Overview
- The Switch 2 edition launched Thursday, July 16, and is available now on the Nintendo eShop for $49.99.
- Square Enix advertises technical upgrades for the new build, including 1080p resolution in docked and handheld modes and a 60 FPS frame rate with higher-resolution textures and improved shadows.
- The release offers no paid or free upgrade path and explicitly does not support transferring save data from the original Nintendo Switch version.
- The Switch 2 edition appears to be digital-only while the original Switch remake was placed on sale through July 17 for $24.99, a move fans flagged as confusing and unfair.
- Players and commentators have voiced strong online backlash over the lack of upgrades and physical options, and this release follows earlier, similar Switch 2 ports from Square Enix that also offered no upgrade path which could widen debate over digital ownership and publisher upgrade policies.