PocketPair Communications Director John Buckley spoke about potential brings Pal World To the Nintendo Switch 2. Despite legal issues between Pocket Pair and Nintendo, the studio considers bringing in Pal World If the console is strong enough to run the game, then switch 2.
Game Developer Meeting During a conversation with IGN in 2025, Buckley revealed that there is a big reason for this Pal World Not coming to the original Nintendo Switch was technical in nature. reference Pal World As a “beef game,” Buckley said, “If we can make the game work on the Switch, we’ll do that.”
Buckley then spoke about the possibility of a release. Pal World With Switch 2, the studio still has no access to development hardware for future consoles. For this reason, it is not yet known whether PocketPair can handle Switch 2. Palworld.
“We haven’t seen these specs yet,” Buckley said. “We’re waiting, just like everyone else. I’m walking around the GDC.
Buckley presents the fact that the studio has done quite a bit of optimization Pal World Because the game runs smoothly on a steam deck. However, despite optimizations on the developer aspect, the hardware must be strong enough to run the game first.
“If you’re physical enough, it’s 100% worth considering,” Buckley said. “We did a lot of optimizations for the steam deck and it was really satisfying, and yet it is something to do, but I’m really happy with how it turned out.
In a talk at GDC 2025 earlier this month, Buckley also spoke about his success. Palworld, And how did that come as a complete surprise to the studio? The studio initially thought it was a game that attracted Japanese niche viewers, but within the first year of its announcement it quickly gained over a million wish lists.
When it was time to start the game, Buckley said the studio had to take a little break from work to celebrate. However, the game suffered from a considerable number of network-related issues on its release date, so they had to return to work soon.
“Not many people know this, but most of our company was remote at the time,” Buckley said. “We had an office, but few people went to the office. But everyone went on the day they launched. A little celebration, a little alcohol, a little fun, and then they went home. So we started the game and started drinking.
Pal World It proved to be incredibly successful in the end. In February, Pocket Pair revealed that over 32 million players played Pal World across all platforms. The game is available on PC, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/s. See the review for more details.
