Dying Light: Retouched Update Isn't Coming to Nintendo Switch as Techland Denies Plans for Switch 2 Port

The Dying Light: Retouched update volition adhd enhanced visuals and remastered audio to Techland’s archetypal zombie parkour acquisition connected PC and consoles time – but Nintendo Switch players won’t beryllium capable to articulation successful connected the fun.

The workplace laid retired each of its plans for the escaped update yesterday, revealing a contented driblet that volition marque the 10-year-old post-apocalyptic deed consciousness fresher than ever. Improved textures and lighting, arsenic good arsenic an audio acquisition that’s been wholly remastered from the crushed up, are conscionable the commencement of what was outlined for players connected PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X | S. Nintendo Switch, however, was near retired of the lineup entirely.

IGN reached retired to Techland to inquire astir a imaginable Dying Light: Retouched update for Nintendo Switch and if it’s thing players tin look guardant to successful the future. A typical for the workplace tells america it’s not successful the cards.

“The Dying Light: Retouched Update is not coming to Nintendo Switch,” Techland explained successful an email exchange.

Dying Light archetypal arrived for Nintendo’s archetypal hybrid gaming level successful 2021 arsenic an all-encompassing Platinum Edition bundle. It’s unclear however this mentation fared successful presumption of sales, but we bash cognize its show was affected by a prohibition successful Germany that has rendered it unavailable to acquisition digitally done the Switch eShop crossed Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

Those hoping that Retouched oregon a akin update could alternatively get for Nintendo Switch 2 are besides retired of luck. For now, Dying Light is lone playable connected Nintendo’s caller hardware via backward compatibility.

“When it comes to a Switch 2 larboard of the archetypal Dying Light: We person nary plans astatine this moment,” Techland tells us. “We're presently afloat focused connected delivering Dying Light: The Beast connected August 22, 2025 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. We person nary quality to stock astir Nintendo Switch 2 astatine this time.”

It means Techland’s Dying Light enactment for Nintendo fans remains constricted to Dying Light: Platinum Edition connected the archetypal Switch. Dying Light 2: Stay Human – Cloud Version was announced for Switch successful 2021 but ne'er released contempt the sequel arriving for different platforms successful 2022. There’s nary connection connected erstwhile oregon if it volition ever beryllium released.

Meanwhile, Dying Light: The Beast, a spinoff that puts players backmost successful the shoes of archetypal protagonist Kyle Crane, is acceptable to permission retired Nintendo platforms erstwhile it launches for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X | S August 22. Dying Light Franchise Director Tymon Smektała told Wccftech past week that Techland would “love” to bring The Beast to Switch 2 but had “nothing to announce” astatine the time.

Dying Light: Retouched is inactive acceptable to present a steadfast fig of changes to the decade-old zombie crippled erstwhile it launches tomorrow. You tin work much astir everything included successful the developer’s blog station here. You tin besides cheque retired our archetypal 8.5/10 Dying Light reappraisal here.

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