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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Hassam Nasir

Cyberpunk co-developer says any 60 FPS Xbox Series can be easily ported to Nintendo Switch 2, despite the console being closer to a PS4 in terms of raw performance

Switch 2 bundle.

Nintendo just pulled off the most successful console launch in gaming history with the Switch 2 selling a record-breaking 3.5 million units in just three days. Demand is through the roof, and supply still hasn’t caught up as the Switch 2's beefed-up hardware has pushed the console’s momentum beyond Nintendo’s usual fanbase. It opens the door for heavier, more demanding third-party titles—Cyberpunk 2077 included—to finally run natively on a Nintendo platform.

Accordingly, Cyberpunk co-developer (they helped with one patch) and porting studio Virtuos recently spoke to Wccftech about the Switch 2, sharing their thoughts on what we could expect from the console going forward. Eoin O’ Grady, Technical Director at Black Shamrock—a subsidiary of Virtuos that helped co-develop games like The Outer Worlds—was asked whether he thinks the Switch 2 is closer to an Xbox Series S or a PlayStation 4 in terms of its hardware prowess. Here's what the developer had to say:

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