Nintendo Switch 2 leak suggests huge Rockstar cowboy epic will be launch title
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After leaks about the console's release date and price, one report has resurfaced suggesting Rockstar will support the Switch 2 with a port of one of its biggest gamesTech10:00, 16 Feb 2025Arthur Morgan could make his Switch debut(Image: Rockstar Games)It's been a big week for the Switch 2, despite Nintendo being sworn to secrecy until April 2. The company has promised that's when it'll reveal more about the system, but that hasn't stopped retailers seemingly leaking the price and the console's release date.Still, we're still waiting to hear more about what we'll actually play on the Switch 2, with plenty of rumours swirling that its launch games could include Mario, Zelda, and much, much more.But could a Rockstar Games title be among them? While the studio is still working hard on GTA 6, one rumour doing the rounds again is the suggestion that the team's cowboy epic, Red Dead Redemption 2, could come to Switch 2 as a launch title.Red Dead Redemption 2 would be amazing on a Switch(Image: Rockstar Games)One leaker posted in a now-removed Discord that Rockstar Games will launch Red Dead Redemption 2 on Switch 2, and it could end up as a launch title.As with anything, fistful of salt is required, but the leaker had correctly revealed the PS5 Pro and Nintendo Alarmo before, so it's not outside of the realms of possibility.Red Dead Redemption 1, which launched in 2010, finally came to the Switch 13 years later in 2023. And, while its sequel launched in 2018, it's still not come to a Nintendo system despite hitting PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and even Google Stadia.For what it's worth, Take-Two's CEO (the company that owns Rockstar Games) has recently commented on the Nintendo Switch 2."We've had obviously a long-standing relationship with Nintendo," Strauss Zelnick said, "and we've supported the platform when it made sense for the individual release."There was a time when Nintendo platforms are really geared at younger audiences and that was reflected in our release schedule. And now today with Switch and potentially with Switch 2, the Switch device can support any audience."Article continues belowWhile we admit a GTA 6 port for Switch 2 is unlikely due to the scope of the game, Rockstar has had a few years to optimise Red Dead Redemption 2 for a handheld.In fact, despite the game setting a high watermark for graphics settings on PC, it runs very, very well on Steam Deck, which suggests it could be shrunk down to play nicely on Switch, too.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.
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