Switch 2 Direct in April, but it was unclear whether Rebirth and the yet-unnamed Remake Part 3 would follow suit. New comments from FF7R director Naoki Hamaguchi, however, seem to confirm that the entire trilogy will eventually be playable on the Switch 2.

In the latest Creator's Voice video from the Nintendo of America YouTube channel, Hamaguchi discusses developing Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade's Switch 2 port. The most clear-cut indication that the two sequels will follow comes near the end of the video, when Hamaguchi says, "And with the release of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake series on Switch 2, it would make me very happy if two generations connect and share a bond over the characters," referring to Cloud and Sephiroth specifically.

FF7 Rebirth & Part 3 Will Follow Remake Intergrade Onto Switch 2

Intergrade Does Not Yet Have A Switch 2 Release Date

It hasn't been explicitly stated that Rebirth is coming to the Switch 2, but it's pretty clear now that Square Enix intends on bringing the full FF7 Remake trilogy to the new platform. Hamaguchi repeatedly discusses the trilogy as a whole in Nintendo's Creator's Voice video. He first says, "I felt [the Switch 2] would have enough power to run the Final Fantasy 7 Remake series I was creating." Later, when talking about how he hasn't developed a game for a Nintendo platform before, despite a Nintendo console being the first system he played a video game on, he says the opportunity is "very special" to him, adding:

"And the fact that it happens to be the Final Fantasy 7 Remake series, considering the original game gave me the opportunity to pursue a career in the games industry, makes me feel like it was fate."

FF7 Remake Intergrade does not yet have a Switch 2 release date, and is not part of the stellar PC port. Similarly, concrete news on the trilogy's third installment is practically non-existent.

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The Sequel Is Ambitious

Hamaguchi notes that, "With the power of Switch 2, we can now recreate Midgar with full specs," and from the gameplay clips shown in the Creator's Voice video and the original reveal trailer of the port, FF7 Remake looks impressive. However, Rebirth has struggled technically on machines more powerful than the Switch 2. The second game in the trilogy sees the party freed from the confines of Midgar and exploring open expanses of Gaia, resulting in inconsistent frame rates and blurry visuals on PlayStation 5 at launch.

While the Switch 2's full potential is likely not yet realized by developers, if I had to guess, I would expect an FF7 Rebirth port to focus on the game's quality mode settings, which are more stable on PS5, but limit it to 30 frames per second. I spoke to Hamaguchi prior to Rebirth's initial release, and he expressed a similar reverence for working on FF7 then, so it's nice to see that enthusiasm continue with the Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade port on a Nintendo system.

Source: Nintendo of America/YouTube (1, 2)