The Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo on Nintendo Switch 2 has attracted a mixture of criticism, reward, and humor for eradicating many of the inside decor and background props, leaving rooms feeling considerably minimalist in comparison with the PS5 model.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth makes its technique to Switch 2 on June 3, nonetheless homeowners of Nintendo’s newest console can already check out the free demo which covers the start of the sport, together with the long-lasting Nibelheim flashback, which reveals the tragic occasions that occurred in Cloud’s hometown.
YouTuber and voice actor Jon Cartwright just lately uploaded a side-by-side comparison of the Switch 2 demo and Rebirth operating on an ordinary PS5. Though the PS5 runs Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth at 60FPS and Switch 2 solely manages a most of 30FPS, the Switch 2 total does a good job of pulling off the graphics, with some artifacts, slowdown and pop-in in busier and open world areas. Nevertheless, a lot of it’s delicate stuff you might be unlikely to note until you might be actively in search of it.
What isn’t delicate is that most of the background props are lacking within the Switch 2 demo model. That is obvious when trying out the homes as Cloud in Nibelheim. All of the props, such because the vases of flowers, framed pictures, pots and pans, are gone. That is true each through the gameplay and cutscenes, and makes the flashback wherein Cloud first goes again residence to go to his mother after becoming a member of SOLDIER really feel much less… homely. “One thing that stands out very jarringly once you put the 2 side-by-side are the background props,” Cartwright famous.
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— Jon Cartwright (@JonComms) April 28, 2026
The lacking fruit bowl within the put up above has attracted lots of jokes. “Would you like meals or frames?” quipped one reply.
Japanese-speaking commenters have additionally been chiming in on this hanging distinction within the Switch 2 model. “I checked out the opposite rooms too and lolled trigger they’ve gone minimalist,” said one. One other commenter stated that “nonetheless many objects they take away, it’ll nonetheless have the Gongaga hen quest” (if , ). The emptier rooms have additionally prompted somebody to recreate the Confused Travolta (Pulp Fiction) meme.
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— GAMER🟥4️⃣🟥LIFE (@playstationyesr) April 28, 2026
Nevertheless, criticisms and humor apart, many commenters additionally praised the ingenuity of those cuts for permitting the sport to run on a handheld. “I guess they thought of the place to chop issues in order that it doesn’t really feel odd. Should you didn’t know in regards to the PS5 model, it wouldn’t be a problem,” noted an X person in Japanese. Individuals additionally mirrored on earlier instances when Nintendo’s Switch {hardware} stunned avid gamers by operating performance-heavy titles, such because the Switch 1 model of The Witcher 3.
Cartwright urged that, “For probably the most half, what they’ve achieved right here is miraculous. You’ve bought a sport which was constructed from the bottom up for PlayStation 5 and has hassle operating completely on PS5, and by some means it is operating on Switch 2, trying pretty much as good because it does and operating in addition to it does.”
Nevertheless, it stays to be seen precisely how nicely the complete sport runs on Switch 2 when it releases on June 3, 2026.
Verity Townsend is a Japan-based freelance author who beforehand served as editor, contributor and translator for the sport information website Automaton West. She has additionally written about Japanese tradition and films for varied publications.