Skyrim arrives on the Swap 2

You’ll be able to add the Swap 2 to the (lengthy) record of platforms the place you’ll be able to play The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The unhealthy information: It prices $60 to play the 2011 game optimized for Nintendo’s 2025 hardware. The excellent news: It prices much less (or nothing) if you happen to personal one of many variations for the unique Swap.

The (digital-only) Swap 2 port is the Anniversary Edition of Skyrim, launched in 2021. That features the bottom sport and three expansions (Dawnguard, Dragonborn and Hearthfire). You may additionally discover a whole lot of Creation Membership objects, like quests, weapons, armor, spells and dungeons. The Anniversary Version’s Zelda crossover content material (Grasp Sword, Hylian Protect and Champion’s Tunic) can be there. So, at the least there’s loads of content material.

The sport additionally gives technical upgrades for the Swap 2 {hardware}. It has enhanced decision, DLSS anti-aliasing, quicker load occasions and basic efficiency optimizations. There’s additionally mouse assist, movement controls and Amiibo assist. The trailer beneath provides you an thought of what to anticipate.

In an interview with Nintendo Life, Bethesda Inventive Director Matt Carofano mentioned the Swap 2 port was “a simple growth course of and truly fairly fast” to make. He described the group’s motivation for porting it as bringing again “certainly one of our most beloved video games to the Swap 2 and see how we will enhance it and make it the very best expertise for that console.”

Okay, cool, however I am gonna go on a limb and say cash was additionally an element. That’s as a result of, if you happen to do not already personal Skyrim for the OG Swap, you may need to fork over a whopping $60 in the Nintendo Store for the 14-year-old sport. In the meantime, if you happen to personal the usual model of Skyrim for the unique Swap, you’ll pay $20 to improve. Lastly, in case you have the Skyrim Anniversary Version on the OG Swap, you’ll be able to set up the brand new model without cost.

In the event you personal the Swap 1 model, first set up that on Swap 2 and begin the sport. Once you see the eShop banner promoting the brand new model, press Y to entry the shop and improve. You are able to do that with each digital and bodily variations of Skyrim for Swap 1.