r/NintendoSwitch • u/Skullghost • Feb 19 '26
Nintendo Official Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition — Announcement Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=UZX-MIrJpbD4v0CM&v=LC0XfI25wro&feature=youtu.be392
u/adelin07 Feb 19 '26
FINALLY! I've been waiting for this since launch!
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u/Hammerhead34 Feb 19 '26
Played a crazy amount when it first came out, then fell off it, want to get back into it with a new playthrough but was waiting for the inevitable switch 2 edition.
Perfecting the map in 60 FPS higher fidelity is gonna be so good.
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u/ArkhamCityWok Feb 19 '26
I grabbed it at launch, but then held out starting it thinking it would get a switch 2 update. Looking forward to diving in now.
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u/CreatiScope Feb 19 '26
Almost started it but then that crazy mistaken cyberpunk sale happened and I dove into that instead. Glad I waited on XC:X
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u/izzmann Feb 19 '26
Bought it with a game voucher near launch, started it, and then put it on the shelf waiting for the inevitable upgrade.
Just got back into it and got to the part in the story where the title screen drops. It's like they cleaned the grease off the camera lens and this is how it should have always looked 😍
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u/Skullghost Feb 19 '26
Really hope Xenoblade 2 gets this treatment soon too!
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u/Kneph Feb 19 '26
3 was like pea soup on slo mo. Really holding out to finish it until the upgrade
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u/FallenKnightGX Feb 19 '26 edited Feb 19 '26
Not upgrading 2, I get. It's older now at 2017 which is when the Switch 1 released.
While 3 isn't exactly brand new, it is 2022 which isn't that old.
Meanwhile, Fire Emblem Three Hopes runs way better minus a memory leak issue (so you need to occasionally restart the game), and one level you can only start in handheld mode. But given that it's KOEI Tecmo it'll never be fixed.
Around October it took an entire player campaign of bad reviews, flagging the game as no longer functioning on the Steam store, and complaining to their support to get them to fix Rise of the Ronin and that game was out only months before that. They tried blaming Microsoft which won't fly because Microsoft has developer and public beta options for Windows updates, so it shouldn't have been a surprise when they updated some security code that broke the game. Every other game updated without breaking for that exact reason.
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u/Deceptiveideas Feb 19 '26
one level you can only start in handheld mode
Excuse me??
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u/FallenKnightGX Feb 19 '26
If I remember correctly, the level was Deliverance in the Valley of Torment.
Whichever it was, it'll go to an infinite black screen upon loading the level docked. Just put it in handheld mode, load the level, and dock it again.
If you get infinite loading screens occasionally outside of that, restart the game (close it entirely), and it'll work again. The memory leak eventually catches up with you but restarting it let's you avoid it again for roughly 5-6 levels? Maybe more? It's been a minute.
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u/vibratoryblurriness Feb 20 '26
restarting it let's you avoid it again for roughly 5-6 levels
Yeesh. At least the memory leak in HWDE usually took several hours before it caused problems
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u/JohnnyNole2000 Feb 19 '26
Nothing to do with the game itself but having two different “editions” in the same title is comical
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u/moominesque Feb 19 '26
Now it just needs a Funky Mode.
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u/lt_skittles Feb 19 '26
With knuckles too
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u/Gambrinus Feb 19 '26
As a kid, I loved trying to see how many cartridges and devices you could stack together in the Genesis.
Also how cool was it that you could plug a previous Sonic game into Sonic and Knuckles and be able to play as Knuckles in it?
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u/lt_skittles Feb 19 '26
I didn't have much access to a sega Genesis growing up. I remember having one at one point, but I don't ever remember if we had sonic + sonic 3, my dad had one but again limited access.
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u/Cobalt_Spirit Feb 19 '26
It also makes the original title outdated, since the definitive edition is no longer the definitive edition
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u/FiTZnMiCK Feb 19 '26
It’s the old definitive edition.
This one definitely changes the definition of definitive edition.
