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Logicalbeat Confirms Role Upgrading Xenoblade Chronicles for Nintendo Switch 2

The Japanese studio says it helped implement 4K resolution plus 60 fps support for the Definitive Edition, a sign that Nintendo is enlisting outside engineers to tune first‑party ports.

Overview

  • Logicalbeat and its representative director Yoshiki Domae posted that the studio cooperated on enabling 4K resolution and 60 frames per second for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive EditionNintendo Switch 2 Edition.
  • The disclosure comes from Logicalbeat’s public post and a translation published by RPG Site, and has been reported by Nintendo Everything and Nintendo Life.
  • Monolith Soft is the original developer of Xenoblade Chronicles but its website does not list the Switch 2 Definitive Edition, leaving an official attribution gap between company posts and Monolith’s game page.
  • Logicalbeat has relevant experience, having worked on the Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster in 2023, and Nintendo has a recent pattern of hiring outside specialists to meet higher-resolution and higher-frame-rate goals for first-party ports.
  • It remains unverified whether Logicalbeat also worked on the Switch 2 Editions of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, due next week, or Xenoblade Chronicles 3, due in December, so official credits and web updates are worth watching next.