Nintendo will release a free Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 on 30 July, adding improved graphics, new story content and alternative outfits for key characters Pyra and Mythra. Unlike some recent Switch 2 releases, owners of the original game will not have to buy it again, making the update a notable refresh for the 2017 role-playing game.

The article argues that the new costumes are especially significant to fans because Pyra and Mythra have become the series’ best-known characters, appearing in Super Smash Bros. and receiving dedicated amiibo. Pyra’s outfit shifts towards white, black and green while retaining elements of her original armour, whereas Mythra receives a more dramatic white-and-dark-blue redesign, including white hair with a blue gradient.