Resident Evil Requiem Nintendo Switch 2 Handheld Mode Gameplay Showcased in New Video

While Capcom has already confirmed that its upcoming survival horror title, Resident Evil Requiem, will be making its way on to the Nintendo Switch 2, we now also have an idea of what playing it in the console’s handheld mode will look like. A video, courtesy of Shacknews, has been released showcasing the Tokyo Game Show 2025 Resident Evil Requiem demo running on a Nintendo Switch 2.

While we don’t really get a direct feed from the console running the title in handheld mode, quite a few of the details of its visuals and frame rate are visible from the camera angle. It is worth noting that the demo is quite obviously not running at 60 FPS in handheld mode. Rather, it looks like the framerate has been capped to either 30 or 40 FPS. The title is also making use of the special version of DLSS that was developed by Nvidia in collaboration with Nintendo for the Switch 2.

It is also worth noting that, while the frame rate is quite stable, we don’t get to see much in the way of intense gameplay sections from Resident Evil Requiem. However, the game’s impressive use of lighting is in full display, complete with deep, dark shadows and the soft glow of a lighter being the only source of light. Check out the full 15 minute video below.

Capcom had confirmed a Switch 2 release for Resident Evil Requiem earlier this month. The announcement was made with a trailer, giving us a look at some of the new enemies that we might get to face in the survival horror game.

Back in August, director Koshi Nakanishi had spoken about the studio’s decision to include an option for a third-person camera mode. In an interview, he acknowledged that some players might find the first-person perspective, which we last saw in Resident Evil 7 and Village, a bit too scary. For these players, a third-person option has been added to give them a better look at their surroundings.

“Looking back at Resident Evil 7‘s first person perspective, I implemented that as a way to make it more immersive and more scary than ever before, which I think most you know media and players agreed it was an incredibly scary game, but it was possibly too scary,” Nakanishi said.

“I think some people couldn’t handle it, and either couldn’t finish or didn’t even start it. And that’s something that I look back on thinking that, you know, I want to make sure that people can enjoy this game. So if you started the game off in first person perspective, and you’re finding it’s too much, then third person is almost a way to step slightly back from that level of horror and make it slightly easier to deal with by having the character on screen as a kind of Avatar of yourself.”

Resident Evil Requiem is coming to PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch 2 on February 27, 2026. The title will take players back to Raccoon City, and its protagonist is also the daughter of one of the playable characters from co-op spin-off Resident Evil Outbreak.