Apex Legends is getting a major boost this August, and not just in the Battle Pass. EA has confirmed that Apex Legends will launch as a native title on the Nintendo Switch 2 on August 5, 2025—marking the game’s most substantial portable upgrade to date. Unlike its compromised 2021 port, this new version promises crisp visuals and a smooth 60 fps performance, taking full advantage of the Switch 2’s beefed-up hardware. It’s the kind of port that might finally let players slide-hop through chaos without their framerate flatlining.
Coinciding with the platform launch is the start of Season 26: Showdown, which introduces a new permanent mode called Wildcard. This isn’t your typical limited-time gimmick. Wildcard lets squads field up to three of the same Legend, igniting the potential for full squads of Wraiths, Caustics, or Revenants. The matches are trimmed down to 30 players, drop you straight into tighter rings, and include automatic respawn mechanics that speed up the action. Translation? It’s a full send, no warm-up kind of mode—perfect for casual chaos and sweaty grudge matches alike.
The new season also brings balance updates to long-suffering mains, including long-requested buffs to Bangalore and Caustic. Toss in upgraded Battle Pass rewards and some under-the-hood weapon tweaks, and Season 26 is shaping up to be one of the most meta-disruptive updates the game has seen all year.
To sweeten the deal, players who log into Apex Legends via any Nintendo Switch system before September 16 will unlock an exclusive Legendary Pathfinder skin, appropriately named “P.A.T.H.” It’s a clean, polished nod to the future—and a clever carrot to draw Switch 2 owners into Respawn’s high-stakes free-to-play arena.
Whether you’re stacking triple Octanes for an all-speed blitz or just looking to grind from your couch, Apex Legends is about to become a lot more mobile—and a lot more mayhem.
