Final Fantasy XV ‘Remake’ is ‘Under Consideration’ for Switch 2

Square Enix’s 46th annual shareholders’ meeting brought some interesting tidbits of information regarding a possible “remake” of Final Fantasy XV for  Nintendo Switch 2. In response to a shareholder’s inquiry about Final Fantasy XV for Switch 2, Square Enix stated that the game is being considered, as spotted by @3_dburn (shareholder’s identity was kept hidden).

In one interpretation of the inquiry from @Cammy_Dalamud on X (formerly Twitter), there was mention of potential hardware constraints.

“There are hardware constraints, but from a specification standpoint it is not completely impossible, so it is under consideration,” Square Enix said.

However, this response seems to be in reference to an original Nintendo Switch version of Final Fantasy VII Remake.

Early in the Nintendo Switch’s lifecycle, a native version of Final Fantasy XV was being considered. However, this did not come to fruition due to hardware constraints and the then-current Luminous Engine, which didn’t receive native support on Switch from what has been publicly disclosed.

Final Fantasy XV first released on November 29, 2016, for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. A PC (Steam) release followed up on March 6, 2018. The game received DLC support until the release of Episode Ardyn on March 25, 2019. 

Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition came to Android and iOS as a “demake” version of the original game on February 8, 2018. A PC version released on June 6, 2018, followed by PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 7, 2018. A Nintendo Switch version released on September 13, 2018, and it’s the only way players can experience the story of Final Fantasy XV on the portable system.