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It looks like the Nintendo Switch is to get another \u2018impossible\u2019 port, with Rockstar Games planning a new version of Red Dead Redemption 2.<\/p>\n
Since the first Red Dead Redemption was an Xbox 360 game there was no problem porting it to the Switch, but the sequel is one of the most technically advanced games of the previous generation and it seems impossible that it could ever run properly on Nintendo\u2019s hardware.<\/p>\n
Apparently, Rockstar Games beg to differ though, as it\u2019s been listed by the Brazilian age rating board, which means it\u2019s due to come out relatively soon \u2013 even though it\u2019s not been officially announced.<\/p>\n
Age rating boards regularly reveal new games before they\u2019re supposed to, so there\u2019s little chance that this is a mistake, even if there\u2019s some confusion as to when exactly the listing was added.<\/p>\n
Given the size and complexity of Red Dead Redemption 2\u2019s world it\u2019s very hard to imagine it being recreated on the Switch, although there have been a number of other \u2018impossible\u2019 ports that have defied expectation \u2013 with The Witcher 3 being perhaps the most surprising.<\/p>\n
However, it\u2019s most likely that the Switch version only works through the cloud, which has been the case for a number of last gen games on the system, even if it\u2019s not something Rockstar has done before.<\/p>\n
Given the first game was just released as a normal port, they may feel this is a good time to experiment with cloud technology, even if it has the limitation that you have to have a fast and consistent broadband connection for the game to run.<\/p>\n
However, if the Switch 2 is, as most assume, relatively imminent, it is surprising that Rockstar didn\u2019t just wait for that, since most rumours claim it\u2019s roughly equal in power to a PlayStation 4.<\/p>\n
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