Arc System Works announced that digital pre-orders for Guilty Gear Strive Nintendo Switch Edition are now available in the Nintendo eShop. The Nintendo Switch version of Guilty Gear Strive is set to release on January 23, 2025 for $59.99 with 28 playable characters.
Previously, Arc System Works confirmed that Guilty Gear Strive will support rollback netcode on Nintendo Switch. However, it will not support crossplay. Nintendo Switch players may enjoy the game in docked mode and handheld mode, as expected.
Guilty Gear Strive Season 4 began before the Nintendo Switch version’s launch. Season 4 will include new characters, stages, exclusive colors, and the new 3v3 mode. Queen Dizzy is available now, while Venom is expected to be released in early 2025. Unika will release in Spring 2025, and Lucy from Cyberpunk Edgerunners will release in summer 2025. Lucy is the first guest character to arrive in a Guilty Gear game.
Guilty Gear Strive is available now for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Windows. Here’s an overview of the game, via Arc System Works:
State of the art 2.5D fighting game is coming to Nintendo Switch!
Guilty Gear Strive, the latest entry of the Guilty Gear series with more than 3 million users worldwide, finally arrives as Guilty Gear Strive Nintendo Switch Edition!
- Enjoy amazing graphics and animations on Nintendo Switch! – Features stunning graphics and immersive experience, fully embracing the ability for fiery battles across the Nintendo Switch’s TV mode, tabletop mode, or handheld modes!
- Online Battles – With Rollback Netcode functionality installed; players can enjoy lagless online battles with other Nintendo Switch players remotely!
- Cinematic story mode – Experience the over 6-hour Guilty Gear Strive main story following the conclusion of Sol Badguy’s journey. There’s also “Another Story,” a full-length story cinematic that follows what has been occurring in the background of the game’s main story!
- 28 playable characters – A diverse roster of 28 characters and the largest roster in Guilty Gear history!
