Ever since Nintendo began releasing upgrades of its first-party Switch titles for Switch 2, fans have been clamoring for refreshed editions of the Xenoblade Chronicles games on the new console. And the company seems to be aware of the demand, shadowdropping a Switch 2 version for Xenoblade Chronicles X on the eShop today.
The clumsily titled Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition -- Nintendo Switch 2 Edition sports a framerate of "up to 60fps" on TV and handheld modes, with a max 4K resolution docked and 1080p undocked. It's available for digital purchase now, while a physical release will hit stores on April 16. The upgrade pack for players with the original Switch game costs $5, with the full Switch 2 game retailing for $65.
Xenoblade Chronicles X has a vastly different setting than the three numbered Xenoblade games, depicting a sci-fi universe with aliens, mechs, and dinosaur-like wildlife. The story takes place on the planet Mira in the year 2054, following a group of survivors of a colony ship that fled Earth after its destruction.
Originally released for the Wii U in 2015, Xenoblade Chronicles X was trapped on Nintendo's troubled platform until the Definitive Edition released on Switch in 2025, adding some additional story content. It was the last Xenoblade entry to join the Switch library, yet it's the first to be graced with a Switch 2 upgrade. Fans already suspected that Xenoblade Chronicles X would receive some sort of Switch 2-unique features after a hidden 60fps mode for the game was discovered last year.
With this surprise update, Xenoblade fans will certainly have higher hopes that the other three games in the series will get a Switch 2 facelift too. They're some of the most-requested Switch 2 upgrades, as these open-world RPGs had some performance and resolution issues on Switch 1, especially in handheld mode. While Nintendo has yet to indicate that more Xenoblade upgrades are coming, we can hope that the company is really feeling it.
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The clumsily titled Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition -- Nintendo Switch 2 Edition sports a framerate of "up to 60fps" on TV and handheld modes, with a max 4K resolution docked and 1080p undocked. It's available for digital purchase now, while a physical release will hit stores on April 16. The upgrade pack for players with the original Switch game costs $5, with the full Switch 2 game retailing for $65.
Xenoblade Chronicles X has a vastly different setting than the three numbered Xenoblade games, depicting a sci-fi universe with aliens, mechs, and dinosaur-like wildlife. The story takes place on the planet Mira in the year 2054, following a group of survivors of a colony ship that fled Earth after its destruction.
Originally released for the Wii U in 2015, Xenoblade Chronicles X was trapped on Nintendo's troubled platform until the Definitive Edition released on Switch in 2025, adding some additional story content. It was the last Xenoblade entry to join the Switch library, yet it's the first to be graced with a Switch 2 upgrade. Fans already suspected that Xenoblade Chronicles X would receive some sort of Switch 2-unique features after a hidden 60fps mode for the game was discovered last year.
With this surprise update, Xenoblade fans will certainly have higher hopes that the other three games in the series will get a Switch 2 facelift too. They're some of the most-requested Switch 2 upgrades, as these open-world RPGs had some performance and resolution issues on Switch 1, especially in handheld mode. While Nintendo has yet to indicate that more Xenoblade upgrades are coming, we can hope that the company is really feeling it.
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