Preview: Playing Final Fantasy VII: Revelation On PS5 Has Me Worried For The Switch 2 Port
Developing story first seen 3 hours ago
Nintendo Life's expanded hands-on preview of Final Fantasy VII: Revelation, played on PS5 ahead of its simultaneous 8th April 2027 launch across platforms, adds further detail that deepens the writer's concerns about the game's Switch 2 port. Having previously worried that Rebirth's Switch 2 version only "well enough" handled its open Grasslands area with visual and performance compromises, the writer now reports that Revelation's open world is dramatically larger and more densely packed with content, making Rebirth look like "a proof of concept" by comparison and raising doubts about whether the smaller hardware can cope.
The newly detailed portion of the 50-minute Chapter 4 session covers a main quest on Yuffie's homeland, Wutai, where the writer's party investigated the Kurisagi Corps amid a conflict between Wusheng Loyalists and an interim government, navigating through jungles to a village while a "barrage" of side quests cluttered the map. The writer highlighted the abundance of distractions, including a lengthy cat-finding side mission using a new grappling hook, and praised the trilogy's combat with new playable characters Vincent and Cid, while reiterating confidence that Square Enix will strive for parity across platforms despite the technical challenge.
- Extended PS5 preview of FF7: Revelation deepens Switch 2 performance worries.
- New details cover a Wutai side quest and cat-finding mission.
- Game launches simultaneously on all platforms 8 April 2027.
New here? Start with this
Final Fantasy VII: Revelation is the third and final part of Square Enix's remake trilogy of the classic 1997 role-playing game, following Remake and Rebirth. It is due to launch simultaneously on multiple platforms, including PlayStation 5 and Nintendo's Switch 2, on 8th April 2027, and features an open world for players to explore alongside its main story.
The concern raised centres on whether Nintendo's Switch 2, a less powerful console than the PS5, will be able to run Revelation's open world smoothly, given that it is reported to be much larger and more content-heavy than the equivalent area in Rebirth. Rebirth's own Switch 2 version was already seen as a compromise in terms of visuals and performance, which is why the scale of Revelation's world has prompted fresh doubts. Square Enix is the Japanese publisher responsible for developing and releasing the game across all these platforms.
This matters to readers because it touches on a wider, ongoing debate in gaming about how well big, graphically demanding titles can be adapted for less powerful hardware without losing quality, and what that means for players who want a consistent experience regardless of which console they own.
More coverage
Art Celebrity Culture Entertainment Gaming Offbeat Weird & Viral