Batman Arkham Knight and embarrassing ports are terms that seem to go hand in hand, as those who played the PC version of the game at launch know well, but it seems like the final entry in the series by Rocksteady reached a new low with the recently released Nintendo Switch port.
As shown in a new video shared by Digital Foundry's Oliver Mackenzie, the Switch port of the game is extremely bad. Even with severely downgraded visuals, the game struggles to run decently on the console, suffering from massive stutters a few seconds long when the game runs at a staggering zero frames per second. The game is plagued by game-breaking glitches as well.
Arkham Knight on Switch is unacceptable. Terrible performance, poor visual quality, and game-breaking glitches. I’ll have a video on it and the other Arkham ports next week. pic.twitter.com/PYcB1fsXB1
— Oliver Mackenzie (@oliemack) December 1, 2023
It is a shame the Nintendo Switch port of Batman Arkham Knight was released in such a state, as the game definitely deserves better. While, in my opinion, not on the same level as the previous entries in the series, the game is still one of the best games starring the Dark Knight, and a game that can look gorgeous on PC at max settings and a few mods even years after release.
Batman Arkham Knight is now available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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