The Switch 2 NEEDS these third party games | Switch On Episode 3 - video Dailymotion

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Welcome to Switch On, the series where we bring you the latest news and talking points about the Nintendo Switch 2.   This week we rattle off our ultimate wishlist of third party titles we want to see make it onto the new Nintendo console.  Video by Hal Dimond Additional material: Maddy Kendall-Murray and James Daly

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00:00Third-party titles can do a lot to bolster the success of a Nintendo console release,

00:05and the original Switch had some real surprises in its life cycle.

00:08From The Witcher 3 to Doom Eternal to Skyrim,

00:11the Switch never fails to impress with the games it somehow brings to possible hardware.

00:16But of course, the handheld gaming landscape has changed again in recent years,

00:19with the introduction of the Steam Deck and other portable PC devices,

00:23pushing the limits on what can be achieved in the palms of your hands.

00:26So with the Switch 2 supposedly getting a considerable bump in power,

00:30let's take a look at a few third-party games we'd like to see make it to this new console.

00:35Hal from GamesRadar here, and welcome to Switch On, where we talk all things Nintendo Switch 2.

00:41Starting strong, Baldur's Gate 3 was a phenomenon, one of the games of the decade.

00:47It really had the gaming community by the, um, sensitives.

00:51Baldur's Gate 3 was everywhere, received overwhelmingly positive reviews,

00:55and remains to this day one of the most popular games of all time.

00:59Originally exclusive to PC during its early access,

01:02after its full release, it eventually made its way to console on the PS5 and Xbox Series X and S,

01:08in September and December of 2023 respectively.

01:11Both vastly outspecning the Switch by a large margin.

01:14However, the biggest surprise was how well this Behemoth runs on Steam Deck.

01:18There are caveats, with graphic fidelity and FPS being nerfed considerably,

01:22but it is a fully playable, and dare I say enjoyable, experience handheld.

01:27Baldur's Gate 3 could be the Witcher 3 of this generation,

01:31and getting it to run on an arguably more accessible handheld console would be nothing short of a massive win.

01:37Sticking with RPGs, we have Elden Ring.

01:39When Dark Souls Remastered released for the Switch, it was something of an oddity.

01:43Putting aside for a second that this title set a precedent in its heyday,

01:47establishing a format that's proven endlessly popular with the hardest of hardcore gamers,

01:51its release on the Switch was, how to put this delicately, unorthodox?

01:56If you were to think of the least Nintendo game,

01:59it would probably either be a From Software or a Doom title, yet both made it to the Switch.

02:05But where Dark Souls started a gaming paradigm, Elden Ring epitomized it.

02:10Its open world full of beautiful yet haunting art design and truly terrifying boss encounters,

02:15it's no wonder Elden Ring remains firmly in the gaming zeitgeist,

02:19especially after the fantastic DLC Shadow of the Erd Tree released last year.

02:23Nintendo has made concerted efforts over the years to expand its hardware's audience outside of its comfort zone,

02:29with powerhouses like Dark Souls and Doom Eternal.

02:32So with that initiative in mind, Elden Ring seems like a no-brainer.

02:36Okay, one last RPG, and CD Projekt Red's other victory at that, Cyberpunk 2077.

02:42It's been a rough road for Cyberpunk.

02:44When it first released in 2020, Cyberpunk 2077 was a bit of a farce.

02:49The epitome of, this game isn't ready to release, but it released anyway.

02:53The controversy culminated in its PS4 listing on the PlayStation Store being pulled,

02:57with refunds issued to early adopters.

03:00However, CD Projekt didn't give up on the Juggernaut,

03:02and within a few years, Cyberpunk 2077 was much closer to the groundbreaking experience

03:08promised throughout its development.

03:10While often considered one of the most demanding games to play of this generation,

03:14following this continued development,

03:16even the PS4 and Xbox One versions run pretty well today, all things considered.

03:21Helped by the title's seemingly equal emphasis on technical performance and narrative prowess,

03:26making concessions on the former doesn't necessarily detract from the latter.

