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Nintendo had Xenoblade fans very excited when it randomly brought Xenoblade Chronicles X to the Switch 2 a few months ago. Now, Nintendo is delivering the update that fans have really been waiting for – 60FPS upgrades for the entire Xenoblade Chronicles trilogy.
The Xenoblade Chronicles games are some of the best JRPGs of the Switch generation. However, their visuals and performance have been heavily limited by the Switch 1's hardware, with each often looking very blurry in handheld mode, while also delivering choppy performance.
All of that will be fixed in the new Switch 2 versions of the game, which were announced all in one go during today's Nintendo Direct:
The Switch 2 editions promise 4K / 60FPS in docked mode for each of the three games and 1080p / 60FPS in handheld mode. The developers have also gone in and touched up the textures to better suit high-resolution, and the cutscenes have been redone as well. In the trailer, the improvements are immediately clear, especially for Chronicles 2 & 3.
Aside from the graphical and frame rate improvement, the Switch 2 editions of the Xenoblade Chronicles games will also include bonus content.
Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition will get a new high-speed vehicle to make travelling the world faster, new voiced NPC conversations and new equipment designs. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is also getting new equipment designs, as well as a new rare Blade and a new blade quest, as well as new action-heavy challenge battles.
Finally, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is getting its own horde mode, a new playable hero and hero quest, as well as newly voiced event scenes.
Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition will get its Switch 2 upgrade digitally today. A physical Switch 2 release is also planned for late July. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will get its Switch 2 upgrade on July 30th, with a physical edition planned for October. Finally, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 will get its Switch 2 upgrade in December.
KitGuru Says: I've been waiting for this announcement since the Switch 2 was first announced. Hopefully the upgrades all arrive working properly without issues.
