Yoshida Confirms Positive Talks About Final Fantasy XIV Coming to Switch 2
- ⚡Xe⚡
- Aug 20
- 2 min read
Naoki Yoshida spoke to VGC at Gamescom about ongoing talks with Nintendo regarding a possible Nintendo Switch 2 port of Final Fantasy XIV. Yoshida described the discussions as “positive” and said he hopes fans can expect “good news” in the future.
“For me, it’s just my aim to provide Final Fantasy XIV and XVI to as many players as possible, and I hope that as many players as possible will be able to enjoy those two games.”
“We are putting in our best efforts to ensure that this happens, so it’s fine to convey to your readership that I consider the possibilities very positively, and we are putting in our best efforts, so I hope players will look forward to possibilities in the future. But I just ask for a little bit more time.”
Yoshida also spoke about the potential benefits of a Switch 2 version of Final Fantasy XIV. He suggested that such a port would make the MMO more accessible, allowing players to experience parts of the game in different ways.
“When it comes to existing Final Fantasy XIV players, if hypothetically a Switch 2 version was released, they would have the chance, for example, going through the main story – they could play that on the PC and do raiding on the PC.”
“But when it comes to other types of content, they could sit back, relax on the sofa with the Switch 2 in hand, and they could do their gatherer and crafter content, and I’m super excited about that sort of possibility for our players.”
“When it comes to players who haven’t played Final Fantasy XIV before, the younger generation of players, if they started playing Final Fantasy XIV on Switch 2, of course being an MMO, it might be a new genre for them, and I would be super excited to get these new players into this genre and enjoying the game as well.”
Yoshida confirmed that Square Enix has already engaged with Nintendo on this possibility.
“So to this end, we have been discussing with Nintendo, and the discussions have been positive, so I do hope that players will look forward to hopefully good news in the future.”
Beyond Final Fantasy XIV, Yoshida hinted that Final Fantasy XVI may also eventually make its way to the system. Meanwhile, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade is already planned for Switch 2 this winter, with more Square Enix games potentially being released in the future.
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