Nintendo's Switch 2 is pulling some serious aggro from third-party publishers, and the loot drops just keep coming. According to Kotaku, Stellar Blade - yes, the one with the absolutely unhinged character design that broke the internet - is among a wave of big RPGs confirmed to be heading to the Switch 2.
The list doesn't stop there either. A whole bunch of heavyweight RPGs are reportedly joining the party, turning Nintendo's new handheld-console hybrid into something that looks a lot less like a family-friendly party machine and a lot more like a legitimate RPG dungeon in your hands. Your commute is about to become a 40-hour fetch quest.
Why this matters for the Switch 2's XP bar
The original Switch had a complicated relationship with demanding third-party titles - lots of ports that ran like a PowerPoint presentation and framerates that could generously be described as "impressionist." The Switch 2's beefed-up hardware is clearly changing the calculus for publishers, who are now seemingly willing to actually invest in bringing their big-ticket games to the platform without sacrificing all graphical fidelity on the altar of portability.
Stellar Blade in particular is a notable get - it was a PlayStation 5 exclusive that generated enormous buzz (and controversy, because of course it did) when it launched in 2024. The fact that it's making the jump to Switch 2 signals that developers have real confidence in what the new hardware can actually pull off.
The grind is real, but so is the reward
For RPG fans who live and die by the handheld lifestyle, this is essentially a crit hit straight to the dopamine receptors. Being able to take sprawling, visually ambitious RPGs on the go has always been the Switch dream - and it looks like the Switch 2 era might actually deliver on that promise properly this time around.
As Kotaku reports, the full roster of confirmed titles is shaping up to be a serious value proposition for anyone sitting on the fence about picking up Nintendo's new console. Your wallet has already respawned at its last checkpoint. It's scared.
