Entire Final Fantasy VII Remake Trilogy Coming to Nintendo Switch 2, Square Enix Developer Reveals

In the latest video successful Nintendo’s Creator’s Voice series, Final Fantasy Remake bid manager Naoki Hamaguchi revealed that Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade volition beryllium getting a Switch 2 release.

Intergrade is the expanded PS5 mentation of the 2020 PS4 merchandise Final Fantasy VII Remake, the archetypal section successful the remake trilogy that greatly expands upon the classical 1997 PS1 RPG Final Fantasy VII. Final Fantasy VII Remake Integrade made immoderate improvements to the PS4 version’s graphics and lighting, and besides included Remake’s Intermission DLC, which centers connected plucky ninja Yuffie’s accomplishment successful Midgar.

Final Fantasy VII Remake Integrade is presently disposable connected PS5 and PC. However, Hamaguchi revealed that with the Switch 2’s improvements implicit its predecessor, it volition beryllium imaginable to bring the crippled to Nintendo's handheld platform. “With the powerfulness of the Switch 2, we tin present recreate Midgar with afloat specs,” helium stated.

“Being capable to play this crippled connected the Switch 2 successful handheld mode means you tin play it connected the bid portion commuting to work,” Hamaguchi added, saying that the portability volition besides marque it easier for radical to straight sermon and amusement others the crippled and their progress.

The Switch 2 mentation volition besides incorporated GameChat, enabling players to speech to friends portion playing and stock their screens successful existent time. “I’m precise excited to spot this crippled playable connected a portable system,” Hamaguchi enthused, adding that “I person precocious hopes that we tin physique a beardown concern betwixt Nintendo and the Final Fantasy brand.”

Although lone Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade has been confirmed for Switch 2 truthful far, Hamaguchi ended with, “I anticipation players are looking guardant to the Final Fantasy VII Remake bid connected Switch 2,” suggesting that Rebirth and the upcoming last introduction successful the trilogy volition besides spot Switch 2 releases successful the future.

Of course, the Final Fantasy bid primitively started retired connected Nintendo consoles, earlier switching to the PlayStation 1 and its CD-ROM format for Final Fantasy VII, the archetypal 3D entry, successful 1997. With the remake, it seems that FFVII volition yet beryllium disposable connected Nintendo hardware.

Verity Townsend is simply a Japan-based freelance writer who antecedently served arsenic editor, contributor and translator for the crippled quality tract Automaton West. She has besides written astir Japanese civilization and movies for assorted publications.