The one from last year Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition was important for a number of reasons. It was the last major first-party Switch game prior to the arrival of the Switch 2 in June, and the last doomed Wii U game to get a new lease on life on Nintendo’s infinitely more successful console. Nearly a year later, there’s finally a Switch 2 update for one of the most technically impressive games Nintendo has ever published.
Somewhat hilarious title Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (you get the feeling Nintendo started a naming convention we might regret here), the updated version of Monolith Soft’s sprawling sci-fi RPG now supports performance up to 60fps and 4K resolution when connected to a TV.
As impressive as the Switch remake of the 2015 Wii U game was, given the frankly absurd size of its open world, you could almost feel the hardware creaking under its weight every time you booted up the game, so this patch was much needed. Unfortunately, the graphical and performance improvements won’t come free for anyone who already owns the Switch version Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. A $5 upgrade pack is available on the eShop, and the Switch 2 game alone costs $65. There will also be a physical version on April 16.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (again, will someone please think of us writers) was the last of several Xenoblade Chronicles games to make its way to Switch. It’s a little different from the other entries in the series, with its hard sci-fi story, emphasis on side missions, and a completely seamless open world to explore. If you stick with the game long enough, you can eventually fly around the entire planet Mira in a giant mech, which is just as fun as it sounds.
Like the other games in the series, Xenoblade Chronicles is a standalone experience, so don’t worry if you’ve never played one before. The series’ signature MMO-style hybrid real-time combat system takes some getting used to, but it’s part of what sets these games apart from other RPG series.
The other Xenoblade games in the Switch library, that is Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 And Xenoblade Chronicles 3are yet to receive Switch 2 updates, but hopefully they will arrive eventually.
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