- The Xbox Series S port of Final Fantasy 7 Remake outperforms the Switch 2 version.
- The budget Xbox console offers better texture quality despite having 1 GB less RAM than the handheld.
- Nevertheless, both ports are impressive.
Now that Square Enix is finally exploring the multiplatform route, Final Fantasy titles are now being ported to platforms other than PlayStation. This includes Final Fantasy 7 Remake, which has now been released across PC, Xbox Series X|S, and the Nintendo Switch 2.
Now that the game has been out for a few days, analysts have had their sweet time testing out its performance across different platforms. Interestingly, the budget Xbox Series S outperformed the Nintendo Switch 2 in terms of texture quality.
Why it matters: Despite being in a handheld form, the Switch 2 has been a close competitor to the Xbox Series S, with specs that are almost identical. Hence, it’s interesting to see both these hardware fare against each other.
Folks at Digital Foundry compared the Xbox Series S version of the game to the Xbox Series X and PS5 versions and found that the entry-level console has the full asset range, despite having lower specs.
The interesting reveal is that the Nintendo Switch 2 doesn’t have this privilege, despite having 1GB more RAM than the Xbox Series S’s 8 GB. Oftentimes, the Switch 2 resorts to a lower quality texture resolution, which looks ‘muddy‘ as per the analysis.
Perhaps this higher texture resolution is due to the Xbox Series S CPU, which is stronger than the Switch 2’s and features a custom 8-core AMD Zen 2, almost on par with the bigger brother, the Series X.
The Xbox Series S runs the game at 1080p/60FPS in Performance Mode and 1440p/30FPS in Quality Mode, and overall, the visuals fall between the PS4 and PS5 versions. On the other hand, the Switch 2 runs at 30 FPS locked both in 720p handheld mode and 1080p in docked mode.
Nevertheless, both the Switch 2 and Xbox Series S ports are impressive and represent a huge jump over the original PS4 version.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth also launches on Xbox consoles and the Switch 2 later this year. It’ll be exciting to see how the truly next-gen game fares on these consoles. Beyond, Final Fantasy 7 Part 3 is also rumored to be a multiplatform release at launch.
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