{"id":2028026,"date":"2026-07-05T12:53:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T09:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2028026"},"modified":"2026-07-05T12:53:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T09:53:25","slug":"final-fantasy-15-and-others-could-come-to-nintendo-switch-2-its-not-entirely-impossible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2028026","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy 15, and others, could come to Nintendo Switch 2 \u2013 &#8220;it&#8217;s not entirely impossible&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/final-fantasy-vii-revelation\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Final Fantasy VII: Revelation<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Final Fantasy 15, and others, could come to Nintendo Switch 2 \u2013 &#8220;it&#8217;s not entirely impossible&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Square Enix stresses, however, that &#8220;there are certain hardware constraints&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/ff7r-s2.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Aerith, as she appears in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth with green eyes and bangs, appears on a Switch 2 screen.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"ff7r-s2.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-05T12:53:25+00:00\">July 5, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-15-switch-2?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          2 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"1973d739-5176-47cd-92d6-7b42a211a02b\" data-name=\"Final Fantasy VII: Revelation\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Final Fantasy VII: Revelation\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Final Fantasy VII: Revelation\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Final Fantasy VII: Revelation\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Final Fantasy VII: Revelation\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Final Fantasy VII: Revelation\" title=\"Follow Final Fantasy VII: Revelation\"><br \/>\n  Follow Final Fantasy VII: Revelation<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/square-enix\">Square Enix<\/a> has hinted that it&#8217;s &#8220;not entirely impossible&#8221; that we could see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/final-fantasy-xv\">Final Fantasy 15<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing shareholders in a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hd.square-enix.com\/eng\/ir\/stock\/pdf\/20260701_en.pdf\">meeting<\/a>, one attendee pointed to the Switch 2 port of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/final-fantasy-vii\">Final Fantasy 7<\/a>, asking: &#8220;Does the Final Fantasy 7 remake released on the Nintendo Switch 2 imply that it is technically feasible to port other past entries from the Final Fantasy series? I would like to see a Switch 2 version of Final Fantasy 15. Are you considering that?&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Final Fantasy: Resonance - Official Announcement Trailer | Nintendo Direct June 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WMkcKxUXuVw?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/WMkcKxUXuVw\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Final Fantasy: Resonance &#8211; Official Announcement Trailer | Nintendo Direct June 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Final Fantasy: Resonance &#8211; Official Announcement Trailer | Nintendo Direct June 2026.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WMkcKxUXuVw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the unnamed respondent admitted there are &#8220;certain hardware constraints&#8221; when it comes to &#8220;faithfully replicating&#8221; the game on Nintendo&#8217;s latest console, &#8220;it is not entirely impossible&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As to whether we will actually deploy it on the Nintendo Switch 2, we will pass along your input to the development team as a valuable perspective on marketing and future platform options,&#8221; the respondent added.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, a different attendee asked about Final Fantasy&#8217;s &#8220;high-quality graphics and action-oriented gameplay&#8221;, wondering if there was scope to &#8220;develop a style that updates and refines the graphics while retaining&#8221; its combat systems and not &#8220;undertaking&#8221; full remakes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As part of our market-in approach, we engage in trial and error to establish what is best for contemporary customers based on current market needs and trends,&#8221; Square Enix said in response. &#8220;In doing so, it is extremely important to us that we strike the right balance between our approach and the expectations of players who loved the original works. While specific titles may call for specific mechanics, we will continue our development efforts by assessing what truly resonates within the current market environment for both original titles and new remakes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is, of course, set to finish the story that started all the way back in 2020 with the original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-7-remake-review-a-faithful-remake-with-a-few-missteps-along-the-way\">Final Fantasy 7 Remake<\/a> \u2013 but that ending may not be as definitive as you might have expected.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-7-revelation-dlc-pack-leak-story-expansions\">Epic Games Store database leak revealed a whole host of add-ons the game is set to receive<\/a>, alongside different versions it will launch with. Square Enix has not officially announced any of that, but the listings are descriptive enough to generate a lot of speculation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/square-enix\">Square Enix<\/a> has hinted that it&#8217;s &#8220;not entirely impossible&#8221; that we could see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/final-fantasy-xv\">Final Fantasy 15<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing shareholders in a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hd.square-enix.com\/eng\/ir\/stock\/pdf\/20260701_en.pdf\">meeting<\/a>, one attendee pointed to the Switch 2 port of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/final-fantasy-vii\">Final Fantasy 7<\/a>, asking: &#8220;Does the Final Fantasy 7 remake released on the Nintendo Switch 2 imply that it is technically feasible to port other past entries from the Final Fantasy series? I would like to see a Switch 2 version of Final Fantasy 15. Are you considering that?&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Final Fantasy: Resonance - Official Announcement Trailer | Nintendo Direct June 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WMkcKxUXuVw?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/WMkcKxUXuVw\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Final Fantasy: Resonance &#8211; Official Announcement Trailer | Nintendo Direct June 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Final Fantasy: Resonance &#8211; Official Announcement Trailer | Nintendo Direct June 2026.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WMkcKxUXuVw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the unnamed respondent admitted there are &#8220;certain hardware constraints&#8221; when it comes to &#8220;faithfully replicating&#8221; the game on Nintendo&#8217;s latest console, &#8220;it is not entirely impossible&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As to whether we will actually deploy it on the Nintendo Switch 2, we will pass along your input to the development team as a valuable perspective on marketing and future platform options,&#8221; the respondent added.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, a different attendee asked about Final Fantasy&#8217;s &#8220;high-quality graphics and action-oriented gameplay&#8221;, wondering if there was scope to &#8220;develop a style that updates and refines the graphics while retaining&#8221; its combat systems and not &#8220;undertaking&#8221; full remakes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As part of our market-in approach, we engage in trial and error to establish what is best for contemporary customers based on current market needs and trends,&#8221; Square Enix said in response. &#8220;In doing so, it is extremely important to us that we strike the right balance between our approach and the expectations of players who loved the original works. While specific titles may call for specific mechanics, we will continue our development efforts by assessing what truly resonates within the current market environment for both original titles and new remakes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is, of course, set to finish the story that started all the way back in 2020 with the original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-7-remake-review-a-faithful-remake-with-a-few-missteps-along-the-way\">Final Fantasy 7 Remake<\/a> \u2013 but that ending may not be as definitive as you might have expected.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-7-revelation-dlc-pack-leak-story-expansions\">Epic Games Store database leak revealed a whole host of add-ons the game is set to receive<\/a>, alongside different versions it will launch with. Square Enix has not officially announced any of that, but the listings are descriptive enough to generate a lot of speculation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Final Fantasy VII: Revelation Final Fantasy 15, and others, could come to Nintendo Switch 2 \u2013 &#8220;it&#8217;s not entirely impossible&#8221; Square Enix stresses, however, that &#8220;there are certain hardware constraints&#8221;. 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