Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, new rumors ofThe Witcher 3: Wild Huntcoming to the Nintendo Switch have emerged. Listings for a Switch version of CD Projekt Red’scritically acclaimedRPG have appeared on notable online Asian marketplace Taobao. Multiple sellers have listings for the game of the year edition–each accompanied with images of its box art with a Nintendo Switch logo in the upper left corner.
Allegedly, this port can be expected in September. There are a couple of things to consider when weighing the likelihood of this news. For starters,The Witcher 3is a graphically intense game that gives consoles a run for their money.
Both the PS4 and Xbox One had a tough time keeping up in 2015and regularly stuttered below 30fps outside of cutscenes–even more so in certain parts of the map. Patches continuously made and fixed performance issues with stability and optimization improvements all the way up topatch 1.61released three years after the game’s launch. The Switch is by no means a weak console, but the power of its hardwaredoesn’t quite stack up against the competition. If we’re to seeThe Witcher 3on Switch, it may be in a far less impressive state.
A second consideration is that this isn’t the first time we’ve heard rumors of Geralt heading to the portable platform. Last December, ResetEra user Richiekshared news of a French wholesaler with listings for a Switch version ofThe Witcher 3. That listing turned out to be fake. This most recent news of a Switch port also comes from ResetEra.
While it’s not impossible that this rumor is true, the safest course of action would be to wait for an announcement at E3–one that would undoubtedly come if the September release date has any merit to it. If this rumor does turn out to be a dud, it likely won’t be the last we hear ofThe Witcher’spath leading to the Switch.
