One of the biggest surprises at Summer Game Fest was the unveiling of the new Stellar Blade game, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, which looked absolutely fantastic. We now know that the original action-packed Stellar Blade game is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 and many fans have been wondering whether the technically impressive Stellar Blade: Blood Rain will ever grace the system. Shift Up publisher Edo has responded to a fan asking the very same question and replied by asking whether Grand Theft Auto VI would run on a Nintendo Switch 2 system, which seems reasonably unlikely. Still, the game is a long way off, so we can’t completely count it out.
Thanks to Anthony for sending in the news tip!
Lol oh please. Just watched the trailer. It looks closer to cyberpunk than it does to GTA6. S2 can run it and if Stellar Blade 1 has good enough numbers I think they’ll find a way to bring it over
Cyberpunk doesn’t run the greatest on it though. It’s got frame drops and dips into the low 20FPS range during action which is a bit rough to say the least.
Switch 2 ain’t powerful enough for highly demanding games, and neither is PS5, it’s unlikely that it will get more than 30-40FPS.
I meant to add, PS5 unlikely to get more than 30-40FPS in GTA 6.
There are many games with that same situation though. Final Fantasy 7 rebirth ran pretty poor on ps5, having a blurry image on performance mode. But the switch 2 version strangely has almost identical graphics to the graphics mode on ps5 and it doesn’t have any blur in it. Even though the switch 2 was 30 fps for that game, it technically was one of the most consistant versions of the game. Seeing how GTA6 will likely have similar problems on ps5 with performance, if they just optimitize it like ff7 rebirth, I bet gta6 could be on the switch 2.
Lol yeah it’ll definitely come. They talked about bringing 2 multiplatform before 1’s Switch 2 port anyways, and it’s a no-brainer if it sells good on Switch 2 (which I think it absolutely will)
He didn’t need to be so rude about it, he couldn’t just said there are no plans for a Switch 2 release at this time. I agree with the above comment that if the first game sells well on Switch 2 they’ll find a way to port it over
Cute. But yes, GTA 6 could run on the device.
Especially if it’s also coming to the Xbox Series S
Remember when the ff7 remake/rebirth developers were like, “This can’t run on the switch 2, it’s too complicated!” and then ported rebirth 5 months after remake? Usually when the first game in a franchise comes the switch 2, it’s almost confirmed that the sequel will come to the switch 2.
Yeah, considering Revelation, Code Veronica Remake, and countless other brand new AAA games are coming to Switch 2— not to mention Elden Ring, FFVII Remake & Rebirth, and the technical marvel Cyberpunk 2077 turned out to be…. it’s pretty much a done deal. I wouldn’t take 1 guy’s word on it (even if he’s in charge of publishing, not to knowledgeable on deets) when the Shift Up CEO himself seems crazy dedicated to getting the series on the platform in the platform expansion he’s shooting for. Capcom didn’t think Village would work either until they tried it, and Requiem is downright beautiful and gorgeous. I’d say leave this one to the actual developers, following the CEO’s orders LOL
Requiem is impressive on S2, but the framerate tends to tank quite a bit (especially if there’s any fire).
Pragmata is also quite impressive.
In my experience, I had next to no issues playing it on Switch 2. It was only during a very particular subsection of an area during the latter half of the game (before the final section begins) where I noticed frame dips. Though, they were pretty extreme. Only 2 or so times total however
Pragmata really is awesome as well. I think the only flaw in either of them is the hair. I’d like if they had used a lower-end or scaled rendering system than having them be more clumped and blocky. But you get used to it lol, so the portable trade-off is fair I think
The game doesn’t look any better than Cyberpunk 2077 on Switch 2, and that game is on the cartridge and runs pretty well.
Also, can the Xbox Series S play GTA VI? Yes? Well you just answered your question
“pretty well” is subjective, I would not call dips into the low 20’s pretty well.. it’s been called a miracle port for a reason. It literally barely runs on Switch 2. It simply does not have a powerful enough CPU.
GTA 6 is not happening, and if it did it would be such a watered down version compared to the others that it would be there just for the sake of saying it could be done, and probably multiplayer removed completely.
I fully expect some frame drops of GTA 6 on PS5 and it won’t even be a smooth 30-40FPS during action.. and this is a game that is more suited to PC or PS6, not current gen. The frame rate will be lacking.
You only have to look at GTA 5 on 360 and PS3, the reason it released on those systems was to get people to double/triple dip next consoles or PC.
What’s the incentive to pick up a game in a console if its sequels won’t also come to the console? Weird thing to say.
What kind of low effort clickbait is this? If the Series S can run GTA 6 then the Switch 2 can as well.
This is a “yes”
Come on Sickr, you’re better than this
Not sure how it’s clickbait, but you believe what you like. We will see what happens, game’s not out for a long time yet 😊
we’re passed this. Switch 2 isn’t the same as Switch 1—it can absolutely play any game released for contemporary platforms.
I hope that GTA 6 comes to switch 2 just so he can eat his words lol
To me I think that is what Edo is implying. Maybe he knows something we don’t know and it was a way to confirm that GTA VI is coming to Switch 2. Pretty much saying, if GTA VI is coming to Switch 2 then pretty much any game can run on Switch 2.
I think GTA VI is probably coming to Switch 2. Maybe some time next year. But I do agree, when people see it running on Switch 2, and likely running really well (ofc while keeping in mind it is portable, so), it’s going to change the mindset of a lot of developers on what the console is capable of. Anyone who’s worked on or had their hands on these big ports know just what the Nintendo Switch 2 can do.
I hope both these leads make it to Dead Or Alive 7 and Platinum Games is developing it with Yuya Takahashi and the Geats team writing.
The question isn’t whether the Switch 2 can run GTA VI or the Stellar Blade sequel or whatever. The question is whether the publishers are prepared to put the investment in to make those games playable on Switch 2.
The real answer for the Stellar Blade devs is “We don’t think the game would sell enough units on Switch 2 to justify the cost of porting it.” If the original Stellar Blade sold really well on Switch 2 (I don’t expect it to happen but hypothetically) I guarantee the answer of whether the port is possible would change immediately.
But as it is, third party AAA games are tending to sell less than 10% of their copies on Switch 2 and it’s the toughest platform to put these games on due to the optimisation and sacrifices that have to be made to make it playable so generally the economics are probably not going to add up.