One of the most critically acclaimed games of 2018 is now allegedly coming to the 2018's biggest games (and one of the most violent) could be on the way to Nintendo's newest console.

According to a report from Gamereactor UK, sources close to Rockstar Games are claiming that Red Dead Redemption 2 may be making its way to Switch 2 later this year (via Nintendo Life). It's also alleged that a "new-gen" upgrade for RDR2 will be coming to both current consoles and this rumored Switch 2 version of the game. Gamereactor UK claims it also heard about Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade, Split Fiction, and several others coming to Switch 2 before they were officially announced, but Red Dead 2 has not been officially confirmed yet.

RDR2 Is One Of Last Generation's Best Games

A Massive Western Open World

Red Dead Redemption 2 released to critical acclaim in 2018, topping the Metacritic charts with a metascore of 97. The game was widely praised for its open-world design, narrative, realism, characters, and its ability as a prequel to tie into the original game organically. The our review of Red Dead Redemption 2, our writer called it "[a] true achievement in gaming."

Beyond just glowing reviews, Red Dead Redemption 2 received a lot of industry recognition. The game won several awards at The Game Awards 2018, taking home Best Narrative, Best Audio Design, Best Score/Music, and Best Performance for Roger Clark as lead character Arthur Morgan, who had just one regret about his performance as Morgan. It ended up winning over 175 Game of the Year awards in total. Red Dead 2 is Rockstar's latest original game, so many fans may be expecting an even bigger achievement for Grand Theft Auto 6.

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There's A Lot Of Third-Party For Switch 2 At Launch

If this rumor ends up true, Red Dead 2 may several other big third-party games on the Switch 2, providing the perfect opportunity for Nintendo fans to get back up to speed with some of the industry's greatest recent games. The Switch 2 launch is lacking in first-party , with Mario Kart World being the only new title from Nintendo. The rest of the games at launch are either Switch 2 Edition upgrades, ports, or third-party titles.

Being able to play FF7 Remake or Cyberpunk 2077 on the go (and probably one of the best ways to play big titles like that on a handheld device), combined with the rest of the Switch 2 launch line-up and what's been announced for post-launch, could be setting the Switch 2 up to have a lot of third-party success. It remains to be seen if Red Dead Redemption 2 will actually get announced and come over to Nintendo Switch 2, but it doesn't seem that unlikely, with all of these other games coming.

Source: Gamereactor UK, Nintendo Life