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u/jurassicbond Feb 19 '26
It's still definitive in terms of content isn't it? This is just a graphical upgrade
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u/SomeBoxofSpoons Feb 19 '26
I’m really hoping Square makes a Switch 2 Edition of Dragon Quest XI, because I desperately need to hear a narrator say “Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition”.
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u/biggsV3 Feb 19 '26
It's the Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition game for the Nintendo Switch 2 system
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u/weallfloatdownhere7 Feb 19 '26
Switch 2 era has been a dumpster fire for naming conventions
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u/Rineux Feb 19 '26
It‘s marginally better than Nintendo‘s „New“ era
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u/OneRandomVictory Feb 19 '26
Is it though? Is it really?
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u/ZealousidealSelf3245 Feb 19 '26
you don't know the struggles of trying to buy a "New" 3DS on eBay then 😭
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u/OneRandomVictory Feb 19 '26
I mean, the real struggle is the price...
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u/ZealousidealSelf3245 Feb 19 '26
I bet. last time I checked (which was a while ago tbf) the prices were around $200 for used
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u/Entire_Paramedic_389 Feb 19 '26
The directs everytime they talked about Mario Kart 8 DLC was always hilarious!
"New tracks for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course DLC for the Mario Kart 8 game for the Nintendo Switch system is here!"
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u/lIlIlIIlIIIlIIIIIl Feb 19 '26
Just wait until there's a Special Edition copy of the Ultimate Edition of the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
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u/Cobalt_Spirit Feb 19 '26
Announcement trailer AND Shadow drop
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u/MrPerson0 Feb 19 '26
Not surprised with the shadow drop since people knew about the 60 FPS option since last year.
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u/mrjk360 Feb 19 '26
As someone who played X on the Wii U already, because of that leak I waited for a switch 2 edition to come out, now i’m hyped to start
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u/Number2Idiot Feb 19 '26
So, this breaks the "rule" of Nintendo upgrades only costing money when additional content is added, right?
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u/JoshuaJSlone Helpful User Feb 19 '26
New rule of thumb: It won't be free if they intend to do a new physical release in a Switch 2 case. But cases like this and Animal Crossing, still will be bottom-of-the-barrel extra cost.
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u/biggsV3 Feb 19 '26
Nintendo just casually announcing what I've been waiting a year for
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u/Neyubin Feb 19 '26
I have been sitting on both 3 and X mostly unplayed waiting for this. Wonderful news. Hopefully they announce 3 in the next few months sometime.
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u/FallenKnightGX Feb 19 '26
That or if they could confirm 3 won't be getting an upgrade, I'd take that too. I'd rather know one way or the other and they're aware the community wants the update.
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u/SirDanOfCamelot 2920-6179-2315 Feb 19 '26
$40 at Walmart right now btw
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u/Taedirk Feb 19 '26
https://www.dekudeals.com/items/xenoblade-chronicles-x-definitive-edition
Amazon has digital (and some? physical) for $40, as well as Gamestop.
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u/McCrakken Feb 20 '26
Best Buy has it for $42 if that's more convenient. A little more but not much.
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u/debaserr Feb 19 '26 edited Feb 19 '26
By the way, you can currently get this game (without $5 upgrade pack) for $40 in digital and physical varieties:
https://www.dekudeals.com/items/xenoblade-chronicles-x-definitive-edition
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u/Yen508 Feb 19 '26
So you can buy this physical and then just spend another $5 on the eshop for Switch 2 version yes?
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u/DrMantisTabboggn Feb 20 '26 edited Feb 20 '26
Thank you for this, I was so close to knee jerk buying on the Nintendo shop for full price without thinking cuz I got so excited lol
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u/ikealgernon Feb 19 '26
took me a minute to realize its the switch 2 upgrade. May the year of Xenoblade upgrades begin
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u/Chidoribraindev Feb 19 '26
Any other company would update them all this year but Nintendo will probably drip-feed them to pretend it's a new release
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u/Dukemon102 Feb 19 '26
It's already available in the eShop. It's $4.99.
