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IO Interactive Promises Summer Patch for Hitman on Switch 2

Performance patches due this summer will refine Hitman’s stability through learnings that inform the studio’s native Switch 2 release of 007: First Light.

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Agent 47 in Hitman 3 .

Overview

  • Players and media have flagged unpredictable frame rate dips and stuttering in Hitman: World of Assassination – Signature Edition on Switch 2.
  • Franchise director Jonathan Lacaille acknowledged these technical shortcomings on July 11 and confirmed a summer window for the fixes without specifying an exact date.
  • In handheld mode, the console’s Variable Refresh Rate has helped smooth performance, underscoring the hardware’s potential.
  • IO Interactive plans to feed the port’s performance data into its Glacier engine to optimize the upcoming native Switch 2 launch of 007: First Light.
  • The patch effort follows broader QA scrutiny after recent titles like MindsEye faced severe performance criticism and triggered refunds on PS5.