Modder gets Halo: Combat Evolved running on Nintendo Switch without cloud streaming
Using an ARM64 build of Xemu, Halo Combat Evolved is now playable on Switch hardware, though performance remains rough in early testing.
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Nintendo Switch is a hybrid game console made by Nintendo, sold as the original 2017 Switch, the OLED revision, the Switch Lite, and the 2024 Switch 2 successor; the line uses Joy-Con controllers and the Nintendo eShop.
Using an ARM64 build of Xemu, Halo Combat Evolved is now playable on Switch hardware, though performance remains rough in early testing.
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