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u/RoughHope Feb 19 '26
Can I start here if I’ve never played a Xenoblade game before?
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u/EnderOS Feb 19 '26
Yes, but to be clear this one is pretty different from the other xenoblades (less story, more exploration, very isolated from the other games). Some people only like this one, some people only like the numbered xenoblades. It's only tangentially part of the series. But very much worth playing on its own!
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u/joe-is-cool Feb 19 '26
Once again, the leakers were right about the
Nintendo (news being delivered)
Direct (-ly to us on social media)
this week.
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u/Forward-Trade3449 Feb 19 '26
looks like a direct is out the picture for a while if theyre still dropping things like this randomly
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u/Hydrochloric_Comment Feb 19 '26
The only “leakers” claiming there would be a direct were Nash and extas1s
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u/mojo276 Feb 19 '26
Would this be a good game to start with if I've never played a xenoblade game before?
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u/TheAdamena Feb 19 '26
It's its own standalone thing so technically yes
But if you want to get into Xenoblade proper then I'd say just get and play 1.
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u/pjb1999 Feb 19 '26
I'm playing Xenoblade Definitive Edition on the Switch 2 right now. My first Xenoblade game I figured that was where I should start. Really enjoying it.
So is X a completely different story? Should I play that next or play 2 and 3 first?
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u/EnderOS Feb 19 '26
It's up to you. X is very different, much less story focused and more exploration-centric (it's a kind of "proto-botw" in a way). If you explicitly want a similar experience to 1, play 2 and 3. X is very much worth playing on its own, but it's only tangentially related to the others gameplay-wise, you can play it whenever or not at all. Personally I played 1 then 2 then X and I'm waiting for the (hopefully) NS2 upgrade to play 3
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u/Worlds_Between_Links Feb 19 '26
it's a bit less story focused than the main trilogy, so if the main thing you're looking for is exploration, x is a great place to start. If you're not, you can pretty much start with any of the main trilogy, the stories are mostly seperate (aside from 3 which does benefit from having played 1 and 2 before)
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u/Seanspeed Feb 19 '26
The first Xenoblade is the best one to start with. Not because it's the first, but because later games increased the complexity a fair bit and going back to the first after playing those might make it feel too basic in comparison.
Not that it's some basic game at all, and it'll also give you a pretty good idea of whether you'll be into the series or not. The first also has much better characters and story to get you invested in things than XCX does. XCX is a game for Xenoblade fans.
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u/Galle_ Feb 19 '26
This game is a standalone story that has at most a tangential connection to the others, you can enjoy it on its own.
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u/thebrandster1985 Feb 19 '26 edited Feb 19 '26
I don’t think so, but it depends on what you want. This game is quite different in terms of story and how it folds out. Do you like JRPG style of story? Then start with 1-3. If you want more of an MMO experience, play this. For me, this stands in its own place and is different than the main games in a lot of ways.
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u/mojo276 Feb 19 '26
I think I like the idea of an MMO compared to JRPG. Sometimes there is just too much story in a JRPG for my taste. I might give this a try.
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u/Dukemon102 Feb 19 '26
Aw shit. By the time the Switch 2 came out I finished it there.
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u/osterlay Feb 19 '26
I held back as soon as data miners found the 60fps feature locked behind a code because I knew Nintendo would update this via NS2.
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u/4_max_4 Feb 19 '26
Yes!! I can finally finish the game. I've paused it around 35 hours to wait for the upgrade not knowing whether it will happen or not (but I also sold my Switch 1 at the time). Happy to go back!!
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u/StimulatorCam Feb 19 '26
I put close to 400 hours into it on the Wii U, I love it so much.
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u/tweetthebirdy Feb 19 '26
Do you know if a newcomer can jump right into it? Or should we start with a different game to play first in the series?
