Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Ends PlayStation Exclusivity, Launching on Switch 2 and Xbox With an 86 Metacritic
Square Enix brought the second chapter of its Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy to Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox on June 3, its first release outside Sony's hardware.
Overview
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth launched on Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, and Xbox Cloud Gaming on June 3, 2026, according to TechTimes. The release marks the first time the game has been available outside Sony’s ecosystem, ending the PlayStation exclusivity it had held since its original launch.
Rebirth is the second installment in Square Enix’s planned trilogy of games remaking the 1997 PlayStation title Final Fantasy VII, according to Wikipedia. The same source notes the game first arrived on PlayStation 5 on February 29, 2024, with a Windows version following on January 23, 2025.
What We Know
The new versions arrived with a 20 percent early purchase discount on digital editions running through June 10, 2026, per TechTimes. A free demo covering the game’s first two chapters is available, with progress carrying over to the full release, the same outlet reports. First production-run physical Switch 2 editions include a limited-edition Zack Fair promotional card from the Magic: The Gathering crossover set, with variant art by Tetsuya Nomura, according to TechTimes.
The ports also add an optional accessibility mode called Streamlined Progression. As described by TechTimes, the mode provides unlimited HP and MP, unlimited Limit Break and ATB gauges, fixed 9,999 damage output, and simplified weapon ability acquisition, and it defaults to off.
Since its 2024 debut, the game has earned more than 125 perfect scores and 40 Game of the Year awards, TechTimes reports.
Reviews and Performance
The Switch 2 port holds a Metacritic score of 86, according to Metacritic. That trails the PlayStation 5 version’s 92 and the PC version’s 90, both recorded by Wikipedia.
The gap reflects the technical compromises required to run the open-world RPG on Nintendo’s hardware. The Switch 2 build targets 30 frames per second, using DLSS upscaling to push the docked resolution from 540p to a maximum of 1080p and targeting 576p in handheld mode, according to Notebookcheck. The same outlet quotes a Digital Foundry assessment of the launch build: “The demanding open-world RPG comes closer to maintaining its 30fps target. Stutters are less frequent, even in towns teeming with activity. That said, drops into the 20s still occur, particularly during intense battles.”
Nintendo Life gave the Switch 2 version an 8 out of 10. Its review notes that “the resolution is noticeably fuzzy and soft around the edges, as if you’re viewing the action through smudged glasses” and that “pop-in is abundant, with all kinds of environmental assets loading in constantly.” The reviewer nonetheless calls it “one of the greatest JRPGs of the last several years,” concluding that “though there are some noticeable performance and visual concessions, these ultimately don’t detract enough from the game’s quality to derail the experience.”
What’s Next
The trilogy’s concluding chapter, Final Fantasy VII Revelation, was unveiled at Summer Game Fest 2026 for a spring 2027 release launching simultaneously on all platforms, including Switch 2, according to Nintendo Life. That positions the finale to launch on Nintendo and Xbox hardware at the same time as PlayStation, without the timed exclusivity that previously kept the earlier games on Sony’s platforms first, per TechTimes.
What We Don’t Know
Square Enix has not published sales figures for the Switch 2 and Xbox versions, so the commercial impact of the wider platform release is not yet clear. The number of critic reviews underpinning the Switch 2 Metacritic score continues to change as additional reviews are added.