Xbox developer says any Series S game could be ported over to Nintendo Switch 2

A developer at Virtuos-owned Black Shamrock has said that “any” Xbox Series S game should be possible to port to the Nintendo Switch 2, adding insight into the console’s capabilities.

In terms of the Nintendo Switch 2’s capabilities, while some say it matches the PlayStation 4 in performance, others believe it is closer to the Xbox Series S, partly due to Nvidia’s DLSS frame generation.

In an interview with wccftech on July 7, Eoin O’Grady, technical director at Black Shamrock, explained how the Switch 2 could handle Xbox Series S games.
 
O’Grady said the graphics card in Nintendo’s new handheld performs “slightly below” the Series S, but the Switch 2’s use of DLSS, which is not available on Xbox, makes the GPU more comparable between the two systems.

Regarding its processor, O’Grady noted that the Switch 2 is closer to the PlayStation 4, but said that “any game shipping at 60 FPS on the Series S should easily port to the Switch 2. Likewise, a 30 FPS Series S game that’s GPU-bound should also port well. 

Games with complex physics, animations, or other CPU-intensive elements might incur additional challenges in reaching 30 or 60 FPS or require extra optimisation during porting.”

Black Shamrock has previously worked on titles including Marvel’s Midnight Suns, The Outer Worlds, and Grounded, all of which could be candidates for Switch 2 ports.