Dying Light “Switch to Freedom” Trailer Released for Nintendo Switch

Written by Brandon Hofer on October 25, 2021

News: Take a look at this video that highlights what it took to bring Dying Light to the Nintendo Switch.

Techland has released a special episode, "Switch to Freedom," in which viewers can learn more about the creation of Dying Light for the Nintendo Switch console and what challenges the team faced during development.

Piotr Chrzanowski, Head of Technology, guests in this special episode and explains why Techland decided to create a port of the game for the Nintendo console, what cooperation with partners looked like, what adversities the developers grappled with, and how this new Nintendo Switch version differs from the original Dying Light game.

Dying Light launched last week on Nintendo Switch with a range of brand-new features added exclusively for the platform, received many great reviews and praise for the technical aspects and optimization of the port.

“We are more than happy with the initial reception of Dying Light Platinum Edition for the Nintendo Switch and we are grateful for everyone’s kind words. The feedback received so far clearly confirms that our joint efforts have resulted in one of the best ports on Switch platform, delivering immersive and stable gameplay for both handheld and docked modes. Nevertheless, we are committed to fixing any issues raised so far (e.g. frame rate cap) and improving the performance and quality so stay tuned!” said Piotr Chrzanowski, Head of Technology at Techland.

The availability of both the retail and digital game may vary by region so please check the website to see if Dying Light: Platinum Edition for Nintendo Switch is available in your region.

Have you had a chance to check out Dying Light on the Switch yet? If so, what do you think?