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FromSoftware Confirms Summer Network Test for The Duskbloods

Nintendo Switch 2 will host a closed trial that will evaluate an up-to-eight-player, match-based PvPvE format and help shape the game's next development steps.

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Overview

  • FromSoftware and Nintendo announced during the Nintendo Direct on Tuesday that a closed network test for The Duskbloods will run on Switch 2 sometime this summer.
  • The studio says the game supports up to eight players in match-based rounds that mix player-versus-player combat with cooperative player-versus-environment missions.
  • A short teaser trailer shown in the Direct highlighted the game's Bloodborne-like gothic visuals and introduced hub areas, rounds, and episodic PvE encounters.
  • No firm consumer release date or public sign-up details for the network test have been given, leaving timing and access plans unclear.
  • The Duskbloods is a new, Switch 2-exclusive FromSoftware IP and its summer test arrives as other FromSoftware releases, including the Elden Ring Switch 2 port, are being scheduled for 2026 which could affect platform timing and player attention.