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Updated · Nintendo Everything · Jul 4

Square Enix Sets Dragon Quest 11 S at 60 FPS or 1440p, Blocks Switch 1 Save Transfers

Updated

Updated · Nintendo Everything · Jul 4

Square Enix Sets Dragon Quest 11 S at 60 FPS or 1440p, Blocks Switch 1 Save Transfers

Q: Is Square Enix's no-upgrade policy for classic RPGs the new standard for the Nintendo Switch 2?

No. Square Enix’s handling of classic RPGs on Switch 2 looks like a recurring strategy for some re-releases, not the platform-wide standard. The immediate evidence is *Dragon Quest XI S*, which arrives on Switch 2 on September 24, 2026 with better performance options but no new content, no save transfer from the original Switch version, and no upgrade path. Existing owners must buy it again for $40. That puts it in the same bucket as Square Enix’s *Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster*, which also requires a full repurchase on Switch 2. But this is not how the broader Switch 2 market works. Nintendo’s own upgrade model generally ranges from free to about $20 for many “Switch 2 Edition” releases, and several third-party publishers are offering either free upgrades or lower-cost upgrade packs. So Square Enix’s full re-buy approach is clearly tougher than the norm. It is also not even fully consistent inside Square Enix. The company’s *Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III]* on Switch 2 is set to offer a discount for prior digital owners and supports save transfer from the Switch cloud version. Other Square Enix releases have also shown mixed policies, suggesting decisions are being made title by title rather than under one fixed rule. So the practical takeaway is that Square Enix is establishing a pattern of no-upgrade, no-save-transfer treatment for some legacy RPGs, especially straightforward remasters, but that is neither the Switch 2 standard nor a uniform company policy.

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Dragon Quest 11 S on Nintendo Switch 2 will run at 60 FPS and 1080p in Performance Priority Mode, or 30 FPS and 1440p in Image Quality Priority Mode.
Square Enix did not specify any docked-versus-handheld differences, though the Switch 2 screen itself tops out at 1080p.
Save data from the Nintendo Switch 1 version cannot be transferred, and the release also has no upgrade path.
The Switch 2 edition costs $40, includes the Definitive Edition content plus optimization modes and item sets, and launches on September 24, 2026.