– Virtuos successfully ported L.A. Noire to Nintendo Switch and is aiming to port GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 to Nintendo Switch 2, pending approval from Take-Two and Rockstar.
– The studio is known for highly faithful, performance-optimized ports that preserve gameplay while maintaining good thermals and battery life.
– If green-lighted, Virtuos’ momentum suggests they could extend Switch-era open-world ports to more demanding titles, leveraging industry precedents like Cyberpunk 2077 on Switch and Red Dead Redemption on Nintendo Switch.
Virtuos has earned praise for bringing one of the biggest open-world blockbuster hits of the previous generation, L.A. Noire, to the Nintendo Switch, and now the studio is signaling aggressive plans to bring Rockstar Games’ GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 to the Nintendo Switch 2. The remarks surfaced during an interview with Pocket Tactics timing the 15th anniversary of L.A. Noire.
Heading style shift
Virtuos has built a solid rep for making smart, efficient, and faithful ports that squeeze every bit of performance out of Nintendo’s handhelds without hurting thermals or battery life. In 2017, the studio released L.A. Noire for the original Switch, a move that shocked the industry because the port kept the full game’s experience intact, which was rare back then.
Another heading style twist
Jumping ahead to 2026, CD Projekt Red successfully ported its visually dense open-world Cyberpunk 2077 to the Nintendo Switch with decent visual settings. This boosts the odds that Virtuos could port GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 to the Nintendo Switch 2, contingent on approval from Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games. There is a precedent, since Red Dead Redemption already appeared on the older Nintendo Switch in 2023.
More quotes and context
Virtuos’ technical director, Andy Fong, after seeing the huge success of L.A. Noire on the Nintendo Switch, said the achievement left the studio hungry for more ambitious open-world ports. In the interview, he stated:
“The team is eager to adapt Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2 for the Nintendo Switch. We’re personally big fans and believe these games can shine again on the Switch, delighting even more players.”
Additional insights
Virtuos’ chief delivery officer, Jake DiGennaro, echoed these feelings and noted that the L.A. Noire port was coordinated by Nintendo itself.
“We’d long admired Rockstar. The level of craft, care, and ambition they bring to every title they touch is exceptional. There was a near-instant chemistry with the team at Rockstar. A shared language around quality and a mutual respect for what this game meant to players. This kind of alignment doesn’t always happen, and when it does, it makes all the difference.”
