Redditor finds a way to play Genshin Impact on Nintendo Switch, but there’s a catch

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One savvy Redditor found a way to play Genshin Impact on the Nintendo Switch, yet it's more complicated than one might think. HoYoverse had not released the game on this console, even though there was a trailer for it nearly three years ago. Thus, the following method isn't official or supported by HoYoverse.

Basically, the Redditor had:

These two requirements will be out of reach for the average Traveler. Nonetheless, the results seemed to be pretty good based on the following Reddit post.

This Redditor (u/Kiararenee) has claimed in one of the comments of this post that the game runs smoothly, and they haven't had any lag at all. Also, Genshin Impact can only be played at 720p in handheld mode due to the platform's technical limitations.

Playing this game on this console would be a dream come true for many. While one can play Genshin Impact on mobile devices, some players prefer the Nintendo Switch as their portable platform.

u/Kiararenee admitted to using the above homebrewing tutorial to jailbreak their console. Anybody interested in replicating their success should check out the video and see if they would be comfortable doing it.

This Redditor would then use the PS5's Remote Play feature to put the game on the Nintendo Switch screen. Thus, this method doesn't just rely on a jailbroken console.

There isn't just one way to play this game on Nintendo's current console. The above video shows some gameplay via the Switch Mode with an Android OS. This console already has touchscreen consoles, so playing it like a normal phone should be pretty self-explanatory for most gamers.

This YouTube video shows how the game could theoretically run on 30 FPS pretty smoothly. It's not an ideal amount, but not unplayable.

The above trailer came