GTA 6 Is Reportedly Getting a Switch 2 Port — and Technical Hurdles Have Been Cleared
There’s something quietly impressive about Nintendo getting a game like Grand Theft Auto 6 on its console. Not just rumors this time — according to a well-connected insider, the project is real and moving forward.
GTA 6 pre-orders are already live, and the game launches on November 19 exclusively for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. A PC port is almost certainly in the works — Rockstar has followed that playbook for years. What has been murkier is whether the game would ever make it to Nintendo’s hardware.
Enter Nash Weedle, a leaker with a solid track record in the gaming rumor space. Weedle says the Switch 2 version of GTA 6 has entered active development, and the team has solved the technical problems that stood in the way of getting such a massive open world running smoothly on Nintendo’s hardware. The company has reportedly assigned technical specialists to oversee the porting effort.
IT-NEWS has learned that multiple other industry insiders have independently heard similar details about the project from their own sources. None of this is official, but the convergence of accounts gives the rumor more weight than the usual speculation.
Weedle added — in remarks machine-translated from Spanish — that Rockstar has assigned dedicated technical experts to handle the porting work. Multiple other industry insiders have independently corroborated the existence of the project through their own channels.
One catch: the Switch 2 version won’t ship this year. Anyone hoping to play GTA 6 on Nintendo hardware at launch will need to wait. The game hits PS5 and Xbox on November 19, and if history is any guide, the PC version follows a year or two later. The Switch 2 port would likely come after that.
None of this should come as a surprise. The Switch 2 is a meaningful generational leap over the original Switch, and Nintendo has been aggressive about securing third-party support. Getting Rockstar’s biggest-ever title — a game that reportedly cost hundreds of millions to make — would be a statement. Whether the final product matches the ambition of the rumors is another question entirely.