Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
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| Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | |
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| Developer | Monolith Soft |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platform | Nintendo Switch 2 |
| Release date | 9 June 2026 (digital) 30 July 2026 (physical) |
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Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is an enhanced port of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition for the Nintendo Switch 2. It includes features such as enhanced graphics, additional voice acting, and additional gameplay features.
The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is available both as a standalone purchase and as a paid upgrade to the original version of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition for the Nintendo Switch.
List of changes[edit]
- The resolution has been upgraded to 4K in docked mode and 1080p in portable mode. Likewise, the framerate has been increased to 60 frames per second.
- A new feature, the Ether Jet, has been added. This allows for much faster traversal of the world.
- Ether Jets are unlocked via the new quest World-Changing Whatchamajig.
- Additional game modes have been added which use Ether Jets: the Score Attack and Battle Race modes in the Nopon Grand Prix.
- New armor which changes the characters' appearances have been added.
- Voice acting has been added to Heart-to-Hearts in both English and Japanese.
- Controller rumble has been added during key events.
Unlisted changes[edit]
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- Amiibo support returns from Xenoblade Chronicles 3D.
- New NPCs, the Nopon Engineer and the Nopon Assistants, and a new enemy, the Ancient Machine, have been added as part of the aforementioned World-Changing Whatchamajig quest.
- The Arts Inheritance glitch has been fixed (although related bugs with regards to Time Attack still exist).
- In combat which takes place after a cutscene, the targeted enemy at the start of the fight will always be the rightmost enemy.
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Promotional image showcasing the Ether Jet
Promotional image showcasing the new armor
Promotional image showcasing the improved graphics
 Xenoblade Chronicles
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| Versions | Xenoblade Chronicles • Xenoblade Chronicles 3D • Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (Future Connected • Nintendo Switch 2 Edition) |
| Development | Staff (3D • DE • FC) • Unused content • Bugs and glitches |
| Plot | Plot summary (FC) • Game script (FC) • Heart-to-Hearts • Quiet Moments • Back Home • Lore |
| Gameplay | Combat (Battle Art • Enemy • Chain Attack • Vision) • Items (Weapons • Equipment • Gems • Collectables • Materials) • Gem crafting • Quests • Colony 6 reconstruction • Time Attack • Ether Jet • Nopon Grand Prix |
| Audio | Music • Dialogue • Banter |
| Other | Merchandise • Advertisement • References |