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[Kotaro]

We've already seen a few comparison videos Switch 2 vs PS5/XSS (Cyberpunk, Hogwarts, Yakuza). Switch 2 versions are running on par to PS5/XSS or maybe just slightly lower quality, either way the difference is marginal

My question is can Switch 2 handle GTA6?

 

[Skyfox]

No

 

[StueyDuck]

it's already playing GTA7 and 8 at the same time with crysis loaded in the background for good measure.

 

[HRK69]

Oh, it'll handle it… depending on how loosely you define "handle."

 

[Moses85]

 

[base_two]

I can't say for sure since they aren't any gameplay videos out yet, but certainly with some cutbacks to the RTGI implementation it should. The CPU will not be an issue like some folks are speculating that they can't port around.

 

[ReyBrujo]

No. GTA4 will be released for Switch 2, maybe GTA5 but I expect 5 for Switch 3.

 

[Mr Moose]

Is it coming to the Series S?

We've already seen a few comparison videos Switch 2 vs PS5/XSS (Cyberpunk, Hogwarts, Yakuza). Switch 2 versions are running on par to PS5/XSS or maybe just slightly lower quality, either way the difference is marginal

My question is can Switch 2 handle GTA6?

Oh no...

 

[Kotaro]

Oh, it'll handle it… depending on how loosely you define "handle."

1080P with 30+fps?

 

[Buggy Loop]

If the game uses mesh shaders, I could see an impossible port in the making with very aggressive culling. Feature wise I mean they'll have to prep for Series S too which has less VRAM.

CPU wise it'll depend how much they transferred technology to GPU vs physics on CPU. But GTA V was running on a PS3, with imo GTA IV having better physics too on that CPU... RDR 2 on Jaguar CPUs, I'm not so sure that suddenly they'll max out CPU utilization.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

First image

 

[GigaBowser]

GTA5 runs on ps3 rockstar arm wizards YES buuuuut will come when pc

 

[LordOcidax]

The right answer is: Money makes everything possible OP.

 

[AngelMuffin]

Define "handle".

 

[Golgo 13]

Am I missing something here? Last I checked Switch 2 ports were running at greatly diminished capacity - something close to a PS4.

Don't get me wrong I'm getting a Switch 2, but it sure as hell won't be the place I play third party games.

 

[Kotaro]

Define "handle".

1080P and 30+fps

 

[gtabro]

Obviously no.

 

[Kotaro]

Am I missing something here? Last I checked Switch 2 ports were running at greatly diminished capacity - something close to a PS4.

Don't get me wrong I'm getting a Switch 2, but it sure as hell won't be the place I play third party games.

wrong. Yakuza, Switch 2 is better than PS4 version running on PS5

Analysis Trailer Platform  Post in thread 'Yakuza 0 Nintendo Switch 2 vs PS5 (PS4 BC) Early Graphics and JP vs EN Dubbing Comparison'

Monday at 6:10 PM

Thats another topic, thats the concept of the console… I am talking about the hardware here.

The hardware is fine and priced OK (£80 games, no).
Other handhelds are a bit overpriced.

https://uk.store.asus.com/rog/rog-ally-rc71l-236293748-90nv0gy1-m000e0.html

Like this shit.
The X is £850.

• Mr Moose

Hogwarts, Switch 2 version looks on par if not better than XSS version

Thread 'Hogwarts Legacy Switch 2 VS XSS comparison (Spoiler alert: They're basically the same)'

Apr 7, 2025

Let's go buddies, these seems to be great times for gaming, Nintendo finally catching up in many aspects to competition in tech due in part to diminishing return.

Here's a new comparison video between Switch 2 version of Hogwarts Legacy against Xbox Series S. Ignore Switch 1 please, that thing is meh.

Now, here's the thing: Switch 2 version is confirmed to be 4K@30fps, probably just using DLSS performance or ultra performance, which is still better than TAA or FSR 2.

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[Punished Miku]

Series S version will already exist without any upscaling. I dont know why people rule it out honestly.

 

[GoldenEye98]

 

[LordOcidax]

Series S version will already exist without any upscaling. I dont know why people rule it out honestly.

The Lol when The Witcher 3 Switch version was rumored… Nothing new here.

 

[nkill20]

 

[GigaBowser]

DF TOO WEAK FOR DLSS
WILL NORT BEE AS STRONG AS PS4 oohoohoohoo

DF : "But this is a really helpful reality check because I've seen a lot of discussion online, a lot of people debating this, especially after we published last week's DF direct which was about this topic to some substantial degree and you know the evidence that we have, that's high quality evidence like our direct comparisons with our pixel counts, its not gonna be this mega powerful thing, especially out of the gate. It's not going to be, you know, even a portable PS4 in handheld form.

 

[PauloRoberto]

We've already seen a few comparison videos Switch 2 vs PS5/XSS (Cyberpunk, Hogwarts, Yakuza). Switch 2 versions are running on par to PS5/XSS or maybe just slightly lower quality, either way the difference is marginal

My question is can Switch 2 handle GTA6?

You know you are just deluding yourself, right? (and I bought a Switch 2, so this comment is not fueld by 'hate').

 

[Idleyes]

GTA 6 will run perfectly fine on the Switch 2 when Rockstar Games remasters it on RenderWare.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

Depends on how many Chud vs. Woke cores it needs in the flim flam.

