Today there is a slight lull in the mobile console market. There aren’t many different portable consoles, especially when it comes to an inexpensive device that can play quite demanding games. The most popular handheld console for gaming is the Nintendo Switch line. There are several different versions of the Nintendo Switch and they’re all able to run the same games and are sometimes quite powerful.
Of course, handheld consoles are more about their own simplified versions of games. Usually, the portable versions have poorer graphics, can be simplified gameplay, and other downgrades that are necessary for the stable work of games on a portable console. However, there are loopholes with which you can play even powerful games like Cyberpunk 2077 on your Nintendo Switch.
Is Cyberpunk 2077 avaliable on Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is one of the most popular consoles in the world. It’s also the most popular and most affordable portable console in the world at the moment. Of course, there are many other handheld consoles, but they’re quite expensive and they will be much lasize. I would say that the closest competitor can be only Steam Deck. However, at the moment there is a big shortage of consoles from Valve, you can certainly pre-order, but you will have to wait quite a long time.
If your goal is to play on the road or travel and you don’t want to spend a lot of money to buy an expensive and rare console – your choice is a Nintendo Switch. It is worth understanding that the console is quite old and not so powerful, so many new games can no longer be ported to the Nintendo Switch. However, don’t get upset, because there are ways to play almost any game on your Switch.
When it comes to really beautiful and demanding games, we often talk about games from the Polish company CD Project RED. Earlier it was The Witcher 3, and today one of the most demanding and powerful games is Cyberpunk 2077. If you decide to take a chance and run it on your Switch, you will have to use not quite official methods and some tricks.
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What to do to play Cyberpunk 2077 on Nintendo Switch
Unfortunately, Cyberpunk isn’t officially in the Nintendo Store in the list of officially supported games on the Nintendo Switch. Thisbecausethat Cyberpunk is an incredibly demanding game and even on the most powerful and demanding PC it has various performance problems. It would be very difficult, if not impossible, to adapt such a game for the hardware of the Nintendo Switch. So in order to run Cyber,punk you have to resort to trickery.
You can use a cloud gaming service such as Google Stadia to run the game. To do that, you need to hack your console and install the Android operating system on it. After that, you can use not only the cloud service Stadia, but as well as run different android apps or, for example, install an emulator of PSP or Nintendo DS.
However, you need to understand that after you hack the console and install external software on it, your console will lose its warranty and when using it there may be various bugs that you will not be able to fix. This isn’t an ideal method, but it might work if you want to run Cyberpunk on your portable console.
What other AAA cross-platform games are available on Nintendo Switch
If you decided that hacking the console isn’t the solution isn’t worth getting sad, there are quite a few games that you can officially run on your Nintendo Switch. These games are officially adapted by their developers and they’re guaranteed to work stably on your console without additional problems.
The first game I would advise you to buy ely play is The Witcher 3. This game is from the creators of Cyberpunk and it is still the benchmark for quality RPG games. It’s a very massive story and a lot of effort has gone into it. This game will drag you out for dozens of hours with its exciting gameplay and give a lot of vivid emotions, most importantly don’t forget to charge your Nintendo Switch.
Another game I would recommend paying attention to is Fortnite. This game is one of the most popular network shooters in the genre of Royal Battle. It is available on all modern consoles and even on phones or tablets. In addition, Fortnite constantly makes different collaborations with famous franchises and here everyone can find something for themselves.
The last game you should pay attention to is Doom Eternal. This is a very fun shooter that you can stay in for many hours. I would say that it is one of the most beautiful and powerful games you can officially buy and run on your Nintendo Switch.
On top of all that, dozens of different projects are released every year exclusively for the Nintendo Switch or cross-platform games. I’m sure you’ll never be without games when using the Nintendo Switch.
What portable console can you play Cyberpunk 2077 on
If you have decided that you need to play Cyberpunk on your handheld and you don’t want another game, and you don’t like the Nintendo Switch hack option, then you should consider buying a new console. As I described above there are quite a few options for portable gaming anywhere right now. Aside from the Nintendo Switch, you might want to check out the Steam Deck and the Chinese Aya consoles.
In the case of the Steam Deck, it’s pretty simple. If the console is for sale in your region, you simply pre-order it and wait for Valve to send you your console. However, if you don’t want to wait or your region officially doesn’t sell Steam Deck, then you will have to look for a console on online auction sites, such as Amazon or eBay. It will cost more, but if you don’t care about the price, it will be a guaranteed solution for you.
In the case of Chinese consoles Aya, the case is more complicated. First of all, such a console will cost quite a lot, usually, prices start from a thousand dollars. Also, you will have to wait quite a long time for your console. However, it will be the most powerful handheld console you can buy today. In addition, Aya has Windows and you can buy Cyberpunk through Steam, where if you’re not satisfied with the quality you can always make a return.
Overall the handheld console isn’t the best choice for Cyberpunk 2077. Since it is a very powerful and demanding game, your console will drain quickly, and the quality and performance of the game can be very average.
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What is the best platform to play Cyberpunk 2077
To get the most out of Cyberpunk 2077, you need to take care of a powerful device. I would only recommend playing it on PC, PS5, or Xbox Series X. The fact that technical state of the game on the other consoles is pretty bad and there are a lot of bugs, frame slumps, and many other problems.
However, uniquely the best option for playing Cyberpunk remains your PC. Only on a powerful PC you can see the maximum picture quality at high frames per second and with RTX turned on, there’s nothing to do in the neon world of Cyberpunk without RTX.
Steam writes that the minimum requirements to run Cyberpunk start from Intel Core i5-3570K or AMD FX-831, 8GB of RAM, and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 graphics card or higher. From my own experience, I can say that if you want to get pleasure from Kiberpunk then you need a system with at least NVIDIA 2060 RTX, or better from 3060 RTX, with a Core i7-4790 or AMD Ryzen 3 3200G processor and 16 GB of RAM. In this case, the game will run smoothly and with good picture quality.
