*Starfield* Appears in Switch 2 Rating — I’m Putting a Big Question Mark on This Port First

Leaving feel aside for the moment, the frame-rate risk is already staring us in the face. Bethesda Game Studios’ Starfield had only been on PS5 for a few days when players spotted a Nintendo Switch 2 rating for it on Taiwan’s entertainment software rating website. The problem is that the rating was then taken down, and that immediately made things feel off. For competitive players, this kind of signal is like seeing a huge startup animation before your opponent’s opening move—you know things aren’t that stable.

First, the facts. Besides the Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PS5 versions, that rating also listed a Switch 2 version. Even more absurdly, the page marked both the Switch 2 and PS5 versions with the same release date: April 15, 2026, and the original text directly pointed out that this was obviously a rating error. That Switch 2 rating has now been removed, so it looks more like an early leak than an official announcement.

Now let’s talk about the outside buzz. There have long been rumors about Starfield coming to Switch 2, but they’ve always come with concerns that it might get canceled. In February, insider Shinobi602 said the Switch 2 version would arrive later than the PS5 version, and might not even make it out at all. Then in March, NateTheHate said the version was “in development,” but that the process wasn’t going smoothly, even telling fans to “pray for good luck.” In plain language, that means the project is still trying to string together a combo, but there’s a pretty good chance it drops the sequence halfway through.

What’s really making players nervous isn’t the rating itself, but performance. Since Starfield launched on PS5, quite a few players have already reported serious performance issues and crashes, and Bethesda has been rolling out hotfix patches. If it still hasn’t fully found its footing on PS5, then forcing it onto Switch 2 would very likely result in even uglier frame times. For someone like me who cares about control response first, it doesn’t matter how huge the open world is—once the frame drops hit, the feel of the game falls apart immediately.

Also, it’s not like Bethesda has never brought games to Nintendo platforms. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim came to Switch as early as 2017, the anniversary edition of Fallout 4 landed on Switch 2 this February, and the remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is also planned for 2026. So in terms of publisher intent, they clearly are willing to bring their games to more platforms. But Starfield is different: its world map and space zones are much larger, and its resource streaming and performance demands are on a completely different level, making the porting challenge obviously much greater.

One last thing—a practical word for players who are still on the fence. If you just want to experience Starfield, the current priority is still PC and Xbox Series X|S, with PS5 depending on how future patches turn out. As for the Switch 2 version, without an official announcement, without real gameplay footage showing frame rates, and without stability testing, I wouldn’t recommend getting excited ahead of time. A rating can suggest that a project might exist, but it can’t prove the final product will deliver. What open-world games fear most is marketing that hits like a heavy punch, only for the actual release to land like a light tap.