Fact Check: Is One Piece Odyssey available on the Nintendo Switch?

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One Piece Odyssey is around the corner, bringing a brand new tale to fans of the anime and manga series. One Piece has received many video game renditions in the past. These range from unique entries like the fighting game One Piece: Burning Blood to Koei Tecmo's several Pirate Warriors hack-and-slash spin-offs.

With Odyssey, developer ILCA, Inc. brings a JRPG experience to modern consoles and PC platforms. As with many games going forward, titles have been skipping a Nintendo Switch version for one reason or another. With that said, how does series creator Eiichiro Oda's latest game offering fare in that regard?

Unfortunately, the game is only coming to PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S platforms. It was confirmed last year that there were no plans for a Nintendo Switch version as the developers wanted to focus on the intended target platforms. But it doesn't imply that we won't see a port in the future.

So far, a handful of modern One Piece console releases have made their way to the Nintendo Switch. An example includes Pirate Warriors 4, first released in 2020 on the portable console alongside PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Other modern JRPGs also eventually received versions for Big N's console, like Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. However, technical concerns are also valid since the Nintendo Switch is a less-capable platform owing to its portable and somewhat restrictive nature.

After all, Odyssey features an ARM-based Tegra X1 SoC, first released in 2015 for the Nvidia Shield TV Android home console. However, the game looks like a straightforward Unreal Engine 4 game that doesn't push any graphical boundaries. We have also seen many impressive renditions on the Nintendo Switch that utilize Epic Games'