenon, which means anything the studio puts its name to now carries high expectations.
The Duskbloods also represents a departure in platform terms. The studio's recent major work has been associated with other hardware, so a Switch title is a different kind of proposition for its fans and for Nintendo's lineup. Pushing the game into 2027 reshapes the release calendar for both.
For Switch owners, the move removes a anticipated title from the nearer-term schedule. For FromSoftware, it extends a development cycle that the studio evidently believes is not yet finished.
What the studio said about the decision
According to Feber, FromSoftware's explanation for the postponement is straightforward: the team needs additional time to bring the game up to the standard it wants before release. The studio framed the decision around quality rather than any single technical problem.
Feber also reports that the developer took a significant amount of useful feedback and lessons from a technical test held this past summer, and that it intends to act on what it learned. That suggests the extra development window is not simply about finishing content, but about responding to what players encountered during that test.
The studio did not, in the reporting summarized by Feber, attach a specific new date beyond the 2027 window, nor did it detail which elements of the game will change as a result of the test feedback.
A familiar pattern for the studio and the industry
Feber's framing that the delay was "perhaps not entirely unexpected" reflects how common this kind of announcement has become, both for FromSoftware and across large-scale game development generally. Ambitious titles routinely move out of their original windows, and studios often present the shift as a quality decision.
What stands out here is the timing. The announcement lands after a public technical test, a format that gives developers direct exposure to how their systems behave under real player load and how audiences respond to early builds. Committing to act on that feedback is a concrete reason for a schedule change, as opposed to a general statement about needing more time.
There is also the platform dimension. Building for the Switch brings its own constraints, and a studio known for technically heavy titles has to balance ambition against the hardware's limits. FromSoftware has not, in the reporting available, attributed the delay to hardware considerations, and Feber's account ties the decision to overall quality and test feedback.
What players can take from the announcement
The practical takeaway is that The Duskbloods will not be part of the 2026 release slate and should now be expected in 2027. Anyone planning around the game's arrival should adjust accordingly.
The second takeaway is that the summer technical test appears to have had real influence on the project's direction. Studios do not always say publicly that player feedback shaped their schedule, and FromSoftware's acknowledgment gives some indication of what the additional time is for.
Feber's report does not include a revised month or quarter within 2027, and no further detail on the scope of changes was provided. Until the studio shares more, the 2027 window is the only firm marker available.
What to watch next
The next signal will be any communication from FromSoftware narrowing the 2027 window or detailing how the technical test feedback is being applied. For now, the game remains in development with a release year attached and no date beyond it.
