Devil May Cry 5 Devil Hunter Edition on Nintendo Switch 2: What Capcom Brought to Handheld Action
Devil May Cry 5 Devil Hunter Edition arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 as Capcom’s latest effort to bring its signature stylish-action franchise to a portable-first audience.
Devil May Cry, born from an early Resident Evil 4 prototype and launched by Capcom in 2001, has evolved across multiple generations: Devil May Cry (2001), Devil May Cry 2 (2003), Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening (2005), Devil May Cry 4 (2008), and the 2013 reboot DmC: Devil May Cry developed by Ninja Theory.
Devil May Cry 5 originally released on March 8, 2019, and the Devil Hunter Edition adapts that core experience for Nintendo’s newer hardware.
Performance and presentation
Our testing on a Nintendo Switch 2 shows the Devil Hunter Edition targets a performance profile closer to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of Devil May Cry 5, with a generally consistent 60 frames per second during gameplay.
The port includes graphical and performance compromises relative to the high-end Special Edition available on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S; reviewers noted slightly more frequent frame hiccups in docked mode versus handheld.
Capcom supplied the review copy used for this assessment.
Included content and omissions
Capcom’s Switch 2 release includes Vergil as a playable character at no additional cost and bundles several pieces of DLC that were previously sold separately.
However, two extra modes from the Special Edition—Turbo mode (which increases game speed) and the Legendary Dark Knight mode (which raises on-screen enemy density)—are not present in this port.
Those modes were significant additions on the Special Edition but were omitted here, likely for technical reasons.
Combat, characters, and modes
Devil May Cry 5 retains its three principal playable styles: Nero, who uses the Devil Breaker prosthetic arms; Dante, the series staple with a broad weapon roster and familiar combo structure; and V, who commands familiars to fight before finishing foes with his cane.
Bloody Palace remains available for high-end replayability, and Vergil’s inclusion adds a fully realized extra playstyle assembled from main-campaign content.
Series context and closing take
The Devil Hunter Edition does not attempt to be the definitive technical upgrade of the Special Edition on next-gen consoles, but it brings most of Devil May Cry 5’s core gameplay to a portable format on Nintendo Switch 2.
For players who prioritize handheld play or who missed Devil May Cry 5 on prior platforms, this port delivers the franchise’s hallmark high-speed combat and stylistic rewards in a compact package.
Devil May Cry 5 Devil Hunter Edition arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 as Capcom’s latest effort to bring its signature stylish-action franchise to a portable-first audience.
Devil May Cry, born from an early Resident Evil 4 prototype and launched by Capcom in 2001, has evolved across multiple generations: Devil May Cry (2001), Devil May Cry 2 (2003), Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening (2005), Devil May Cry 4 (2008), and the 2013 reboot DmC: Devil May Cry developed by Ninja Theory.
Devil May Cry 5 originally released on March 8, 2019, and the Devil Hunter Edition adapts that core experience for Nintendo’s newer hardware.
Performance and presentation
Our testing on a Nintendo Switch 2 shows the Devil Hunter Edition targets a performance profile closer to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of Devil May Cry 5, with a generally consistent 60 frames per second during gameplay.
The port includes graphical and performance compromises relative to the high-end Special Edition available on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S; reviewers noted slightly more frequent frame hiccups in docked mode versus handheld.
Capcom supplied the review copy used for this assessment.
Included content and omissions
Capcom’s Switch 2 release includes Vergil as a playable character at no additional cost and bundles several pieces of DLC that were previously sold separately.
However, two extra modes from the Special Edition—Turbo mode (which increases game speed) and the Legendary Dark Knight mode (which raises on-screen enemy density)—are not present in this port.
Those modes were significant additions on the Special Edition but were omitted here, likely for technical reasons.
Combat, characters, and modes
Devil May Cry 5 retains its three principal playable styles: Nero, who uses the Devil Breaker prosthetic arms; Dante, the series staple with a broad weapon roster and familiar combo structure; and V, who commands familiars to fight before finishing foes with his cane.
Bloody Palace remains available for high-end replayability, and Vergil’s inclusion adds a fully realized extra playstyle assembled from main-campaign content.
Series context and closing take
The Devil Hunter Edition does not attempt to be the definitive technical upgrade of the Special Edition on next-gen consoles, but it brings most of Devil May Cry 5’s core gameplay to a portable format on Nintendo Switch 2.
For players who prioritize handheld play or who missed Devil May Cry 5 on prior platforms, this port delivers the franchise’s hallmark high-speed combat and stylistic rewards in a compact package.
