Grand Theft Auto 6 on the Nintendo Switch 2 is not confirmed. Insider Nash Weedle claims Rockstar has cleared technical hurdles via port specialists, but the port is not ready and won't arrive this year.
Two months ago, we talked about how the Nintendo Switch 2 just can't run Grand Theft Auto VI. Now, we might be looking at the possibility of playing the next Grand Theft Auto on the go on Nintendo's flagship hardware. This is all thanks to Nash Weedle, who recently posted that Rockstar Games has overcome the technical hurdles to run the game on the Switch 2 after bringing in port specialists, and further said that the port isn't ready yet and won't arrive this year.
This stands in stark contrast with YouTuber and dev interviewer Reece "Kiwi Talkz" Reilly, one of the loudest voices saying GTA 6 isn't coming to the Switch 2. He's so sure this will never happen that he literally bet on it and won.
Reilly was so confident there would be no day-one Switch 2 version that he bet a source a lavish dinner, even joking about booking flights to India for it. In his latest update, the dinner has now "materialized," while comparing the chances of GTA 6 coming to the Switch 2 to "GTA 6 doing 39 million in pre-orders so in other words, total BS lol".
For what it's worth, these talks will never fully die after Grand Theft Auto V set a precedent. The game came out in 2013, and Rockstar has kept re-releasing it on new hardware for over a decade, with many players buying it two or three times. It's important to note that GTA V still isn't on the Switch or the Switch 2. However, other games by Rockstar have made their way over to Nintendo's platform since, including Red Dead Redemption, with talks of Red Dead Redemption 2 possibly next.
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If GTA 6 is indeed coming to the Switch 2, Rockstar might stagger it with other older titles first, perhaps even going with a remake of Grand Theft Auto IV on modern platforms, afterward bringing GTA V, RDR2, and, eventually, GTA VI to the Switch 2.
Of course, if that does happen, expect a compromised experience, with reduced population density, more pop-in, and lower settings needed to make GTA 6 run.
Ultimately, though, none of this is confirmed by Rockstar, and Weedle is an insider whose earlier, more aggressive claims fed the day-and-date rumors Reilly bet against and won. Besides, the same Rockstar perfectionism that makes a good Switch 2 port hard has not gone away.
Rockstar is famously protective of how its games look and feel, and a visibly compromised GTA 6 undermines its reputation and brand. So while the business case for a Switch 2 version is real, the quality bar Rockstar holds itself to is a genuine reason it might still not happen, or might look rougher than fans hope.
So, for now, if you are a Switch 2 owner hoping to play GTA 6 on the go, the odds look better than they did, but it's best to stay patient and keep your expectations tempered.
