Last week, Square Enix announced Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined, a remake of Dragon Quest VII for the Switch and Switch 2.

Unfortunately, Square Enix has also confirmed that players who buy the Switch version of the game will not have an option to upgrade to the Switch 2 version. This is outlined in their official FAQ, which also states that save data from the Switch version cannot be carried over to the Switch 2 version and vice versa. Furthermore, inserting the Switch version of the game into a Switch 2 will not grant players access to the enhanced features.

Q. Can copies of the Switch version of Dragon Quest VII Reimagined be upgraded to the Switch 2 version?

A. No, there is no upgrade path currently available or planned. Please buy your copy for whichever system you would like to play it on.

Q: Can save data from the Switch version of Dragon Quest VII Reimagined be transferred and carried over to the Switch 2 version?

A: The Switch 2 version and Switch version are treated as seperate games, so save data cannot be transferred or shared between them. (This also applies to transferring data from the Switch 2 version to the Switch version.)

Q: Will playing the Switch version of on  Nintendo Switch 2 allow the game to run at the same settings as the Switch 2 version?

A: No, it will perform as it would on a Nintendo Switch.

The FAQ also confirms that the physical release for the Switch 2 version will be on a Game-Key card, although this does not seem to be the case for the Switch 1 version.

Thus far, many of Square Enix’s games that launch on both consoles do not have an upgrade path available, including Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake and Octopath Traveler 0. It seems safe to assume that this will be the case for the foreseeable future, to the disappointment of fans who were thinking of picking up the Switch version of these games first.

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