Nintendo Switch 2 is reportedly powerful enough to handle “most ambitious AAA titles” from major third-party developers like Ubisoft, EA, Bandai Namco, and more.
Following Nintendo Switch 2’s official reveal last week, the hype surrounding this next-generation hybrid system has only grown. After months of leaks, rumors, and whispers across the internet, fans finally got a glimpse of the new console.
While the reveal didn’t share technical details, it gave just enough to fuel the speculation about what games could accompany the system at launch. Fans are eager to see how the Switch 2 will perform with modern games.
Questions about third-party support have always lingered around Nintendo consoles, but early reports suggest that this time things might be different, very different. If the latest claims are accurate, the Switch 2 could open the door for an entirely new level of game releases on a Nintendo platform.
Insider Claims Strong Third-Party Support for Nintendo Switch 2
According to a report from YouTuber and well-known insider tvPH, the Nintendo Switch 2 has caught the attention of nearly every major third-party developer, including Ubisoft, Microsoft, Sega, EA, and Bandai Namco. Their latest statement sheds light on why the Switch 2 might be different from its predecessor when it comes to third-party game support.
In the video, tvPH explained, “[Nintendo Switch 2 is] powerful enough that basically every third party is considering supporting it with its most ambitious AAA titles. This is very different from what has happened in the past when some of these companies would support Nintendo platforms with conversions of older games or maybe recent but not-so-ambitious ones.
“Right now, companies like Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Sega, and Microsoft consider the Nintendo Switch 2 a platform strong enough to handle all of their most ambitious titles.”
This take aligns with previous reports that described the Switch 2 as having hardware capable of running modern AAA games. While the exact specifications remain unconfirmed, insiders suggest it could perform on par with devices like the PS4 Pro or Xbox Series S, albeit with its own hybrid console advantages.
It’s worth noting that none of this is officially confirmed by Nintendo or any of the other third-party developers, and we suggest taking everything with a grain of salt. Another exciting detail comes from reports that major Xbox titles appear to be coming to Nintendo Switch 2, including Fallout, Call of Duty, Starfield, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Diablo, Halo, and more.
Here’s the full specifications for Nintendo Switch 2 based on recent reports:
- CPU: Arm Cortex-A78C
- 8 cores
- Unknown L1/L2/L3 cache sizes
- GPU: Nvidia T239 Ampere
- 1 Graphics Processing Cluster (GPC)
- 12 Streaming Multiprocessors (SM)
- 1534 CUDA cores
- 6 Texture Processing Clusters (TPC)
- 48 Gen 3 Tensor cores
- 2 RTX ray-tracing cores
- RAM: 12 GB LPDDR5
Handheld Mode:
- CPU: 998.4 MHz
- GPU: 561 MHz (~1.72 TFLOPS)
- Memory Frequency: 4266 MHz
- Memory Bandwidth: 68.256 GB/s
Docked Mode:
- CPU: 1100.8 MHz
- GPU: 1007.25 MHz (~3.09 TFLOPS)
- Memory Frequency: 6400 MHz
- Memory Bandwidth: 102.4 GB/s
What do you think about this? Do you see the Switch 2 becoming a home for big-budget games, or do you think developers will still hold back? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
