Following Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade's release on Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox consoles back in January, Square Enix will soon allow owners of these systems to continue Cloud's journey with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth from June 3 . However, the first steps of this second journey can be taken right now thanks to a meaty playable demo that has gone live today.
Unlike the PlayStation 5 demo, which only covered Chapter 1 of the full game, the and demos are packed with more content, as it lets players not only experience the famous Nibelheim flashback but also the game's Chapter 2 , providing the first taste of the open-world experience of the full game. The demo also lets you carry any progress to the full game when it launches in a little over a month.
Ahead of the demo's release, Square Enix invited select media and influencers to try out Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on Nintendo Switch 2 , and the impressions are generally positive. "Coming from PS5 Pro, you'll notice a significant drop in resolution," said in their preview based on the handheld mode version, "Still very playable, still looks great."
The footage of this video preview is from docked mode , and it does indeed look great, considering the hardware: resolution is clearly lower than the base PlayStation 5 version in Quality Mode which targets 30 FPS gameplay like the Switch 2 release, hair rendering still leaves a bit to be desired and there's some other visual glitches such as shadows flickering , but everything considered, this looks like a very good port and a more than viable way to experience one of the best entries in the Square Enix series.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth running well on Nintendo Switch 2 is almost as impressive as seeing Final Fantasy VII Remake run on a modded original Switch , and bodes really well for part 3. The final entry in the trilogy will be closer to Rebirth in both its Unreal Engine 4-powered visuals and open-world scope , and Nintendo Switch 2 can definitely look forward to a great experience as PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X users can.
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