03:30And similarly to Baldur's Gate 3, Cyberpunk is a perfectly competent experience on the Steam Deck.

03:35I genuinely believe Cyberpunk 2077 to be one of the most important gaming experiences of the last few years,

03:42and opening up that experience to a whole new audience would be well worth it.

03:46Wake the f**k up, samurai.

03:50We have a city to burn.

03:57Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S,

04:01PlayStation 3, 4 and 5, and PC.

04:05What platforms didn't this institution of a game release to?

04:09Well, obviously, anything Nintendo.

04:11It seems bonkers in hindsight that this title, determined as it is to conquer all markets ever,

04:17never made it onto a Nintendo console.

04:20True, the 12-year-old open-world city of Los Santos may have been just a little too much for the original Switch,

04:26but the Switch too.

04:27Now, Grand Theft Auto on a Nintendo console isn't a completely unheard of premise.

04:31There was the DS release of GTA Chinatown Wars,

04:35and of course, the quote-unquote definitive edition of the GTA trilogy on the Switch,

04:40which was, well, you know.

04:42And also, let's not forget that after years of anticipation,

04:45GTA 6 is finally on its way,

04:47and in light of this, the future of GTA 5 has been brought into question.

04:51So what better way to give 5 one last lease of life

04:54than porting it to a brand new console?

04:56Okay, okay, okay, yes, these are two very different franchises, not one game,

05:01but bear with me on this.

05:032025 really is a weird time to be an Xbox flagship franchise,

05:07with the days of Xbox exclusivity seemingly coming to an end.

05:11After a shift in focus from Microsoft to equally support PC and console releases

05:15seemingly working well for the giant,

05:17there have been rumors and murmurs of massive titles like Halo and Forza

05:21coming to their competitors' hardware.

05:23This came to fruition with the announcement of the upcoming release of Forza Horizon 5

05:28on the PlayStation 5 this April.

05:30It's finally happening, and if it's capable enough,

05:33the Switch 2 would be a fantastic place to play this masterclass of an arcade racer.

05:38As for Halo, well, it's been reported and corroborated

05:41that the Master Chief Collection,

05:43the fantastic anthology of the first six Halo FPS titles,

05:47is on its way to the PS5,

05:48with rumblings of indeed making its way to the Switch 2 as well.

05:51Xbox has on record stated that they're open to bringing their titles to Nintendo consoles,

05:57and the Switch 2, if powerful enough,

06:00could be just the opportunity to reach that coveted Nintendo audience.

06:04Alright, digressing even further from what this video was originally about,

06:08I'd like to touch on the Pokemon franchise.

06:10It's completely baffling that not one entry of the mainline Pokemon series

06:14from previous hardware made it to the Switch.

06:17The 3DS was the closest thing we've had so far to an ultimate Pokemon machine,

06:22with Generations 4 to 7 able to be played natively,

06:25and 1 and 2 playable via Virtual Console.

06:27And while you couldn't play Generation 3,

06:30you could play their Generation 6 remakes.

06:32So that's every mainline Pokemon region playable on one console.

06:37And you'd think that Nintendo would have carried this onto the Switch,

06:41but they didn't.

06:41Despite its shortcomings, most notably the recent installment's underwhelming performance

06:46and presentation on the original Switch,

06:48Pokemon remains one of the most successful franchises exclusive to Nintendo hardware.

06:53And surely, sales of the first two generations of games on the 3DS

06:56would have displayed this demand.

06:58Yes, there's probably some legal shenanigans that we don't know about,

07:02but surely, resolving what's ever stopping Nintendo getting these old games onto the Switch 2

07:08would pay dividends by the truckload.

07:11So, what third-party games do you think will make it to the Switch 2?

07:15And more importantly, what games would you like to see?

07:18Let us know in the comments, and we'll see you next time for Switch On.

The Switch 2 NEEDS these third party games | Switch On Episode 3

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