Was GTA V Enhanced a missed opportunity from Rockstar for a Nintendo Switch version?
GTA V is nothing short of a household name at this point. Rockstar's 2013 entry in their iconic action-adventure series is the second best-selling game of all time, selling over a whopping 160 million copies. It has appeared on nearly every major platform since its PS3/Xbox 360 debut.
Last month's arrival of GTA V Expanded & Enhanced on PS5 and XSX|S marks the third generational release of the open-world game. However, one popular platform has been oddly omitted so far: Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo's latest portable console continues to be one of the hottest devices. This is despite the arrival of new consoles. It sits at well over 100 million units sold. That's been enough to grab the publishers' attention, who have scrambled to debut their popular IPs on the platform.
These include Bethesda with The Elder Scrolls and CD Projekt with The Witcher. We've also seen the Switch bench plenty of ports above its weight, like DOOM Eternal and World War Z.
So Take-Two and Rockstar being hesitant to bring over their nearly-decade-old cash cow to a brand new userbase seems odd. They had a golden opportunity to do so with the PS5/XSX|S launch of GTA 5.
It is in no way implied that the Enhanced version will be ported over. It isn't feasible due to the Switch's lack of technical grunt and headroom for the new bells and whistles. However, a custom-tailored rendition of the PS4 version should be more than feasible.
For starters, the audience for that is there. Who would turn down portable GTA V? Especially when more niche games can and have done well on the Switch in terms of sales.
Since Rockstar was busy polishing the game for the current-gen, they could've allocated a third-party porting house to handle the Switch port. Teams such as Panic
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