{"id":135197,"date":"2025-12-15T15:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-195338"},"modified":"2025-12-15T15:20:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:20:00","slug":"divinity-original-sin-2-gets-surprise-nintendo-switch-2-edition-and-its-out-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2025\/12\/15\/divinity-original-sin-2-gets-surprise-nintendo-switch-2-edition-and-its-out-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Divinity: Original Sin 2 Gets Surprise Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, And It&#8217;s Out Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/30e0fa3baedfc\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/30e0fa3baedfc\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"_K_vKMo7DEI\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_K_vKMo7DEI?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p><iframe id=\"yt_K_vKMo7DEI\" title=\"YouTube Video\" class=\"resize\" data-src-fallback=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/_K_vKMo7DEI?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_K_vKMo7DEI?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\" data-consent=\"targeting\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"890\" height=\"501\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Surprise, folks! Larian Studios has dropped a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/divinity-original-sin-2-nintendo-switch-2-edition\">Nintendo Switch 2 Edition<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/divinity_original_sin_2_-_definitive_edition\">Divinity: Original Sin 2<\/a>. Oh, and it&#8217;s out <em>right now<\/em>, and if you already own the game on Switch 1, you can upgrade for free.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s <strong>$49.99 \/ \u00a344.99<\/strong> (or your regional equivalent) on Switch 2. However, if you buy the Switch 1 version and then grab the free upgrade pack, it&#8217;ll only cost you <strong>$24.99 \/ \u00a322.49<\/strong> until <strong>7th January 2026<\/strong>. So save some pennies and grab the Switch 1 version!<\/p>\n<p>Larian, clearly riding on a high after its showcase for a new Divinity game at The Game Awards last week, are treating fans to a sparkly version of the critically-acclaimed CRPG. We don&#8217;t know what the Switch 2 Edition adds to the experience besides higher resolutions and a better frame rate; can we hope for Mouse Mode?<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a little flavour text about the game, just in case you missed out on this pre-Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3 classic:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"20\">\n<p>From the creators of Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, experience the world of Divinity in this epic adventure where your choices shape fate itself.<\/p>\n<p>The Divine is dead. The Void approaches. And the powers lying dormant within you are soon to awaken. Choose your role in a BAFTA-winning story, and explore a world that reacts to who you are, and the choices you make. With five races to choose from, and an adventure playable solo or as a party of up to four, lay waste to an oppressive order in a world afraid of magic. Become the God the world so desperately needs.<\/p>\n<p>Divinity: Original Sin 2: Definitive Edition is the most complete version of the best-selling, Metacritic Must-Play RPG.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Larian Studios<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols cols-2\">\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Divinity: Original Sin 2\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/95e7921af4175\/divinity-original-sin-2.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/95e7921af4175\/divinity-original-sin-2.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Divinity: Original Sin 2\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Divinity: Original Sin 2\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4fb044a37ecde\/divinity-original-sin-2.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4fb044a37ecde\/divinity-original-sin-2.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Divinity: Original Sin 2\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Larian Studios<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>The game was already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/switch-eshop\/divinity_original_sin_2_-_definitive_edition\">brilliant on Switch<\/a>, so we&#8217;re excited to dive in and lose another hundred hours to this behemoth.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Will you be grabbing Divinity: Original Sin 2 &#8211; Nintendo Switch 2 Edition? 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