FromSoftware's Router Fix Won't Solve Duskbloods' Switch 2 Server Woes

The Duskbloods closed network test has barely started, and Switch 2 players are already being greeted by an uncooperative title screen. Reports of getting stuck before a match loads have prompted FromSoftware to issue official troubleshooting advice: move closer to your router, or plug in an ethernet cable. It’s the kind of boilerplate networking triage you’d expect from an ISP, not from a developer whose game is meant to be played on a portable console.

The bigger problem is that this guidance doesn’t fit the hardware it’s supposed to support. The Switch 2 is a hybrid, and its handheld mode is exactly where many players will want to test a PvPvE game like The Duskbloods. Asking them to abandon Wi-Fi and sit near the modem treats the symptom as a player-side issue, when the early reports point to server-side congestion — the same server meltdown that stranded handheld fans.

Why ‘Move Closer to the Router’ Backfires on a Portable

FromSoftware’s advice—get closer to the modem or switch to a wired connection—is textbook troubleshooting for a weak local signal. But players who are stuck on the title screen aren’t necessarily fighting their home network; they’re fighting the server’s inability to complete matchmaking. If the issue is upstream, better Wi-Fi won’t matter. On Switch 2, the advice is even more dissonant: undocked play is the whole point of the console, and telling players to sit beside a router turns a portable network test into a desktop networking exercise.

A Network Test’s Real Output Should Be Data, Not Blame

More telling is the follow-up: a link to Nintendo’s generic online support FAQ. That page covers Switch 2’s online services at a basic level, which suggests Nintendo doesn’t have a title-specific answer either. For a network test meant to stress a new PvPvE game, that’s a wasted diagnostic moment. Players should use the remaining days of the test to note whether the issue appears in docked, handheld, or both modes, and whether proximity to the router changes anything. That information is useful to FromSoftware even if the official advice isn’t. The real conclusion for Switch 2 owners: don’t rewire your home for a server problem. Treat the closed network test as exactly what it is—a stress test of online infrastructure, not a reflection of your Wi-Fi, as our look at the laggy first hours made clear.