A rating for a Switch 2 version of Starfield has apparently appeared on Taiwan's classification board, according to Nintendo Life - and it's the most concrete signal yet that Bethesda's space-faring RPG is making its way to Nintendo's platform. The discovery follows months of ongoing rumors throughout 2025 pointing toward exactly this kind of announcement.
Bethesda has already demonstrated solid commitment to the Switch 2, shipping multiple titles to the platform since launch. Starfield has been the glaring omission from that lineup, having previously skipped the original Switch entirely and remaining, until now, a game tied to Xbox, PC, and - more recently - PlayStation 5.
The PS5 version is relevant context here. Starfield launched on Sony's platform recently, though Nintendo Life notes that release shipped with some issues. A Switch 2 port arriving in its wake would continue the pattern of Bethesda expanding the game's reach beyond its original platform commitments - something that seemed almost unthinkable when Starfield first launched as a Microsoft exclusive back in 2023.
What a Switch 2 version would actually mean
Classification board ratings are one of the more reliable pre-announcement leaks in the industry - these filings are required before a game can be sold in a given market, meaning a listing typically indicates a release is close rather than speculative. Taiwan's board in particular has a decent track record of surfacing games before official reveals.
If the port does materialize, the bigger question is how it holds up on Switch 2 hardware. Starfield is a notoriously demanding game on a technical level, and even the PS5 version reportedly had a bumpy launch. Bethesda and any port studio involved would have some real optimization work cut out for them to deliver a stable experience on Nintendo's console.
No official confirmation has come from Bethesda or Microsoft at the time of writing. Given the source of the leak, though, it probably won't be long before something is announced officially.
