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As bad as it works on older consoles, Cyberpunk 2077 is still technically playable on the original PS4 and Xbox One. Nintendo Switch, which has never been the most powerful console, was left out. But what if we told you that there is a way to play the controversial new CD Projekt Red title on your handheld?
It’s technically possible, but it does involve hacking into the system to run Google Stadia, the cloud gaming service that lets you play games without expensive console or PC setup.
The fact that Cyberpunk has performed so poorly on consoles has become a marketing opportunity for Stadia, because of the whole “cloud gaming” thing. After all, if Google has large server farms doing all the processing work, you don’t have to worry about what hardware you have, as long as you can access Stadia.
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That’s why YouTuber Nintendrew decided to run Stadia and Cyberpunk 2077 on a Switch. First I had to hack the system and install Android. Because, you know, Stadia isn’t available on Switch.
As mentioned in the video, Nintendrew would only consider his work a success if he could get Cyberpunk 2077 to play consistently, hopefully looking better than the PS4 and Xbox One versions, and working with the Joy Con and Switch Pro controllers.
It also had to be affordable, and on his first try, Nintendrew found that streaming the game from his PC didn’t work. It was clunky and required an expensive high-end gaming PC to run, so it opted to install Android to access Stadia.
Nintendrew points out that the hard part is installing Android if you haven’t done it before. Once Android is there, it’s pretty easy to install any kind of app you want from Google Play, including Stadia.
It’s worth mentioning that hacking your Switch may not be a good idea if you don’t know what you’re doing. You always have the possibility of breaking the console, and if Nintendo detects that your Switch is hacked, you will be banned from using Nintendo’s online services.
But the process was a success, and Nintendrew noted how well the game performed on the Switch in both handheld and docked modes. Because everything is in the cloud, the Switch doesn’t need to do any work. Stadia’s design means you can access Google’s next-gen library of titles without buying a next-gen console.
So if you really must play Cyberpunk on the go and don’t want to do it on your phone with the Stadia mobile app, this is an option for you to try. Just be careful.
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