Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (Nintendo Switch 2)
Developed by Square Enix · Square Enix
Action RPG · Nintendo Switch 2 · 2026-06-03
“A genuinely impressive port of a game you have already been asked to buy at least three times.”
Square Enix have done the hard part, and I have to give them credit where it is due. After the Final Fantasy 7 Remake port landed on Switch 2 better than anyone dared hope, they have turned around and squeezed Rebirth, a sprawling open-zone sequel from a PlayStation 5, onto Nintendo's hybrid. That is real engineering, not a marketing slide. Somewhere a team of programmers earned a very long nap.
And yet here we are again, June 2026, being asked to buy Final Fantasy 7 one more time. This is the 2024 PlayStation 5 game, which was itself part two of a reimagining of a 1997 classic. Count the layers. You have potentially purchased these characters across multiple generations now, and Square Enix keeps the cash register warm by re-introducing them to whatever shiny new box just arrived. The treadmill does not stop; it just changes platforms.
The bright side is sincere: if you skipped the PlayStation 5 release, this is the version that lives in your bag, and it is a competent one. The catch is the obvious one. You are buying the middle chapter of a trilogy whose ending is not here yet, on a console, so you are paying full nostalgia tax for a story that still says 'to be continued.' Worth it for the right player. A little exhausting for everyone keeping count.
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The technical feat itself: a large open-zone PlayStation 5 game running on a hybrid handheld is no small trick, and Square Enix pulled it off.
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It proves the Remake port was not a fluke. Square Enix have clearly learned how to bring this heavy engine to Switch 2.
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Portability finally suits an epic this size. A hundred-hour adventure you can fold into your bag is a genuinely good fit.
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For newcomers who never owned a PlayStation 5, this is a legitimate, well-made way to finally play one of the most talked-about RPGs of the decade.
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It is still the same game from 2024, repackaged for a new platform rather than meaningfully expanded.
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The re-purchase treadmill is shameless: same trilogy, new console, your wallet open yet again.
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You are buying a middle chapter, so the story ends on a cliffhanger and the finale is still nowhere in sight.
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Loyal fans who already own it elsewhere get the dubious privilege of paying twice for the same hundred hours.
Switch 2 owners who skipped the PlayStation 5 release and want a portable, well-built way to finally experience this chapter.
Anyone who already finished Rebirth on PlayStation 5 and is not eager to fund Square Enix's habit of selling the same trilogy on every console.
Your website, CV, or whatever you made. I'll roast that too.
A full teardown from €2,99. No mercy.