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Rise of the Tomb Raider Nintendo Switch 2 interview: devs on bringing the game over, lack of Switch 1 version, gyro controls, more

Developers discuss the technical hurdles and design choices behind bringing Rise of the Tomb Raider to the Nintendo Switch 2.

By · Published July 7, 2026 at 01:52 UTC · Updated July 8, 2026 at 03:06 UTC

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  1. Detected The first matching coverage entered the Archynetys cluster.
  2. Latest coverage observed Most recent article currently attached to this story cluster.
  3. Peak measured velocity The recorded velocity reached 3.
  4. Evidence threshold reached The story had enough independent coverage for an explanatory brief.
  5. Outcome review added Archynetys revisited the signal after coverage cooled.

Source diversity sample: Games Asylum · My Nintendo News · GoNintendo · ixbt.games · Nintendo Everything.

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📍 How it ended

Developers discussed bringing Rise of the Tomb Raider to the Switch 2, including the game's absence from the original Switch and the possibility of gyro controls. Aspyr stated the title would not run at 60fps on the new hardware without serious compromises.

Epilogue added 48d ago, after coverage quieted.

Answered

Will Rise of the Tomb Raider run at 60fps on Switch 2?

No, Aspyr stated the game cannot run at 60fps without serious compromises.

Why was there no version for the original Nintendo Switch?

Developers have discussed the reasons for skipping the original Switch in recent interviews, though specific technical reasons were not detailed in the headlines.

Does the Switch 2 version include gyro controls?

Coverage indicates that developers have discussed the possibility of gyro controls.

🌍 How it travelled

Archynetys detected this story across 5 language editions of the world's news.

🇬🇧 English Jul 5, 09:00 UTC
🇪🇸 Spanish Jul 6, 13:28 UTC · Eurogamer.es
🇩🇪 German Jul 6, 14:00 UTC · ntower.de
🇫🇷 French Jul 6, 14:04 UTC · Gamekult
🇮🇹 Italian Jul 6, 14:09 UTC · Multiplayer

Detected by matching proper nouns and figures that survive translation. Times reflect when each edition's coverage was first indexed.

Where it stands

Rise of the Tomb Raider is being released on the Nintendo Switch 2. Developers have addressed why the title skipped the original Switch hardware and discussed the implementation of gyro controls.

Coverage from My Nintendo News and ixbt.games emphasizes performance limitations, specifically noting that the game will not run at 60fps. Aspyr stated that achieving that frame rate on the Switch 2 would require "serious compromises.

Future updates may provide more detail on the final implementation of gyro controls and the overall performance of the 20 Year Celebration version, as reviewed by Games Asylum.

Synthesized by Archynetys from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. ✓ fact-checked: all claims supported by sources Updated 49d ago.

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Rise of the Tomb Raider Nintendo Switch 2 Aspyr Gaming Hardware

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