Level-5 Drops PS4 and Switch for Switch 2

Level-5 used its Vision 2026 Craftsmanship event today to quietly deliver some bad news for PS4 and original Switch owners. Both DECAPOLICE and Inazuma Eleven RE are no longer coming to those platforms. Switch 2 versions are now confirmed for both games instead.

According to Famitsu, the changes were confirmed via short update videos shown during the event. For Inazuma Eleven RE, the PS4 version has been cut while a Switch 2 version joins the previously announced PS5, Switch, and PC lineup. DECAPOLICE goes further: both the PS4 and original Switch versions are gone, with the official website now listing PS5, PC via Steam, and Switch 2 as the only planned platforms. Both games are still scheduled for release in 2026, though no specific dates were given.

You can see the updates yourself in the Vision 2026 trailer at the 18 minute and 58 second mark, where each game gets a brief clip confirming the changes. Brief is doing a lot of work there; we're talking seconds of footage, not a deep dive. Level-5 isn't exactly flooding fans with details on either project right now.

What This Actually Means for Players

For DECAPOLICE specifically, this is a significant shift. The game was announced back in 2023 with Switch support as part of the plan. Anyone who was tracking it on original Switch hardware is now looking at either upgrading to Switch 2 or moving to PS5 or PC. That's not a small ask, especially for a game that has already been in development long enough to span two Nintendo console generations.

Inazuma Eleven RE is a remake of the original Inazuma Eleven, retelling Mamoru Endo's first story with updated graphics and new features. Losing PS4 support stings a little less there since PS5 remains on the table, but the pattern is clear. Level-5 is treating Switch 2 as its Nintendo platform of choice going forward, full stop. The original Switch is done.

Credit where it's due: studios do sometimes have legitimate technical reasons for cutting older hardware, and if the Switch 2's capabilities are genuinely enabling something that the original Switch couldn't handle, that's a reasonable call. But Level-5 hasn't explained anything. No statement about why these platforms were dropped, no acknowledgment of fans who pre-planned around the original announcements. Just updated platform lists and move on. Given that both games were announced with those platforms explicitly included, players who feel misled have every right to.

The real question is whether 2026 release windows are still realistic for either title. Inazuma Eleven RE's new trailer notably dropped any mention of a specific launch window, which Nintendo Everything flagged in their coverage. That's worth watching. Level-5 has a long history with ambitious projects and shifting timelines, and two platform overhauls this close together, with vague footage and no dates, is not the most confidence-inspiring combination. Both games still exist, both are still in active development according to Level-5, and Switch 2 owners at least have something to look forward to. Everyone else is just waiting to see what comes next.

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