‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Is The Switch 2’s #2 Launch Game

While the Switch 2’s primary launch game is obviously Mario Kart World, a number of ports of older games have landed on the system as well, and not just “upgraded” Switch 1 titles.

The highest profile example would be CDPR working hard to make a version of Cyberpunk 2077 for Switch 2, a game that may very well be the best-looking game on high-end PCs but had notorious problems running on last-gen consoles. But CDPR managed to develop a version that works on the Switch 2, including its handheld mode. It’s certainly not perfect, but it’s been attractive enough to now become the #2 best-selling game on the system, at least initially.

In the US, Cyberpunk 2077 is the second best-selling game both in the eShop and in terms of physical copies moved.

Physical:

1. Mario Kart World
2. Cyberpunk 2077
3. The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom – Switch 2 Edition

eShop:

1. Mario Kart World
2. Cyberpunk 2077
3. The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom – Switch 2 Edition
4. Fantasy Life I: The Girl Who Steals Time – Switch 2 Edition
5. Deltarune

CDPR recently announced that Cyberpunk 2077 had sold over 30 million copies since its launch over four years ago, and being a key part of the Switch 2 launch, a console that has just broken every initial sales record, is going to be a huge boost for further expansion. CDPR has previously said they’re done updating Cyberpunk, but that has not turned out to be true, as the game keeps getting new additions through patches now through the help of support studios as CDPR moves on to start making the Cyberpunk sequel, parallel to the development of The Witcher 4.

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I do wonder if the Switch 2 is going to follow essentially the same path as Switch 1, getting ports of early-gen games while then eventually struggling to keep up with newer releases (the next console generation is probably no more than two or so years away). Though that ultimately did not hurt the Switch 1 at all, so if it follows that same path? Who cares, really?

As for Cyberpunk 2077, over the past few years, I have come to realize that it’s my favorite video game of all time, an honor I do not bestow likely. Even if this isn’t rendering with perfect performance with all the bells and whistles of PC, it’s without question worth playing on whatever hardware you can get your hands on. And now, for the first time, that’s a Nintendo system.

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