Nintendo of America President Devon Pritchard, in a recent Variety interview, said that any decision to bring Grand Theft Auto VI to Switch 2 belongs to Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games. Nintendo had no announcement to make.
That answer carries real weight. Switch 2 has sold 23.68 million units worldwide as of June 30, 2026, per Nintendo’s official financial data. Rockstar’s own support documentation, meanwhile, currently lists GTA VI for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S only, with no Switch 2 version identified.
What Pritchard Said
Pritchard deferred the GTA VI platform question entirely to the game’s publisher, offering neither a confirmation nor a denial.
According to his Variety interview, Pritchard neither confirmed a port nor ruled one out. He positioned any Switch 2 release as a matter for Take-Two and Rockstar to decide, not Nintendo.
The exact wording of his remarks should be verified against the original Variety publication before treating any specific phrasing as a direct quote. The interview suggests, broadly, that Nintendo is keeping the door open without controlling what walks through it.
What Rockstar’s Official Record Shows
Rockstar’s current platform documentation names PS5 and Xbox Series X|S for GTA VI, and Switch 2 does not appear on that list.
That absence does not by itself establish a permanent rejection. It is the confirmed state of things right now, and publishers do update platform plans.
The Commercial Logic Rockstar Would Have to Weigh
With nearly 24 million units sold, Switch 2’s installed base gives any major publisher a commercially meaningful audience to consider.
Switch 2’s increased processing capability is also part of Nintendo’s stated strategy to attract software that was technically difficult or impossible on the original hardware. The original Switch frequently received scaled-back ports: technically functional, visually compromised, occasionally impressive given the hardware’s constraints. Switch 2 raises that ceiling meaningfully.
Where Nintendo Fits in the Third-Party Picture
Nintendo platforms have historically relied on first-party software, with third-party support shifting depending on hardware capability and market conditions.
Switch 2 represents a genuine step forward in that equation. If Rockstar’s team is weighing a Switch 2 build, the 23.68-million-unit installed base is likely the first number they would look at.
GTA VI on a Nintendo platform would carry symbolic weight beyond its sales numbers. The Grand Theft Auto franchise is the defining open-world series of the PlayStation 2 era for one generation of players. For another, it is simply the reason their parents still have opinions about video games.
Landing it on Switch 2 would signal that Nintendo’s hardware is a serious destination for prestige third-party releases. Not just a place those releases occasionally visit.
What to Watch For
The clearest confirmation of a Switch 2 version would come from Rockstar, Take-Two, or Nintendo directly.
Until an official announcement arrives, GTA VI on Switch 2 remains unconfirmed. When that announcement does come, from whichever company makes it, it will say a great deal about how seriously the industry’s biggest publishers now view Nintendo’s hardware as a platform worth building for.
