Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is coming out for Nintendo Switch 2 sooner rather than later. The middle part of the remake trilogy will arrive on June 3rd. While that’s still four months away, it’s surprising considering that Final Fantasy VII Remake only just arrived for the Switch 2 last month. The news arrived today as part of a Nintendo Direct.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth picks up right where Remake leaves off. Cloud and friends have just left Midgar for the open road. As such, it’s much less of a linear experience compared to Remake. The middle game has massive areas to explore filled with side quests and minigames. And, of course, it adapts the middle section of the 1997 original, as the heroes pursue Sephiroth across the planet.
In our review of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, we praised it as “one of the best games of the past decade.” As for our recent review of Final Fantasy VII Remake on Switch 2, we noted that despite some small issues, “what Square Enix did with its optimization and performance is nothing short of impressive.”
As such, if Remake is any indication, Rebirth should ideally have a smooth port to the Switch 2 as well. I say “ideally” since it is a bigger game. But Square Enix actually looks to have optimized it for Switch 2 already. According to Nintendo, the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth file size will be approximately 102.5 GB. For comparison, the size of the 2024 PlayStation 5 version is 145 GB.
It’s quite possible that Square Enix set the Switch 2 release date to this spring as it gears up to reveal the third and final part of the Remake trilogy. According to rumors (take them with a grain of salt), Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 will not have timed exclusivity with PlayStation. As such, it could arrive on the Switch 2 as soon as next year. That’s based on the assumption that development progresses at its anticipated rate.
In the meantime, you can check out Final Fantasy VII Rebirth when it arrives on Switch 2 on June 3rd, 2026. Those who pick up the physical version will have a chance to get a Zack Fair Magic: The Gathering card. The limited edition version of the card features art by Tetsuya Nomura.
