FromSoftware's The Duskbloods targets late‑2026

TechJuice’s May 16 report said FromSoftware’s The Duskbloods is still on course for a 2026 launch and framed the game as part of Nintendo’s Switch 2 lineup. The report pointed to Kadokawa, FromSoftware’s parent company, as the basis for that timing. Official material from Nintendo and Kadokawa confirms two parts of that claim: The Duskbloods is a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, and its current release window is 2026. (techjuice.pk) (nintendo.com) Nintendo’s U.S. game page lists the title as “Available 2026” and says it is “Available exclusively for the Nintendo Switch 2 system.” Kadokawa’s April 2, 2025 news release said the game would be released worldwide in 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2. (group.kadokawa.co.jp) Neither company, in the official material reviewed, gives a narrower public date than that. ### Where does the late-2026 claim come from? TechJuice’s May 16 story said The Duskbloods had secured a late-2026 window for Nintendo’s new console. The article cited Kadokawa’s latest financial reporting as confirmation that the game would arrive before the end of 2026. (techjuice.pk) Kadokawa’s official materials visible in this review do not publicly specify “late 2026.” The company’s April 2, 2025 release says only “2026,” and Nintendo’s official pages also use “2026” without naming a quarter or month. On that basis, the late-2026 timing should be treated as a media characterization unless Nintendo, FromSoftware or Kadokawa publishes a narrower window. (nintendo.com) ### What has Nintendo officially said about the game? Nintendo announced The Duskbloods during its April 2, 2025 Switch 2 presentation and published a trailer stating the game was coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026. Nintendo’s current product pages in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia all describe it as exclusive to the system and scheduled for 2026. (techjuice.pk) The official description calls it “a brand-new multiplayer title” from FromSoftware. Nintendo’s pages and Kadokawa’s release say the game supports online play for up to eight players. ### What has Hidetaka Miyazaki said about development? (group.kadokawa.co.jp) Hidetaka Miyazaki told Nintendo in an April 4, 2025 Creator’s Voice interview that The Duskbloods began as a Nintendo Switch project before Nintendo approached the studio about Switch 2. He said the team then “revamp[ed]” its development path with the new hardware in mind. Miyazaki said the new hardware’s online features helped the studio stay close to its original plan for the game. (youtube.com) He also described The Duskbloods as a PvPvE title built around online multiplayer, with both player-versus-player and player-versus-enemy combat. (nintendo.com) ### Is this a shift away from FromSoftware’s single-player games? Miyazaki said on April 4, 2025 that the project’s multiplayer focus did not mean FromSoftware had decided to move away from single-player games. In the same Nintendo interview, he said the company still intended to “actively develop single player focused games” in its traditional style. (nintendo.com) That comment matters because The Duskbloods is structurally different from recent FromSoftware hits. Kadokawa’s release describes it as an online multiplayer action game, not a conventional single-player action RPG. (nintendo.com) ### What is the next official marker to watch? May 14, 2026 is the date Kadokawa lists for its latest earnings-results announcement on its investor relations calendar. That is the corporate filing cycle TechJuice and other outlets have tied to the renewed 2026 timing. The next public confirmation to watch is a dated Nintendo or FromSoftware update that moves beyond “2026” to a specific launch window or release date. (nintendo.com) As of May 17, 2026, Nintendo’s official page still says only “Available 2026,” and FromSoftware’s official site still says “COMING 2026.” (nintendo.com) (group.kadokawa.co.jp 1) (group.kadokawa.co.jp 2)