A Switch 2 version of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition has been announced and simultaneously released by Nintendo, with a $4.99 upgrade fee for existing Switch owners.
This upgraded edition of the Nintendo role-player adds 4K/60fps support in TV mode, or 1080p/60fps action when playing on Switch 2 in handheld. It doesn’t look like any other changes have been made.
If you don’t own the game already, digital copies of the Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition — Switch 2 Edition are available to buy now separately from the eShop. Alternatively, a physical release is coming on April 16.
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Originally released for Wii U back in 2015, Xenoblade Chronicles X was one of the many games from Nintendo’s failed former console to get a new lease of life on Switch, with additional story content and character. Now, this Switch version has made the jump forward to a further console generation, although other than a visual polish, everything else sounds similar.
“The year is 2054 and Earth has been destroyed,” reads a blurb for the game. “A colony ship of human survivors — including your customisable main character — has narrowly escaped the devastation and crashes on the mysterious planet Mira. Trek across a massive, dangerous world and fight for humanity’s future in this sci-fi RPG. Immerse yourself in an action-packed battle system with a variety of special attacks and skills to employ, enemies of all shapes and sizes to take down and more. You can even pilot a Skell that can fly, transform into a vehicle and wield immense strength in combat – if you can prove yourself to the BLADE organisation, first.”
If you’ve not played a Xenoblade Chronicles game, X is a pretty standalone entry into Monolith Soft’s RPG series — and also pretty well received. “Xenoblade Chronicles X was already one of the Wii U’s best games, and this Definitive Edition does more than enough to justify another trip to planet Mira,” IGN wrote in our review of the game’s Switch port, awarding it 9/10.
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