Overview

• At Evo 2025, Tekken 8 director Katsuhiro Harada told Eurogamer that a Switch 2 version is “not totally off the table.”
• He cautioned that adapting the Unreal Engine 5 fighter for Nintendo’s new console would demand substantial engineering work to optimize performance.
• Harada emphasized there is currently “nothing to announce” regarding a formal Switch 2 release of Tekken 8.
• Industry analysts say Switch 2’s strong early sales and precedent ports like Street Fighter 6 factor heavily into Bandai Namco’s platform-expansion calculus.
• Bandai Namco confirmed ongoing Tekken 8 support with new DLC—Armor King in October, Miary Zo this winter and the Baobab Horizon stage.