Hands On: Cyberpunk 2077 Might Pull A 'Witcher 3' On Switch 2

Breathtaking?It's funny, even though CD Projekt Red has given the Switch some love in the past, it's safe to say almost none of us had Cyberpunk 2077 on our Switch 2 bingo cards, let alone the 'Ultimate Edition'. That's not to say we don't want it, quite the opposite! We just never honestly envisioned a world where this graphically taxing shooter could run on Nintendo hardware...at least competently.It's safe to assume everyone remembers the trainwreck of a launch the game had on PS4 and Xbox One back in 2020 — the buggy character models, missing textures, game-breaking glitches and the like — but things have truly changed. Now, nearly five years after that disastrous release, the developers have not only managed to rebuild the game on other platforms (and put out an incredibly striking anime with Studio Trigger), they've found a way to bring the game to Nintendo's newest console. This may not necessarily be a visual masterpiece, but it's an example from the Witcher devs that proves anything is possible on Switch 2.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Apr 3, 2025 - 19:03

Hands On: Cyberpunk 2077 Might Pull A 'Witcher 3' On Switch 2

Breathtaking?

It's funny, even though CD Projekt Red has given the Switch some love in the past, it's safe to say almost none of us had Cyberpunk 2077 on our Switch 2 bingo cards, let alone the 'Ultimate Edition'. That's not to say we don't want it, quite the opposite! We just never honestly envisioned a world where this graphically taxing shooter could run on Nintendo hardware...at least competently.

It's safe to assume everyone remembers the trainwreck of a launch the game had on PS4 and Xbox One back in 2020 — the buggy character models, missing textures, game-breaking glitches and the like — but things have truly changed. Now, nearly five years after that disastrous release, the developers have not only managed to rebuild the game on other platforms (and put out an incredibly striking anime with Studio Trigger), they've found a way to bring the game to Nintendo's newest console. This may not necessarily be a visual masterpiece, but it's an example from the Witcher devs that proves anything is possible on Switch 2.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com