Devil May Cry 5 on Switch would be a dream for fans of Nintendo and Capcom’s hack-and-slash series. While Capcom has steadily brought ports of their titles to the Switch, fans are on the edge of their seat on whether or not Devil May Cry 5 will make it to the console. Below is everything we know about a Devil May Cry 5 Switch release date.
Is Nintendo Switch getting Devil May Cry 5?
So far we haven’t heard anything about a Devil May Cry 5 Switch release. In fact, the series has never released on a Nintendo console or handheld, so there’s no precedent for the series making its way to the Nintendo Switch. Capcom has been showing the console some love lately, with Mega Man Collection and Mega Man X Collection both coming to the Switch and Resident Evil 0, REmake, and RE4 releasing in May. However, we’ve heard nothing concrete about bringing Devil May Cry over in any form.
Devil May Cry 5 producer Matt Walker did give us some hope at seeing the series on the Switch, in any case. In an interview with Express, he said that the team would love to see Devil May Cry on Nintendo’s latest console.
However, given how graphically intense Devil May Cry 5 is, and how much lower performance the Switch is in comparison to PS4, Xbox One, and PC, we probably won’t see the latest game there. More likely, Capcom may port the Devil May Cry HD Collection over, which would at least give Switch owners a chance to play Devil May Cry 1-3 (and possibly 4).
The one chance at Devil May Cry 5 coming to Switch may lie in a cloud-based solution. Resident Evil 7 Cloud Version was released in Japan for the Switch, and most of the computing was done on a remote server as opposed to the Switch itself. However, given that DMC5 is a faster-paced game where timing is essential, the latency introduced by playing it via a stream might detract too much from the experience.
For now, at least, you shouldn’t expect Devil May Cry 5 to get a Switch release date anytime soon.
Dante from the Devil May Cry Series
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A Gallery Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry Series
Dante (From The Devil May Cry Series) has been one of Capcom's breakout characters since the PlayStation 2 days. Because of this, it only makes sense that he's made the rounds and showed up in other works. From fighting to card games, here are all the cameos of everyone's favorite demon hunter. -
Viewtiful Joe
In the PlayStation 2 re-release of Capcom's stylish brawler, Dante is a fully playable character who must rescue Trish from the same movie monsters that Joe fights. He and Joe strike up a friendship that lasts for the rest of the series. He also gets an appropriate chibi redesign to go with his always fanciful attitude. -
Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble
Dante returns to the Viewtiful Joe series in the PlayStation Portable port of Red Hot Rumble. This was a multiplayer-focused game that took the series in a more Smash Bros. direction. It's also the last Joe game to see release, although we're all waiting for his return. -
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
The game behind the sticker, Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne is the third entry of the original branch of Altus' long-running JRPG franchise. Dante appears as a bonus character and a boss fight for your party, which is fitting since Shin Megami Tensei is all about summoning demons to do your dirty work. -
SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS
Along with loads of characters from both Capcom and SNK, Dante made an appearance as a card in this TCG-focused Nintendo DS game. A follow-up to a string of NeoGeo Pocket games, Card Fighters only features the gaming heroes during the card battles. -
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
Dante was one of the most exciting additions to the Marvel vs. Capcom roster when Fate of Two Worlds hit the streets. His brother Vergil also joins the cast in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, letting fans play out the legendary rivalry in a new way. -
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
Dante along made the jump to Infinite, the poorly received new entry in this crossover fighting franchise. Still controlling as he did in 3, he's one of the easier characters to learn no matter where you select him. While this is the only fighting series this Dante has appeared in, this isn't the only Dante around. -
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
Appearing in his DmC style, Dante was one of the third-party characters battling it out in Sony's attempt at a Smash Bros. game. Several other characters from Ninja Theory's reboot appear in the periphery, including sidekick Kat as a mascot figure. -
Project X Zone
A crossover tactics game featuring the characters of Capcom, Namco Bandai and Sega, Project X Zone finds Dante hanging out with some gaming's most notable demons. His partner in the first entry in the series is Demitri Maximoff, the vampiric protagonist of Darkstalkers. -
Project X Zone 2
In X Zone 2, Vergil joins him and the two brothers utilize franchise specific attacks when used. From Ebony and Ivory to Nevan the shotgun guitar, they're ready to go with their entire arsenal. They also bicker endlessly, which you'd expect from such volatile partners. -
Puzzle Fighter
The latest Dante cameo is also one of the rarest. He was one of the new characters added to Puzzle Fighter, a mobile-only spinoff of the popular Capcom puzzle game that lasted less than a year on mobile storefronts. At least we got one more weird chibi Dante out of the deal.
