Switch 2 may be getting Starfield
A Taiwan ratings database listed Bethesda’s Starfield for Nintendo Switch 2, which outlets are treating as strong evidence that a Switch 2 port is coming though no release date was included (nintendoeverything.com) (eurogamer.net). Separately, Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred allegedly received an Indonesian Switch 2 rating, suggesting Nintendo’s new console pipeline could be broadening for big third‑party RPGs (gameranx.com).
A Taiwan ratings listing has put Bethesda’s *Starfield* on Nintendo Switch 2, the clearest public sign yet that Nintendo’s newer system may be next in line for the role-playing game. (eurogamer.net) Eurogamer reported on April 16 that Taiwan’s Entertainment Software Rating Information Board had rated the game for Switch 2, and Nintendo Everything said the entry did not include a release date or other platform details. Bethesda and Nintendo had not announced a Switch 2 version as of Thursday, April 16. (eurogamer.net) (nintendoeverything.com) Ratings boards often surface games shortly before formal reveals because publishers need age classifications before store listings, marketing, or release. That is why outlets treated the Taiwan entry as stronger evidence than earlier rumor posts or podcast chatter. (eurogamer.net) (nintendoeverything.com) The timing is notable because Bethesda only launched *Starfield* on PlayStation 5 on April 7, 2026, widening a game that debuted in September 2023 on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and personal computer. A Switch 2 port would extend that platform expansion again, this time onto Nintendo hardware. (bethesda.net) (eurogamer.net) Nintendo’s machine is no longer hypothetical, either. Nintendo said in January 2025 that Switch 2 would release in 2025, then confirmed on April 2, 2025 that the console would launch on June 5, 2025. (nintendo.com) (nintendo.co.jp) A second ratings leak points in the same direction for large third-party role-playing games. Gameranx, citing Nintendo Life and Indonesia’s game ratings system, reported on April 15 that *Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred* had also appeared with a Nintendo platform rating. (gameranx.com) That *Diablo* listing is murkier than the *Starfield* one because some reports said the Indonesian database used “Nintendo Switch” rather than “Nintendo Switch 2,” while other outlets argued the listing likely refers to Switch 2 because *Diablo IV* has never shipped on the original Switch. No official Blizzard announcement had followed by April 16. (gameranx.com) (gonintendo.com) The broader pattern is that ratings boards in Taiwan and Indonesia are now surfacing unannounced Nintendo versions of games that were once treated as too large or too technically demanding for the first Switch. If Bethesda or Nintendo confirms *Starfield*, the Taiwan listing will look less like a stray database entry and more like an early release breadcrumb. (eurogamer.net) (gameranx.com)
