Apparently, the zero in Octopath Traveler 0’s title stands for zero upgrades, as a result of Sq. Enix has confirmed that there shall be no solution to improve from a Switch model of the not too long ago introduced RPG to a Switch 2 model.
In a observe as much as the sport’s announcement on Bluesky, the writer clarified that the bodily and digital variations of Octopath Traveler 0 on the Switch 2 may solely be performed by the most recent system. Fairly commonplace, proper? It then, nevertheless, went on to state that it additionally would not be supporting upgrades between variations and that gamers will simply have to purchase whichever model of the sport they need individually.
The total publish from Sq. Enix reads, “It’s not doable to improve from the Switch model to the Switch 2 model as soon as bought. There are additionally no plans for an choice to improve to the Switch 2 model sooner or later. Please be sure to buy the right model.”
The information is disappointing, however hardly stunning from Sq. Enix, which has been making waves for this observe of late. Simply earlier this 12 months, it additionally received into sizzling water over an identical transfer with the bodily variations of Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake. What makes each of those conditions even weirder is that it’s clearly not Sq. Enix’s commonplace place on the matter: the upcoming remake of Ultimate Fantasy Ways does assist upgrades between the Switch and Switch 2 and it is even free. Quite a few different builders have offered free or paid upgrades for Switch 2 variations, which makes Sq. Enix’s stance much more curious.
To the additional disappointment of many, the Switch 2 model of Octopath Traveler 0 shall be made obtainable on a Sport-Key card in line with the game’s box art. As an alternative of conventional Switch cartridges, which comprise all the sport’s information already, these substitutes as an alternative enable gamers to obtain the sport, and the shift to those Sport-Key playing cards has been a sore spot for preservationists and fans searching for out totally intact bodily variations of the video games they’re shopping for.
Now, potential gamers and followers are as soon as once more being made to select between a technically inferior model of Octopath Traveler 0 on the Switch, the place it should at the least come on a cartridge, or a souped-up Switch 2 model that they will solely actually personal digitally. It feels like they don’t seem to be actually proud of both choice in line with the replies on Sq.’s Bluesky publish.
Octopath Traveler 0 launches on the Switch and Switch 2, in addition to PS5, PS4, Xbox Collection X|S, and PC, on December 4, 2025.