Square Enix: A Nintendo Switch 2 Port of Final Fantasy XV “Not Impossible”
Square Enix has told shareholders that a Nintendo Switch 2 version of Final Fantasy XV is “not entirely impossible,” even as the publisher flagged hardware constraints in faithfully recreating the 2016 open-world RPG. The response came during a Q&A session at Square Enix’s 46th Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on June 24, 2026, according to an official English translation the company later published on its own website.
A Shareholder Presses Square Enix on Final Fantasy XV’s Switch 2 Odds
The exchange began with a pointed question tying Final Fantasy XV’s fate to Square Enix’s existing Switch 2 catalogue. A shareholder asked whether the Final Fantasy VII remake released on Nintendo Switch 2 implied it was technically feasible to port other past entries in the series, adding they would like to see a Switch 2 version of Final Fantasy XV and asking whether the company was considering it.
Square Enix’s reply, as translated on its corporate site and reported by Nintendo Life, didn’t shut the door. The company answered that while there are certain hardware constraints when it comes to faithfully replicating the exact experience of Final Fantasy XV, it can say that it is not entirely impossible, and that it would pass the shareholder’s input along to the development team as a valuable perspective on marketing and future platform options.
Hardware Constraints, Not a Flat Refusal
GamesRadar+, which independently obtained the same shareholder response, framed the answer as leaving fans without a firm commitment. Asked specifically about a Final Fantasy 15 port, Square Enix said “while there are certain hardware constraints when it comes to faithfully replicating the exact experience of Final Fantasy 15, we can say that it is not entirely impossible,” adding it would “pass along your input to the development team as a valuable perspective on marketing and future platform options.”
Khel Now’s report on the same meeting reached an identical conclusion from a separately sourced translation, noting hardware limitations make it difficult to perfectly recreate the original experience, although a port is not impossible, and that the company said it would pass the idea to its development team and consider it as part of future platform planning. No release window, platform tier or budget was mentioned in either account.
Switch 2 Is Already Building a Final Fantasy Back Catalogue
The question didn’t come out of nowhere. Square Enix has been one of the most active publishers since the Switch 2’s launch, with Dragon Quest remakes and other titles hitting the console, and the company has also ported a number of Final Fantasy games onto the system between Final Fantasy 7 Remake, a native version of Final Fantasy 10/10-2, and the upcoming Final Fantasy 7 Revelation.
That momentum is exactly what prompted the shareholder’s line of questioning at the meeting. In a recent shareholder’s meeting, questions naturally came up about other Final Fantasy titles potentially getting on-the-go Switch 2 versions as well, since if a game as ambitious and scarily big as Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth can fit, fans wonder why not others.
Final Fantasy XV’s Only Switch Presence Remains the Pocket Edition
Notably, Final Fantasy XV isn’t entirely absent from Nintendo’s ecosystem today. Nintendo Life pointed out the game has technically been available on the Switch eShop since 2018, but the catch is it’s the mobile title Pocket Edition HD — a heavily simplified, chibi-style cut of the story rather than the full open-world action RPG shareholders are now asking about.
Final Fantasy 15 first came out in 2016 and quickly became one of the best-selling games in the entire series, even if it was clear the RPG needed a little more time in the oven, with Square Enix subsequently expanding it through various DLC packs and a Royal Edition that added new content, features, and tech improvements. Getting that full-scale, cinematic road-trip experience running on Switch 2’s hybrid hardware would be a considerably bigger technical ask than the simplified Pocket Edition ever was.
What This Means for ANZ Switch 2 Owners
For Australian and New Zealand players who’ve already picked up Final Fantasy 7 Remake or the native Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster on Switch 2, this shareholder answer is best read as a temperature check rather than a roadmap. Square Enix has given no timeline, pricing detail or regional release plan, and the company’s own wording stops well short of a green light — it’s a door left ajar, not a confirmed project.
Still, with Square Enix continuing to lean on Switch 2 as a growth platform alongside PlayStation, Xbox and PC, local fans of the Regalia road trip have more reason than they’ve had in years to keep watching for an official announcement.
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