IO acknowledges Hitman performance issues on Switch 2, Prosis fix is coming
Blog Andrew Joseph 11 Jul , 2025 0

IO has confirmed the relevant performance issues Killer: Assassination World – Signature Edition This has become the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 release title.
As one of some third-party distributions, the port was supposed to showcase the new console's ability to have a graphics-intensive current champion, so the port has been criticized for its many technical issues. In our impression,We noticed that the unlimited frame rate results in “unbalanced” performance as the display supports ,the ,the ,thousand ,the ,thousand ,the ,thousand ,the ,thunderous ,that is surprisingly alleviating ,the ,thousand ,thunderous ,that ,in handheld mode.
exist VGC Interview with IO's franchise director Jonathan Lacaille has addressed these issues, saying: “The team is now dealing with some of these performance issues, and they are working on it in the summer.” It's unclear a specific date when the fixes will be available.
Lakar also took this opportunity to resolve doubts 007 First Lightwhich is also being developed for Switch 2 with another more powerful platform.
“Of course, this is also a good study for us.
The Killer series has previously performed Switch 1 with the cloud version of Hitman 3 and the port version of the older Killer: Blood Money, but Lacaille assured: “Switch 2 is a powerful device that is enough to allow us to bring first light to it locally.”
The Switch 2 version of “The Killer: Assassination World” is not the only IO release that plagues technical issues. The company also published the developer's Mindseye, building a Rocket Boy, one of the most reviewed games of the year, with such a bad performance issue that PS5 players receive refunds From the PlayStation Store.