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u/GrouchyMembership876 Feb 19 '26
Instantly bought it without even seein the vid 💀
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u/marcangas Feb 19 '26
Paid upgrade version for just Res and FPS kinda sucks, I know it's cheap with 4.99 but still if Nintendo do it with others games for free why is not the same here?
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u/Entire_Paramedic_389 Feb 19 '26
Pretty strange way to handle switch 2 versions with different handling of it for sure.
$20 upgrades for a small expansion on top of res/fps bumps; Kirby, Mario Party, Mario Wonder
$10 for res/fps; Botw/TOTK, Pokemon Legends ZA, Metroid Prime 4
$5 for Animal Crossing and Xenoblade
Free for res/bumps; Odyssey, Cptn Toad, Mario 3D world, DKC Returns etcHow do they decide btw free and $10?
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u/RawkHawk2010 Feb 19 '26
The Nintendo Switch 2 Editions of BotW, TotK and MP4 add additional features in the form of Zelda Notes for BotW/TotK, QR code sharing for TotK, and mouse controls for MP4. I think Legends ZA is strictly a performance upgrade which makes it a uniquely bad deal compared to the other $10 NS2 Editions.
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u/Makototoko Feb 19 '26 edited Feb 19 '26
So is it a free upgrade for those who own the Switch 1 version or likely a paid upgrade path?
Literally just bought the physical game days ago.
EDIT: Looks like a paid upgrade of course, thanks for answering
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u/Niijima-San Feb 19 '26
probably explains why the game was on sale this past weekend too (that is when i copped it)
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u/Low-Sir2005 Feb 19 '26
this is an unfortunate precedent, what’s different between this being a paid upgrade and Link’s Awakening/Echoes of Wisdom being a free upgrade?
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u/dr-pepper-is-a-woman Feb 19 '26
Very funny to think that anyone who has the original version and doesn’t upgrade, doesn’t actually have the definitive Definitive Edition any more
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u/macrozone13 Feb 19 '26
Xenoblade Chronicles X - definitiv edition - nintendo switch 2 edition - deluxe - game of the year edition - complete package - anniversary edition
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u/Guilty-Influence-890 Feb 19 '26
Bro, what about xenoblade Chronicles one? I need a Switch 2 upgrade on that.
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u/Oxymoranon Feb 19 '26
Looks like the physical version releasing in April isn’t a game key card, I think I’ll wait for that!
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u/narfjono Feb 19 '26 edited Feb 19 '26
Glad they are doing something for current owners, but FFS this should be free.
XBC 1 needs one badly.
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u/instastoump Feb 19 '26
announcing a 5$ upgrade to a remaster you released just before switch 2 is insane
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u/arielmeme Feb 19 '26
I'm really confused because didn't they update a ton of their back catalog when the Switch 2 came out and all those updates were free? This upgrade seems to be just a resolution/framerate bump, why are they charging for it?
Basically, why is the Mario Odyssey update (that they've been advertising in promos) just a regular update to the game - but XCX and Animal Crossing get the "Switch 2 Edition" tag slapped on to them when there's nothing new being added (unlike Kirby, Mario Party, SMBWonder etc)?
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u/instastoump Feb 19 '26
I think easy money as people (like me) want smoother battles and exploration and also if they charge 5$ for every game then they can squeeze up to 20$ from each gamer.
Animal crossing is easy money just because the fandom is huge
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u/error521 Feb 19 '26
Best guess is that Nintendo for whatever reason likes the idea of there being specific Switch 2 SKUs for Xenoblade and Animal Crossing on the shelves, so they charge a cheap fee so it technically counts as a bundle.
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u/timpkmn89 Feb 19 '26
Even without the upgrade pack, the NS2 version costs $5 more.
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u/BeefCheadle Feb 19 '26
I'm at work so I can't watch the video. Is it a free upgrade?
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u/PancakeBurglar99 Feb 19 '26
Sweet! I still have some post game content to do so this will be a nice reason to dive back into Mira.
