Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster Switch 2 Port Review – The Definitive Console Experience

Final Fantasy X is a video game that has been ported to many platforms. It is the game Square Enix knows it can sell on just about anything. It is also a game I know I will probably buy wherever it gets released. I even have it on the PlayStation Vita. It is one of my absolute favorite RPG stories of all time, and it feels surreal to now be able to play Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster on Nintendo Switch 2.

Game Name: Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
Platform(s): PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC
Reviewed On: Nintendo Switch 2
Developer(s): Square Enix
Publisher(s): Square Enix
Release Date: July 23, 2026
Price: $49.99

Final Fantasy X is a story about Tidus, the star Blitzball player for the Zanarkand Abes. During a Blitzball game, a large watery figure known as Sin attacks and sends the stadium where the game is being played into chaos. Tidus is then thrown into a world 1,000 years in the future. He has no understanding of the culture, its norms, or even what is socially acceptable. All he knows is Blitzball, as the game has not changed. He joins Wakka, the captain of the Besaid Aurochs, to help him compete in a Blitzball tournament. This eventually leads to Tidus helping Wakka and a summoner named Yuna go after the watery figure that started it all, Sin.

The second game included in this collection is Final Fantasy X-2. It takes place two years after the end of Final Fantasy X, with Sin having been defeated. Yuna, Rikku, and Paine are searching for treasure spheres. Yuna no longer has to live as a traditional summoner and is finally allowed to enjoy herself a little. One of the spheres she obtains contains a memory showing Tidus, prompting her to set out on a journey to discover where he is.

What Is Different This Time?

I don’t want to turn this into a full review of Final Fantasy X, even though we don’t have one listed on the site since the game was released before the site’s existence. Either way, just know that I love this cast of characters.

Tidus is still an immature brat, but he has a delicate heart and wants to do whatever he can to help people. Yuna is a composed and hard-working summoner who wishes she could be as immature and free-thinking as Tidus. Wakka is deeply rooted in his faith, so much so that he is bigoted toward anything or anyone that goes against it. Lulu is the one who has to become the parent of the group while silently struggling with her own trials. Kimahri is an outcast Ronso who takes his job as a guardian very seriously. Auron is the one who has all the answers but knows that nobody would believe him even if he told them. Also, Rikku is here!

With all that information out of the way, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster on Nintendo Switch 2 is actually different from every other console port out there. Square Enix took many of the complaints about the previous ports into consideration, including features that were later added to the Steam version. One of these additions is turbo mode, which allows you to play at double or quadruple the normal gameplay speed. If you want to grind out your characters, this is the way to do it.

Turbo mode is available in both Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2. There is also a supercharge mode, which keeps your characters’ Overdrive gauges maxed out and fully heals them whenever their turn begins for as long as the mode is enabled. You can also turn off random encounters. If you are someone who only wants to experience the story, this option is highly recommended. The last new feature, at least for the console ports, is auto mode, which allows your characters to control themselves during combat.

I am happy that the touchscreen controls also make an appearance in the Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game. They were available on the original Nintendo Switch version, but I was worried Square Enix would simply port over the Steam version. If you are outside of combat and flick the left side of the screen, it brings up the auto-recovery menu. From there, you can choose whether to restore HP using MP or items.

There is also a menu that allows you to max out your Gil reserves, fill your inventory with spheres for the Sphere Grid, or even learn every skill on the Sphere Grid. You can remove grinding entirely with this menu, making this the most accessible version of the game yet. The only feature I wish had been included is the ability to skip cinematics. However, I will admit that the cinematics still look great and are generally pretty short, so perhaps it is not that important after all.

Playing Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster Again

Now that we have discussed the differences, the real question is whether it is worth playing this version on Nintendo Switch 2. If Nintendo Switch 2 is your main platform of choice, then yes, of course it is. If you prefer console gaming over PC gaming, the answer is also yes. Nintendo Switch 2 is currently the definitive console version since the other versions of the game do not include these added quality-of-life features. Perhaps Square Enix will eventually bring some of these updates to the other consoles, or maybe they will remain exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2 and PC.

There are two display configurations: 1440p upscaled to 4K while docked and 1080p while playing in handheld mode. The game supposedly runs at 30 FPS, but it feels much smoother than that, which makes me wonder whether VRR is enabled during gameplay. That would make sense, as things feel faster than usual compared to when I play Final Fantasy X on PC. For those who don’t know, the PC port is hard-locked to 30 FPS because the physics engine is tied to that frame rate. While you can use mods to run the game at 60 FPS, doing so can break certain aspects of the game.

Now we come to the real elephant in the room with this port. While there is already a version of Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster available on Nintendo Switch, it is limited and can suffer from stuttering. It still includes both Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2, but it does not have any of the new quality-of-life updates, visual enhancements, or resolution improvements. Many games offer an upgrade path from Nintendo Switch to Nintendo Switch 2, allowing owners to pay $10 to $20 to access the newer version.

However, this version of the game does not offer that option. You will have to purchase the game all over again. I would still say it is worth it, but that may not be the case if you cannot transfer your save files from the original version, especially if you have already poured a significant amount of time and resources into the Nintendo Switch version.

Final Calm Of Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster

Overall, if you are someone like me who loves the Final Fantasy games, then this is probably already pre-ordered, and you are simply waiting to play it for the umpteenth time. If you are wondering whether Final Fantasy X or Final Fantasy X-2 is up your alley, this is the version to try. You get plenty of added quality-of-life features that make some of the game’s more frustrating moments much less frustrating. You no longer have to be hard-gated by something like the fourth Seymour encounter. If you run into a difficult battle, you now have several options for overcoming it that were not available in the original release.

Let’s be honest, though. It took far too long for Final Fantasy X to receive a turbo mode. Still, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster runs great on Nintendo Switch 2, and it continues to look amazing.

Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. It will be available for Nintendo Switch 2 on July 23, 2026.

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