Final Fantasy 10 fans are divided on the upcoming release of a new remaster. During the week of Summer Game Fest, which also saw a PlayStation State of Play and a Nintendo Direct, Square Enix made the unexpected announcement, confirming that remasters of Final Fantasy X and its direct sequel Final Fantasy X-2 are both coming to the Switch 2 on July 23.
It came at the end of a banner week for Final Fantasy fans, who also learned during SGF that FF7 Remake Revelation has a release window of spring 2027, and saw a first trailer for the HD-2D turn-based game Final Fantasy Resonance. The FFX announcement, though, provoked more of a mixed reaction from the fandom.
In a Reddit thread discussing the upcoming remaster, commenter StrifeBuster7 summed up many grievances with the FFX remaster thusly: "What's even the difference? Like how much more HD can it get?"
In many ways, FFX/X-2 HD Remaster, as it's officially titled, has become Square Enix's Skyrim. It's constantly getting a re-release for the latest platform, and Square Enix is still charging $49.99 for the privilege of playing it on Switch 2. (For what it's worth, that's...
