Brace Yourself for a File Size of Epic Proportions!
In a shocking twist that no one saw coming (read: everyone was anticipating this news), announcements have surfaced from the realm of fantasy that the remade version of a beloved classic is packing a suitcase heavier than a sumo wrestler at an all-you-can-eat buffet. Enter Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, the latest competition for which game can hog the most memory on the Nintendo Switch 2!
In a post that appeared on X, the official account of the fantasy world proclaimed, “Correction to the storage requirements of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on Nintendo Switch 2! Get ready for the Standard Edition: a whopping 90GB to 95GB. But wait, there’s more! The Limited Early Purchase Edition and the Limited Early Purchase Digital Deluxe Editions weigh in at an astoundingly light 93.8GB to a mind-boggling 99GB.”
Correction to Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade storage requirements on Nintendo Switch 2.
Standard Edition: 90GB to 95GB
Limited Early Purchase Edition and Limited Early Purchase Digital Deluxe Editions: 93.8GB to 99GB.
Stay tuned as those dusty My Nintendo pages get a makeover soon.
— FINAL FANTASY VII (@finalfantasyvii) November 20, 2025
Storage Space Meltdown Incoming!
Now, let’s break down the numbers: the Nintendo Switch 2 comes with a generous 249GB of available storage. This means that mere mortals wishing to indulge in this RPG delight will almost be surrendering 40% of their precious space just to play it. Seriously, that’s some serious digital real estate being taken up here!
For comparison’s sake (or is it a sanity check?), other AAA titles strutting their stuff on the Nintendo Switch 2 have managed to stay surprisingly lean. Take Hogwarts Legacy, lurking at around 23 GB—almost a featherweight by today’s standards. Or Cyberpunk 2077 – Ultimate Edition, ramping it up to a mere 57 GB. And Hitman World of Assassination, which boasts triple the content—guess what? It’s hanging out around 61 GB. Someone should really tell those games that they don’t need to go on a data diet!
Can the Switch 2 Handle This Monster?
Even Assassin’s Creed Shadows, flexing its muscles at 115GB on PC, slimmed down to a “still too much” 62GB on the Switch 2. This puts things in perspective. Really, anyone wanting to play the latest Final Fantasy game might have to make some hard decisions on what to delete. Bye-bye, saved Mario Kart races? The horror!
Mark the calendars, because this colossal title is set to drop on January 22, right alongside its Xbox Series X/S counterpart. Rumor has it that the game’s director, Naoki Hamaguchi, revealed the secret to making this version sparkle like a vampire in sunlight: don’t skimp on the lighting. Apparently, lighting is the holy grail of graphics quality these days!
Don’t Skimp on the Glowy Stuff!
Hamaguchi stated in an interview, “Look, if the lighting suffers, then characters start looking like sad potatoes, which is not what anyone wants. It’s vital to keep that glimmer intact as it adds the drama and pizzazz we all crave!” How thoughtful of him to clarify that the intention was to keep everything looking fabulous, rather than subpar and cheap, even when processing power must be conserved. Priorities, people!
Focusing on the game’s fog and other post-processing effects resulted in a bit of optimization magic. And lo and behold, the game now runs at a robust 30 frames per second on the Switch 2, likely without (too much) embarrassing any players when comparing it to its flashier PS5 sibling. Looks like the lighting saved the day, and probably some character reputations while they were at it!
Final Thoughts
In summary, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade is gearing up to be a legend in size alone. With so much digital weight, it begs the question: what else can Nintendo Switch 2 owners store if they dare to dive into this pixelated adventure? Time to start deleting those old Solitaire records!