 

[Moses85]

First image

 

[64gigabyteram]

No. GTA4 will be released for Switch 2, maybe GTA5 but I expect 5 for Switch 3.

if GTA4 can run on Switch 2 GTA5 can as well

 

[Buggy Loop]

Series S version will already exist without any upscaling. I dont know why people rule it out honestly.

Only way its a show stopper is CPU, not GPU imo.

But again, Rockstar was making open world games with crazy physics and simulations on Xbox 360/PS3 & Xbox one/PS4 shit Jaguar CPUs. I'm not convinced they max out CPU suddenly.

 

[Shaki12345]

If it has YouTube you can pretend to play it.

Serious post: Switch 1 can't handle GTA5. Especially in handheld.

R* will port GTA4 and RDR2 and call it a day.

 

[Edder1]

It will run at 2fps, Digital Foundry will claim it's an "impossible port" and Nintendo sheep will make 50 threads about how Switch 2 is more powerful than a supercomputer.

 

[DeepEnigma]

1080P and 30+fps

 

[Mr Moose]

wrong. Yakuza, Switch 2 is better than PS4 version running on PS5

That's just the PS4 version. It's exactly the same as it would be on PS4 there's no special feature that makes it better on a PS5, that Cycu dumbass just makes shit low quality videos.

 

[AngelMuffin]

1080P and 30+fps

Most likely, 1080p will be dynamic res though. Not the hardware I'd choose to play it on though. Just like I had no interest in The Witcher 3 & Doom for the Switch.

 

[SJRB]

 

[Sebastian1295]

They'd have to cut the resolution and framerate massively, cut down the NPC'S drastically, cut down textures massively etc etc. They'd have to chop so much of it down that it wouldn't even be the same game anymore. Like they could possibly do it, but why would you even want to buy a game that's so cut down and looking like shit. Don't even bother at that point.

 

[TGO]

Yakuza is decade old PS4 game that ran @1080p
But no..

 

[GigaBowser]

 

[Sebastian1295]

 

[Skifi28]

Switch 2 versions are running on par to PS5/XSS or maybe just slightly lower quality, either way the difference is marginal

The "marginal" difference has been half the framerate as the switch 2 runs the performance mode of PS5/XSX at lower resolution/settings at 30fps. If GTA6 is already 30fps with no performance mode, you can't really do that.


Edit: It can definitely be done in theory, but the game would probably look unrecognisable with RT and most expensive effects stripped out. Would Rockstar be willing to put out such a subpar version of the game? I don't know. Do they even have fallbacks such as pre-calculated lighting for removing RTGI? If the game was developed with RT in mind from the start, they might not which is tons of development time and a huge file size increase.

 

[Yoboman]

Has switch 2 run anything that wasn't already cross gen yet?

 

[Roman Empire]

Depending on how much they downgrade the game... Yes, let's say it can handle it. Just remember the Mortal Kombat 1 Switch port and you may regret asking for a port of GTA6 on it.

 

[Topher]

We've already seen a few comparison videos Switch 2 vs PS5/XSS (Cyberpunk, Hogwarts, Yakuza). Switch 2 versions are running on par to PS5/XSS or maybe just slightly lower quality, either way the difference is marginal

My question is can Switch 2 handle GTA6?

On par? What's the frame rate for the Switch 2 versions again?

 

[iamvin22]

We've already seen a few comparison videos Switch 2 vs PS5/XSS (Cyberpunk, Hogwarts, Yakuza). Switch 2 versions are running on par to PS5/XSS or maybe just slightly lower quality, either way the difference is marginal

My question is can Switch 2 handle GTA6?

Can you give me $100k? If not it's ok but that will be your answer to your question.

 

[Karim]

We've already seen a few comparison videos Switch 2 vs PS5/XSS (Cyberpunk, Hogwarts, Yakuza). Switch 2 versions are running on par to PS5/XSS or maybe just slightly lower quality, either way the difference is marginal

My question is can Switch 2 handle GTA6?

Jeez I understand Switch 2 it's a good leap over the first Switch but a marginal difference with a ps5? Some of you are completely out of the touch when he talks about the new Nintendo console.

 

[Deerock71]

I'm actually more interested in RDR 2.

 

[GigaBowser]

Has switch 2 run anything that wasn't already cross gen yet?

• Borderlands 4 (Gearbox) - 2025
• Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition - Launch day
• Daemon X Machina Titanic Scion (Marvelous / First Studio) - September 5, 2025
• Split Fiction (Hazelight) - Launch day
• Madden NFL (EA) - TBC
• Reanimal (Tarsier Studio) - TBC
• Star Wars Outlaws (Ubisoft)

 

[Baemono]

Has switch 2 run anything that wasn't already cross gen yet?

Yes

 

[BlackTron]

Great thread idea btw

 

[Ar¢tos]

We've already seen a few comparison videos Switch 2 vs PS5/XSS (Cyberpunk, Hogwarts, Yakuza). Switch 2 versions are running on par to PS5/XSS or maybe just slightly lower quality, either way the difference is marginal

My question is can Switch 2 handle GTA6?

Soon they will be running games on a RTX 5090 at 1080p on low settings with RT disabled just so they can make videos saying the Switch 2 compares to it...