Overview
- Square Enix states that customers must purchase individual copies for each console because there is no planned upgrade option from Switch to Switch 2.
- Save data cannot be transferred or shared between the two editions, locking progress to the console where it was created.
- Both versions include identical content but use different graphical specifications optimized for each system’s processing power.
- The Nintendo Switch 2 physical release will be offered exclusively on Nintendo’s new game-key card format with no standard cartridge version.
- Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake is set to launch on October 30, 2025, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC.