Thus far, there have solely been a handful of third-celebration video games confirmed for the Nintendo Switch 2, however an trade insider has claimed that many studios do not but have growth kits, and that is responsible for the restricted bulletins.
That is based on YouTuber Nate the Hate (through (*2*)), who mentioned the console’s noticeable lack of titles from third-celebration studios and indie companions in his most up-to-date podcast episode.
“This has been a speaking level amongst Nintendo followers actually for the reason that Switch 2 has come out, and it is positively spurred up as soon as once more in the newest days,” Nate the Hate stated. “And that’s the query of, ‘The place are the video games? The place are the sport bulletins from third events and indie companions? And when are they going to be occurring?'”
Nate goes on to say that the issue goes again to GDC 2025, the place Digital Foundry had put out feedback saying that plenty of growth companions lack entry to dev kits.
“That is one thing that continues to be true,” he defined. “And it is not simply indie builders. It is also these double-A and low triple-A builders who at the moment lack entry to dev kits. And for lots of them, they’re form of sitting there scratching their head questioning, ‘When is Nintendo going to offer us entry?'”
Nate the Hate’s co-host, Fashionable Classic Gamer, additionally claimed that there are “fairly just a few” studios and publishers who haven’t got Switch 2 growth {hardware} proper now, and steered that there are roughly two-thirds that made video games for the unique Switch that do not have entry to dev kits.
“I believe one-third of builders, publishers, which have labored on Switch 1 titles have entry to Switch 2 {hardware}, however the remaining are nonetheless ready for his or her {hardware} to return in,” stated Fashionable Classic Gamer.
Whereas there is no official phrase on what third-celebration video games have but to be introduced, Nate later claimed that there are a number of corporations, together with Capcom and Sega, nonetheless ready for dev kits, and that though Microsoft is planning to help the console, the dev package situation will push these plans again to 2026.
“I additionally know studios like Capcom, Sega, Ubisoft, Bandai Namco, and lots of others are simply ready,” he stated. “They’ve video games they wish to announce for the platform. They’ve plenty of help coming to this platform.”
Video games Fortnite, Cut up Fiction, and Hogwarts Legacy at the moment are obtainable on the Switch 2, with Elden Ring Tarnished Version set to reach later this yr. Cyberpunk 2077: Final Version additionally received a Switch 2 model and is predicted to obtain replace 2.3 very quickly.