‘Absolutely mesmerizing experience’: Digital Foundry expert tests Cyberpunk 2077 on Nintendo Switch 2

Digital Foundry expert Richard Leadbetter shared his impressions of his personal acquaintance with the Nintendo Switch 2 version of the action RPG Cyberpunk 2077 from CD Projekt Red.

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According to Leadbetter, the build of Cyberpunk 2077 for Nintendo Switch 2 that he tested was two months old (that is, from February), but it gave the specialist “an absolutely mesmerizing experience.”

The Nintendo Switch 2 version of Cyberpunk 2077 supports two modes of operation:

• Quality – 30 fps at a dynamic resolution of 1080p (TV) / 720p (portable mode);
• Performance – 40 fps at 1080p/720p dynamic resolution.

A CDPR representative could neither confirm nor deny whether DLSS is used in the Switch 2 build of Cyberpunk 2077

In terms of performance, the demo’s open world of Dog Town (especially during major firefights) caused Cyberpunk 2077 on Switch 2 to stutter and stutter, while indoor scenes performed better.

Leadbetter concluded that the Switch 2’s problems are related to the high load on the CPU and GPU. CDPR faces a difficult task of balancing frame rate with image quality.

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«”The port is obviously far from finished… At the same time, Cyberpunk 2077 is a benchmark for testing the capabilities of the system. Despite the frame rate issues and considering the visual limitations, it is still a beautiful game,” concluded Leadbetter.

Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition (with the Phantom Liberty add-on included) will go on sale for Nintendo Switch 2 at the same time as the console, that is, on June 5. The game on the hybrid console will cost a full $70.