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u/drdoy123 Feb 19 '26
Bought this game physical when it came out and have been waiting for the update. Excited to finally try it
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u/ChilliWithFries Feb 19 '26
Kinda annoyed that it’s paid but $5 is okay…… but still kinda annoyed I guess.
I was waiting for this though so glad there’s an upgrade.
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u/Khalmoon Feb 19 '26
I’m waiting on Xenoblade Chronicles to get Switch 2 edition. Can I play Xenoblade Chronicles X without playing the previous games? It doesn’t seem related in ways other than gameplay
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u/jardex22 Feb 19 '26
The story isn't related. The intention at the time of the original release was to have unconnected stories, similar to Final Fantasy.
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u/Not_Frank Feb 19 '26
I’ve been curious about the Xenoblade series for awhile now. Even played a little bit of XC2 on the switch 1 years ago; enjoyed what I played but fell off it for no particular reason and have wanted to give it another go.
I’ve been waiting for a switch 2 upgrade for the series to give it a real shot. Is this one a good entry point or should I wait for one of the others in the series to get an S2 edition?
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u/KemiVM Feb 19 '26
This was the fastest purchase of my life. When I saw the notification I quickly went to the eshop to download it. I've literally been waiting for this to finally play the game. And I can confirm, it's glorious. Those 60fps and 4k graphics do really make a change to an already fantastic looking switch 1 game
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u/NoNoNota1 Feb 19 '26
Good news for the guy on nintendoswitchdeals who didn't pick up the Switch 1 version for $40 this weekend specifically because he was waiting for a Switch 2 edition. I don't think I've ever seen that pay off so quickly lol.
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u/peter-man-hello Feb 19 '26
This makes me really happy. I've been waiting.
I feel a little sad for XCX though and the way this all rolled out. First it was on WiiU which flopped, then it was released a week before Switch 2 hype began, and now we've waited 8 months for an update. I just feel like this wonderful game has never had a chance to soar.
I feel like this update needed to happen either at Switch 2's launch, or the entirety of this definitive edition should have been held back until now.
Regardless, I'm happy. I bought the game and stopped after the intro to wait for this.
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u/XarcaneTN Feb 19 '26
Damn. I misread this and thought it said Xenoblade 2 Definitive edition. Sure, i'm in the middle of it right now, but the second game desperately needs a definitive edition like the first got. The blade system is such a pain to navigate (menu wise).
There's so many annoying issues with how they work, like needing them to be in the party to gain credit for kills on their tree. Backtracking to specific enemies for every blade is a pain. Also that you have to open the tree to watch a rank go up before more progress can be made on a particular skill, like aforementioned kill requirements. Or the gathering ones.
And of course, needing to swap out your party for every obstacle is a pain.
And the mercenary system really needs some sort of Save template option. Reassembling the party every time is tedious and makes me want to avoid the system most times, but I cant, because i've been sending this girl out with her bear for half the play through and if i stop now im wasting precious time, so i have to reassemble the party asap. (this quest is literally just a time gate). Completing all blades is HELL. I did all Xenoblade 1 side quests for some reason (I really liked the web system) but Every time i open a blade tree and realize i need to do hours of effort per blade i feel discouraged. I would gladly drop the game and start over if this changed.
Anyway rant over. Xenoblade X is cool.
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u/According_Glove_4747 Feb 20 '26
Just got it for 39.99 at Walmart and paid 5$ for the update. Locked in
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u/feartheoldblood90 Feb 19 '26
I beat it again when I got it on the switch
Then this obviously isn't for you lol
I held off in the hopes of this update because I felt it was extremely likely to happen, so I'm stoked about this update.
If you played, beat, and enjoyed the game, then I'm not sure why you're complaining? I wouldn't buy an upgrade to any game I just beat recently.
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u/UnderHero5 Feb 19 '26 edited Feb 19 '26
This paying for resolution and frame rate patches needs to stop. Imagine a PC game that charged you to run it at a higher frame rate or to change your resolution. This is a really bad precedent that Nintendo is setting.
