Respected porting studio Virtuos has gone on record saying they are eager to bring GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 to Nintendo Switch 2. Neither is announced. But the fan community already has one very specific demand before any port happens.
If you have not heard the name Virtuos, you have almost certainly played their work. They are one of the most experienced porting studios in the games industry, with a long track record of bringing major titles to new platforms. When a publisher needs a technically demanding game adapted for different hardware, Virtuos is frequently the studio that gets the call. This is not a random developer expressing wishful thinking — it is a studio that does this professionally saying they want the job.
In a recent interview, Virtuos leadership stated that their team is personally invested in seeing both GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 reach Switch 2 players. They described both games as titles that can reach entirely new audiences on the hardware — players who never experienced either game on previous platforms.
The Nintendo Switch 2 is a significantly more capable machine than its predecessor. The hardware gap that made GTA 5 on the original Switch essentially impossible is a far smaller obstacle on Switch 2. The technical case for these ports is much stronger now than it has ever been.
"The team is eager to adapt Grand Theft Auto 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 for the Nintendo Switch."
— Virtuos, via My Nintendo News, May 18 2026GTA 5 has sold over 200 million copies and is approaching the end of its natural commercial cycle. GTA 6 arrives November 19. A Switch 2 port of GTA 5 — priced as a legacy title — could squeeze meaningful additional revenue out of a game that has been generating income since 2013. For Take-Two, the business case is real.
Red Dead Redemption 2 presents a similar opportunity. It remains one of the most critically acclaimed games ever made and has never had a portable version. A Switch 2 port would be its first time on handheld hardware — a genuinely new experience for a game many players already love.
The community's reaction to this story has been dominated by one very specific demand: a 60fps patch for Red Dead Redemption 2 on consoles before any port happens. Console players have been asking Rockstar for that patch since the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S launched. It has never arrived. The frustration is real and widespread — and the idea that RDR2 might come to Switch 2 before it gets a 60fps update on the consoles it already runs on is a source of genuine community irritation.
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