Square Enix has confirmed a pair of modern Final Fantasy games will launch on the Nintendo Switch 2 this summer.
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After originally releasing for the PlayStation 5 back in 2024, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is set to come to the Nintendo Switch 2 on June 3. The second part in a trilogy of remakes of the iconic 1997 turn-based role-playing game, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth picks up shortly after Cloud and his friends have escaped the dystopian city of Midgar at the end of Remake. They “set out on a journey across the planet, [where] new adventures await in a vibrant and vast world.”
“Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is the highly anticipated new story in the Final Fantasy 7 remake project, a reimagining of the iconic original game into three standalone titles by its original creators,” explains Square Enix. “In this game, players will enjoy various new elements as the story unfolds, culminating in the party’s journey to ‘The Forgotten Capital’ from the original Final Fantasy 7. Last year, series producer Yoshinori Kitase hinted that the third and final chapter of the Final Fantasy 7 remake project could launch day one on Switch and Xbox.
Ahead of Rebirth’s release in June, Nintendo Switch 2 players can currently play a free demo – check it out here.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth isn’t the only Final Fantasy game coming to the Switch 2 in the next few months. Earlier this week it was confirmed that online title Final Fantasy 14 will launch in August.
Originally released in 2010 before being rebooted in 2013, Final Fantasy 14 is the most profitable game in the franchise’s long history with more than 30million active users. A dedicated Final Fantasy 14 subscription will be required to play the game on the Nintendo Switch 2, even if you already have a live membership via another platform. Exact details on price and release date will be announced soon.
The Switch 2 version of Final Fantasy 14 will include all the expansions up to 2024’s Dawntrail and it’s expected the upcoming Evercold expansion will be available for Switch 2 users when it goes live in January 2027.
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