Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on Nintendo Switch 2 Goes Minimalist by Removing Most of the Interior Decor and Background Props

The Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo connected Nintendo Switch 2 has attracted a premix of criticism, praise, and wit for removing astir of the interior decor and inheritance props, leaving rooms feeling somewhat minimalist compared to the PS5 version.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth makes its mode to Switch 2 connected June 3, nevertheless owners of Nintendo’s latest console tin already effort retired the escaped demo which covers the opening of the game, including the iconic Nibelheim flashback, which reveals the tragic events that occurred successful Cloud’s hometown.

YouTuber and dependable histrion Jon Cartwright precocious uploaded a side-by-side examination of the Switch 2 demo and Rebirth moving connected a modular PS5. Although the PS5 runs Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth astatine 60FPS and Switch 2 lone manages a maximum of 30FPS, the Switch 2 wide does a decent occupation of pulling disconnected the graphics, with immoderate artifacts, slowdown and pop-in successful busier and unfastened satellite areas. However, overmuch of it is subtle worldly you are improbable to announcement unless you are actively looking for it.

Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth Switch 2 Screenshots

What is not subtle is that galore of the inheritance props are missing successful the Switch 2 demo version. This is evident erstwhile checking retired the houses arsenic Cloud successful Nibelheim. All the props, specified arsenic the vases of flowers, framed photographs, pots and pans, are gone. This is existent some during the gameplay and cutscenes, and makes the flashback successful which Cloud archetypal goes backmost location to sojourn his ma aft joining SOLDIER consciousness less… homely. “Something that stands retired precise jarringly erstwhile you enactment the 2 side-by-side are the inheritance props,” Cartwright noted.

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The missing effect vessel successful the station supra has attracted a batch of jokes. “Do you privation nutrient oregon frames?” quipped 1 reply.

Japanese-speaking commenters person besides been chiming successful connected this striking quality successful the Switch 2 version. “I checked retired the different rooms excessively and lolled origin they’ve gone minimalist,” said one. Another commenter said that “however galore objects they remove, it’ll inactive person the Gongaga chickenhearted quest” (if you know, you know). The emptier rooms person besides prompted idiosyncratic to recreate the Confused Travolta (Pulp Fiction) meme.

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— GAMER🟥4️⃣🟥LIFE (@playstationyesr) April 28, 2026

However, criticisms and wit aside, galore commenters besides praised the ingenuity of these cuts for allowing the crippled to tally connected a handheld. “I stake they thought astir wherever to chopped things truthful that it doesn’t consciousness odd. If you didn’t cognize astir the PS5 version, it wouldn’t beryllium an issue,” noted an X idiosyncratic successful Japanese. People besides reflected connected erstwhile times erstwhile Nintendo’s Switch hardware amazed gamers by moving performance-heavy titles, specified arsenic the Switch 1 mentation of The Witcher 3.

Cartwright suggested that, “For the astir part, what they person achieved present is miraculous. You’ve got a crippled which was built from the crushed up for PlayStation 5 and has occupation moving perfectly connected PS5, and someway it's moving connected Switch 2, looking arsenic bully arsenic it does and moving arsenic good arsenic it does.”

However, it remains to beryllium seen precisely however good the afloat crippled runs connected Switch 2 erstwhile it releases connected June 3, 2026.

Verity Townsend is simply a Japan-based freelance writer who antecedently served arsenic editor, contributor and translator for the crippled quality tract Automaton West. She has besides written astir Japanese civilization and movies for assorted publications.