Sony has reportedly been experimenting with bringing their premium racing series to Nintendo’s latest hardware.
In the latest episode of the Game Mess podcast, host Jeff Grubb shared reports that Sony had a running build of Gran Turismo on the Nintendo Switch 2. Grubb’s claim was part of a response to a question from a viewer about why Sony hasn’t included several notable first-party franchises in its multiplatform push. Both Grubb and co-host Mike Minotti expressed frustration that Gran Turismo hasn’t seen a PC port, with Grubb adding:
“I heard recently that Gran Turismo was running on the Switch 2. I don’t think it’s going to come to the Switch 2, but I heard it was running on the Switch 2. So, it’s like, man that’s weird. Okay, cool, but just put it on PC, then. Like, if you’re considering Switch 2, obviously PC must be a no-brainer.”
For context, Sony, which spent the better part of the last three decades fighting for console exclusives, in 2018 began allowing a selection of their major first-party titles to PC. The first major first-party PlayStation exclusive in the push was Horizon Zero Dawn, which was later followed by other Sony hits like Marvel’s Spider-Man and the God of War series.
Grubb doesn’t specify which Gran Turismo was allegedly running on Switch 2 hardware, and explicitly states that he doesn’t believe it will lead to a full release, but if true, this does offer an interesting peek into the inner workings at PlayStation. You can watch the full conversation below (timestamped to the Gran Turismo section):
