{"id":135289,"date":"2025-12-19T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-195592"},"modified":"2025-12-19T19:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:30:00","slug":"a-really-good-experience-digital-foundry-dives-into-switch-2s-final-fantasy-vii-remake-demo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2025\/12\/19\/a-really-good-experience-digital-foundry-dives-into-switch-2s-final-fantasy-vii-remake-demo\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;A Really Good Experience&#8221; &#8211; Digital Foundry Dives Into Switch 2&#8217;s Final Fantasy VII Remake Demo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/718ae304912dc\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/718ae304912dc\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/718ae304912dc\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"wQoWX_Q94vs\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wQoWX_Q94vs?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Square Enix had a holiday treat in store for us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2025\/12\/surprise-final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrades-free-switch-2-demo-is-now-live\">earlier this week,<\/a> when it dropped the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade\">Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade<\/a> demo on the Switch 2 eShop. Before the full game launches next year, you can now get an idea of what to expect by playing through the iconic opening sequence <em>for free<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>But how does it hold up from a technical standpoint? Here to answer that very question are the experts from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wQoWX_Q94vs\">Digital Foundry<\/a>, who have been diving into the demo to see what it can muster.<\/p>\n<p>Right from the jump, DF notes that the Switch 2 <em>is<\/em> running the &#8216;Intergrade&#8217; version of the game (as its name suggests), with all the improved bells and whistles that we previously saw on the PS5 re-release. The frame rate is still at 30fps, mind you, but we knew that already.<\/p>\n<p>On a similarly optimistic note, Digital Foundry describes the HDR implementation as &#8220;excellent&#8221;, with popping highlights and dark zones which don&#8217;t appear washed out.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of image quality, the game isn&#8217;t fully comparable to any other console version. The image is a little soft, but &#8220;still clear enough&#8221;, with some dithering weirdness when objects are in motion and across select surfaces. DF puts the Switch 2&#8217;s approximate internal resolution count at 1080p, stating that it&#8217;s &#8220;really, really beautiful in portable mode&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, it sounds like it&#8217;s holding up really rather well. The DF analysis concludes that the demo is currently &#8220;one of the best looking games on Switch 2&#8221;, though whether that all holds up for the final, much larger version remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>That full version will arrive on Switch 2 on 22nd January, and any demo data that you get under your belt until then will carry over to the full release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:195373 @ 1766193930 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>What do you make of the FFVII Remake demo? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] Square Enix had a holiday treat in store for us earlier this week, when it dropped the Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade demo on the Switch 2 eShop. 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