Rayman Legends Retold will arrive on Nintendo Switch 2 with technical features that match modern-gen expectations: the game is confirmed to run at 60 fps and include ray tracing on the new Nintendo hardware.
Revealed during Sony’s State of Play and discussed in a VGC interview with tech director Thibaut Assandri, Ubisoft’s reimagined 2D platformer is slated for release on October 1, 2026, and the developer has described several platform-specific optimizations for the Switch 2.
Background and development context
Ubisoft Montpellier is leading development on Rayman Legends Retold, with wider assistance from other Ubisoft studios.
Assandri told VGC that a German Ubisoft team already working on the Star Wars Outlaws port had a head start on Switch 2 development and collaborated with the Legends Retold team over the past year.
That inter-studio cooperation has helped accelerate the Switch 2 build while the project remains aligned with versions on PlayStation 5 Pro and Xbox Series S.
Paraphrased technical statements
Assandri indicated that on Switch 2 the team has achieved quality levels comparable to the Xbox Series S version, stressing parity in visual and performance targets between those platforms.
He also explained the practical measures used to reach those goals: handheld mode will use a reduced render resolution to preserve frame-rate and battery life, while the system employs DLSS-like upscaling to boost output when docked.
Assandri noted that when the console is docked, developers are able to target full 4K because power constraints are eased.
What this means for players and platforms
For Nintendo Switch 2 owners, the combination of native performance targets and upscaling technology aims to deliver a visually rich, consistent experience.
The confirmation of 60 fps and ray tracing places Rayman Legends Retold among the more technically ambitious titles coming to Nintendo’s next hardware.
Ubisoft’s cross-studio support model and prior experience with Switch ports — including work on high-profile projects like Star Wars Outlaws — appear to have contributed to the conversion process.
Rayman Legends Retold launches October 1, 2026; further distribution details, including eShop availability and supported Switch 2 features, will be confirmed in Ubisoft’s upcoming communications.
Revealed during Sony’s State of Play and discussed in a VGC interview with tech director Thibaut Assandri, Ubisoft’s reimagined 2D platformer is slated for release on October 1, 2026, and the developer has described several platform-specific optimizations for the Switch 2.
Background and development context
Ubisoft Montpellier is leading development on Rayman Legends Retold, with wider assistance from other Ubisoft studios.
Assandri told VGC that a German Ubisoft team already working on the Star Wars Outlaws port had a head start on Switch 2 development and collaborated with the Legends Retold team over the past year.
That inter-studio cooperation has helped accelerate the Switch 2 build while the project remains aligned with versions on PlayStation 5 Pro and Xbox Series S.
Paraphrased technical statements
Assandri indicated that on Switch 2 the team has achieved quality levels comparable to the Xbox Series S version, stressing parity in visual and performance targets between those platforms.
He also explained the practical measures used to reach those goals: handheld mode will use a reduced render resolution to preserve frame-rate and battery life, while the system employs DLSS-like upscaling to boost output when docked.
Assandri noted that when the console is docked, developers are able to target full 4K because power constraints are eased.
What this means for players and platforms
For Nintendo Switch 2 owners, the combination of native performance targets and upscaling technology aims to deliver a visually rich, consistent experience.
The confirmation of 60 fps and ray tracing places Rayman Legends Retold among the more technically ambitious titles coming to Nintendo’s next hardware.
Ubisoft’s cross-studio support model and prior experience with Switch ports — including work on high-profile projects like Star Wars Outlaws — appear to have contributed to the conversion process.
Rayman Legends Retold launches October 1, 2026; further distribution details, including eShop availability and supported Switch 2 features, will be confirmed in Ubisoft’s upcoming communications.