How Saber Interactive crammed the Witcher 3 onto Switch

Getting The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to work on Nintendo Switch was a major undertaking. But it’s a challenge that Saber Interactive chief executive officer Matthew Karch was confident his team could overcome. After all, this is the same group that upgraded The Wither 3 to 4K for PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X. And Saber had also released a number of games on Switch. Using its familiarity with the hardware and Witcher developer CD Projekt Red’s game engine, Saber took on the job of putting Witcher 3 on the Switch.

And it worked. The Witcher 3 is available now on Switch, and it captures the full experience you get on other platforms. But how did this happen? And what limitations did Saber face in getting Witcher 3 to run on Nintendo’s limited home/handheld hybrid?