Need For Speed Underground 2 Portable Version -

The Switch remains the best-selling console of the generation, yet EA has ignored the obvious demand for a port. Why?

The Switch runs on a Tegra X1 chip from 2015. While it could theoretically run a remastered NFSU2, running the original PS2 version via unofficial emulation (Android on Switch or Linux on Switch) is possible but janky. You lose online features, and the battery drains in under two hours.

The Verdict on Switch: If you own a modded Switch (a "CFW" Switch), you can install the Android operating system on a microSD card and run the PS2 emulator. But this voids your warranty and requires soldering skills. For 99% of users, the Switch is a no for native NFSU2. need for speed underground 2 portable version

Will EA ever release an official Need for Speed Underground 2 portable version? Unlikely. The company is focused on live-service titles like Need for Speed Unbound. A remaster would require re-licensing the 2004 soundtrack (featuring artists who have since changed labels) and the Toyota Supra (Toyota has famously pulled its cars from street racing games in the modern era).

But necessity is the mother of invention. The fact that we can, in 2024, play a 4K-modded, 60 FPS version of Underground 2 on a bus, a plane, or a hotel bed using a Steam Deck is a testament to the passion of the fan community. The Switch remains the best-selling console of the

The final answer: There is no retail "portable version." But there is a tinkerer's version. If you are willing to spend an evening configuring Proton or AetherSX2, you can hold the neon-lit soul of 2004 in your palms.

And when you finally hit that nitrous on the Highway 1 loop while riding the subway to work, you’ll realize: Riders on the storm never sounded so good on the go. Do you have a memory of playing Underground

Do you have a memory of playing Underground 2 on a weird device? Share your portable setup in the comments below (or on the r/NFSU2 subreddit).

High-end Android phones (Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 or newer) can run the PS2 version of NFSU2 via the NetherSX2 emulator.