The original Devil May Cry is coming to Switch, so a DMC 5 port isn't out of the question

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Perhaps DMC 5 on Switch, or maybe Dante in Smash?

Devil May Cry is coming to Nintendo Switch, but maybe not in the way you expected. As Capcom announced today, the original game - and only the original game - will arrive on Switch this summer. 

This is good news for Switch owners who are hungry for a classic action game, and it'll be fun to play DMC on the go, but this is a strange port that raises a few questions. Firstly, why is only the first game getting ported rather than the Devil May Cry HD Collection? That collection includes the first three games and is already available on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC. Why not bring it to Switch too? 

It's possible Capcom is using the first game to gauge interest in Devil May Cry on the platform. The studio previously said that Devil May Cry 5 may be ported to Switch if the new port of Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen does well, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's running the same sort of test here. Reportedly, the main reason Devil May Cry 5 wasn't released for Switch was because Capcom didn't receive Switch dev kits until well into its development, so it's not as though Capcom doesn't like the system. On top of that, series director Hideaki Itsuno previously told Express that he'd love to see Devil May Cry on Switch in some form. 

Per our Devil May Cry 5 review, Dante's latest excursion would definitely be a worthy addition to the Switch library.

Austin Wood
Austin Wood
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Austin has been a game journalist for 12 years, having freelanced for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, IGN, Sports Illustrated, and more while finishing his journalism degree. He's been with GamesRadar+ since 2019. They've yet to realize his position is a cover for his career-spanning Destiny column, and he's kept the ruse going with a lot of news and the occasional feature, all while playing as many roguelikes as possible.