Nintendo fans have no reason to be concerned about the Switch 2 version of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, a senior Square Enix official said. The company aims to deliver a port at least on par with the Switch 2 version of its first remake, and noted that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth may even surpass its predecessor in terms of handheld optimization.
The Switch 2 version of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade has recently locked down a concrete release date: January 22, 2026. Separately, Square Enix said the rest of the remake trilogy will also make its way to Nintendo's hybrid console eventually, albeit without sharing any specifics.
While Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has been praised as one of the most graphically impressive games of 2024, it should still translate well to the Switch 2's hardware, which is modest compared to the current-gen consoles from PlayStation and Xbox. That's according to longtime Final Fantasy producer Naoki Hamaguchi, who told VGC that Square Enix is "working very hard" to ensure the game runs as well as possible on the hybrid console. "[Switch 2 owners] are going to get a version that is just as satisfying and just as high quality as the...
