The exciting speculation that Larian Studios’ colossal RPG hit, *Baldur’s Gate 3*, might eventually land on Nintendo’s upcoming Switch 2 console has been officially shut down. Despite rumors that circulated last October suggesting a portable version of the Dungeons & Dragons adventure was a possibility, Larian has now confirmed that the massive title will not be making the leap to Nintendo’s next-generation hardware.
The definitive news arrived during a recent Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) session, where *Baldur’s Gate 3* director Swen Vincke addressed the portability question directly. Vincke admitted that while Larian would have been keen to create the port, the decision was ultimately taken out of their hands. He stated: “We would have loved to [bring Baldur’s Gate 3 to Switch 2], but [it] wasn’t our decision to make.”
This strongly implies that the denial originated from an external partner, rather than a technical limitation Larian couldn’t overcome. While the responsible entity remains unnamed, the likely culprits are either Nintendo, who maintains strict control over their platform’s releases, or Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast, the license holders responsible for the D&D intellectual property. Either way, those hoping to tackle the Mind Flayer threat on a Nintendo handheld will have to settle for the existing console and PC versions.