Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Announced

Nintendo has announced that Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is now available digitally on the Nintendo eShop.

Monolith Soft’s sci-fi epic is now playable with up to 4K resolution at a smooth frame rate of up to 60 frames per second when playing in TV mode, and up to 1080p and up to 60 frames per second in handheld mode.

For those who already own Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition on Nintendo Switch, an Upgrade Pack priced at £4.19 ($4.99) is available. The game will receive a physical version that will be released on 16 April 2026.

The year is 2054. Humans have fled Earth amid a destructive intergalactic war. As one of the survivors and a member of the New Los Angeles (NLA) colony, it’s your mission to help build a new home on the sprawling, hostile planet of Mira. Explore this seamless open world across five otherworldly continents teeming with unknown creatures – some of which are epic in scale – and fight for the future of humanity.

Your character will be placed at the center of the action in a standalone sci-fi story. Customize your avatar’s looks and class to your liking and choose from a wide variety of options in a comprehensive battle system that’s as deep as you want it to be. Once you have proven yourself to the BLADE organization, you can also unlock a powerful Skell: Your giant, customizable mech that’s proficient in exploration and combat to assist you in your adventures across Mira.

While you go about the reconstruction effort, you’ll get to know the people of NLA, help them with their problems, and build affinity with your party members to unlock quests that contain rare gear and other rewards to earn. You can also join a squad of up to 31 other players online and work together to take on multiplayer-specific missions, including extra-challenging Global Nemesis Battles. You can even recruit the avatars of other players to your team in the main story.

We heaped praise on Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition, concluding in our review: “Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition has delivered the second chance that Monolith Soft’s epic sci-fi RPG deserved to find a wider audience. With its deeply emotional storytelling and world-building, I still see Xenoblade Chronicles 3 as the pinnacle of what the developer has long worked to achieve but this unforgettable space opera is close behind it thanks to its astounding technical execution and thrill-inducing battle systems.”