Porting Tekken 8 to the Switch 2 will take a "lot of work"

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Porting Tekken 8 to the Switch 2 will take a "lot of work"

The commercial success of the Switch 2 so far will no doubt encourage third-parties to port their best games to the console. Some are wondering whether Bandai Namco might soon bring Tekken 8 to the console.

The franchise's producer, Katsuhiro Harada, answered this question in an interview with Eurogamer. While such a port is not entirely unthinkable, it would require a significant amount of work.

"It's an interesting option, and not totally off the table. But it would require a lot of work on the game to get it running on that hardware. From a business standpoint, [the Switch 2] is doing quite well, so it would be a very good business decision if you're trying to get a bigger audience. But the amount of work that would have to be done on the game makes it not a very easy decision. At this point in time, there are no… (laughs) There is nothing to announce."

Source: eurogamer.net

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