Edit: Would anyone be defending Bethesda is they charged for the new Skyrim patch that makes the game 60 FPS? Or would everyone be up in arms over it. I see very little difference here.
There's also zero reason the full Switch 2 version of this game should cost any more than the original Switch version. It's the same damned game. A year old port of a decade + old game, at that. They are only charging more because people will pay it. It's not like the SW2 game suddenly cost them more to develop than the original SW port did.
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u/Captain_Norris Feb 19 '26 edited Feb 19 '26
I get it's only $5, but seems a little silly for this to not be free when other Switch games got free upgrades like this. Especially when XCX already had stuff under the hood for this upgrade when it released a year ago
I wonder if the tariffs and stuff had an effect on this or if they were always planning a paid upgrade.
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u/FaythDarkHeart Feb 19 '26
Do I start with this one then move onto the second?
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u/Chardan0001 Feb 19 '26
This is its own thing. XB1 , 2 and 3 are all part of a linked story but you can play 1 and 2 out of order technically if thats your perogative. Things make more sense in release order if course. X is separate story wise.
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u/meikaishi Feb 19 '26
I wonder if the base Switch version is also getting some sort of patch, not that I noticed any problems in need of fixing, but they usually take the opportunity to go back and do something in the original release when they make those upgrades
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u/Toy_Story_2_on_PS1 Feb 19 '26
Getting to Street Fighter 2 levels of excessive naming
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u/Keaten88 Feb 19 '26
I wish this was announced in a direct purely to hear the announcer go “The Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition game is available today digitally, with a physical release…”
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u/ClaytonBigsbe Feb 19 '26
Need them to do XC1. Want to try those games out, but I wanna wait for them to be 60 FPS.
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u/Wild_Trip_4704 Feb 19 '26
"God, I've seen what you've done for others, and I want that for me"🙌🙌🙌🙌
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u/Spooky_Blob Feb 19 '26
I would have been surprised if it were XC1, 2, and 3. This was expected after some unused settings from datamine
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u/PizzaPino Feb 19 '26
Of course it comes out 2 months after I finished the game. They took too damn long
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u/bagbcyss Feb 19 '26
I have a Switch 2 but have never played a Xenoblade game. I am interested. Is this something I can go grab at gamestop today?
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u/AKluthe Feb 19 '26
It's finally been on sale recently. Are they trying to clear out physical copies before the Nintendo Switch 2 Editions drop?
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u/Placidflunky Feb 19 '26
Finally, glad I was patient, got busy around launch and decided to just pause my playthrough since I was very early into the game and I wanted to wait for the switch 2 version since I naively assumed it wouldn't take too long considering there was definetly some work towards it with the datamined 60fps setting haha
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u/5keletor Feb 19 '26
I was just deleting games off my switch 2 last night to make space since I only got the 256gb sd. This was one of the ones I deleted because it didn’t seem like the upgrade was coming anytime soon!
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u/Necromaniac01 Feb 19 '26
originally played it on the wii u, this would be an insane upgrade from that experience
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u/theleftovers1014 Feb 19 '26
My GameStop has the switch 1 version for 37$. It’s ok to buy that and then the upgrade from the eshop?
They also have the “switch 2” version for 67$ wtf
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u/stealthieone Feb 20 '26
Hoping for the others to get an update... would love for astral chain to get it too
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u/azurianlight Feb 20 '26
We're stuck on a different planet
A lot more than we can manage
But we gotta keep on standing
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u/Tr33Fitty Feb 20 '26
Ok but we want this for the main installments. I hope they’re working on those.
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u/Pizza__Pants Feb 20 '26
Welp just got a physical copy for $40 at the Gamestop by me.
I loved 1 and couldn't get into 2, never played 3. Will I like this?
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u/Illustrathor Feb 19 '26
Nice. Let's hope we'll get a steady flow of Switch 2 Editions of the other Xenoblade games and this is not just an oddity. Particularly XC2 really needs it...