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Final Fantasy XIV Coming to Switch 2 This Summer as Yoshida Targets Stable 30 FPS

Yoshi-P signals stable performance in missions with possible dips in busy social hubs.

Overview

  • Square Enix announced the Switch 2 port during the Anaheim Fan Festival keynote with a summer release window, reported as August by multiple outlets.
  • After the keynote, director Naoki Yoshida said the team is working hard on optimization to get the best performance from Nintendo’s new hardware.
  • He cautioned that frame rates may drop in crowded towns because the game must draw many player characters on screen at once.
  • He added that Duty content — the game’s instanced dungeons and raids — should hold a stable 30 frames per second.
  • Nintendo Everything reports the Switch 2 version will require a separate subscription from Nintendo Switch Online, a detail not confirmed by Square Enix in these articles.