Overview

• Nintendo Life surfaced over-the-shoulder footage from Fan Expo showing the docked build holding up reasonably well, with noticeable drops mainly during heavy moments like the Limgrave gate opening.
• Multiple Gamescom hands-ons reported unstable handheld performance capped at 30fps but dipping to around 20fps and sometimes near 15fps in open-world sections such as Limgrave.
• Bandai Namco did not permit recording of the handheld demo at Gamescom, preventing direct gameplay capture for independent verification.
• IGN said it came away very disappointed with handheld performance and characterized the experience as a “disaster,” citing frequent drops when moving the camera.
• Tarnished Edition bundles the base game, Shadow of the Erdtree, and new classes and gear, and it is still slated for a 2025 Switch 2 release with no specific date as the demo shown appears to be an earlier build.