Star Wars Outlaws, developed by Ubisoft, reportedly ran poorly on the Switch 2 during a PAX West demo just days before its September 4, 2025 launch. The timing matters because hands-on impressions at events can shape perceptions of a game’s stability at release.
The port was first shown during the Partner Showcase on July 31. Outlaws will be the first Ubisoft title announced for the new hardware, and the Switch 2 edition is scheduled to arrive on September 4, 2025. Ahead of that date, GameRant highlighted a hands-on report from a creator who tested the demo at PAX West (GameRant), noting visible performance problems. The presence of pre-launch demos at shows typically provides an early indication of how a port performs on final hardware.
The PAX West testing came from GVG, who were allowed to play a closed demo but were not permitted to record footage. Their video explains that over-the-shoulder cameras were forbidden, so direct analysis of the performance is limited. GVG described the experience as “kind of rough” and said the Switch 2 build ran “pretty poorly” in places. The demo consisted of confined sequences featuring a Star Destroyer and a space fight rather than open-world content, and in those segments the framerate fell below 30fps several times.
Because no footage was permitted, the exact scope and frequency of those frame losses cannot be measured from the available hands-on; the impressions come from live play and commentary rather than captured clips. The report does not confirm broader performance across the full game or on retail hardware, and the state of optimization at event demos can vary.
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