Starfield is somehow coming to Switch 2, it appears, despite the RPG's "unplayable" PS5 launch and Skyrim's own initially disastrous port

Starfield on Switch 2 might actually be happening after all, it appears – despite the, erm, very rough start on PlayStation 5 that the RPG has had… and, you know, the Skyrim port debacle.

In case you missed it, Starfield is "unplayable" on PS5 – or so fans say – thanks to a slew of bugs and crashes. Bethesda Game Studios is on the case, however, unveiling earlier this week that it's "narrowed" the problems "down to a small number of causes" and is working to fix the RPG for folks using Sony's console to play it.

Still, it's not a good look – and it begs the question, how would a Switch 2 port even be possible?

Well, we're probably going to find out. As reported by Universo Nintendo, Starfield now has an official rating for the Switch 2 via the Taiwan Entertainment Software Rating Information Board. That would certainly imply that the port is set to happen at some point, anyway, if not in the near future – and I'm scratching my head trying to figure out how it'll all unfold.

Heck, just look at how Skyrim's launch on the Switch 2 went.

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That's a game from 2011, folks, and while Bethesda turned the disastrous release around with fixes, it's a rough beginning that I (and many others) won't soon forget. From the input lag to the framerate that was stuck at a whopping 30 frames per second, Skyrim ran – as other fans so eloquently put it – like "wet ass" on the Switch 2 at first.

The whole launch, coupled with Starfield's own recent rocky start on the PS5, has me worried.

I'm not alone, either. Over on Reddit, the community is discussing Starfield on the Switch 2 – and lots of people are understandably concerned. "Hopefully it's a good port," writes one person, stating that games that already don't run well on Nintendo's handheld aren't "nearly" as "graphics intense as Starfield." Another comments, "Hoo boy, that'll be interesting."

My favorite reply, though? "This bitch won't play at 60fps on my PS5, are you kidding me?"

It's amusing at first glance, but really, how the heck is Starfield going to run on the Switch 2? I suppose we'll have to wait and find out once (and if) Bethesda truly makes it happen.

Crimson Desert "on track to overtake Starfield's total lifetime copies sold by the end of the year," analyst says, as PS5 sales "not fantastic for a port of the biggest Bethesda RPG in a decade."