new FAQ on the Japanese site for the series<\/a> then breaks down potential confusion over compatibility: the Switch 1 version will work on the Switch 2, but the Switch 2 version won\u2019t work on the Switch 1 (perfectly normal, but underlined by the Switch 2 build coming with an empty cart). Further, playing the Switch 1 version on the Switch 2 won\u2019t unlock its improved version, but rather will run exactly the same as it would on the original console. Right, that sucks, but sure. So, given all this, what\u2019s the option for people who buy the Switch 1 cart, but then get a Switch 2 and want to take advantage of the improved graphics in the game? Um, the option is to spend another $60 and buy the whole game over again.<\/p>\n\u201cCan copies of the Switch version of DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake be upgraded to the Switch 2 version?\u201d the FAQ asks itself, rather tellingly acknowledging the frequency with which such a question will be asked. \u201cNo,\u201d it replies to itself, \u201cthere is no upgrade path currently available or planned. Please buy your copy for whichever system you would like to play it on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clearly any publisher can do whatever it wants. What Square apparently wants is to roll its eyes and flip a finger at anyone who might upgrade from their current console to the new one at any point after they\u2019ve bought this game. And it\u2019s that peculiarly forthright attitude of \u201cJust buy the right version\u201d in the FAQ that makes it much harder to swallow.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not exactly an inconceivable situation that a Switch 1 owner might buy this remake of the classic 1986 Dragon Warrior and its 1987 sequel in October of this year, and then a couple of months later, under their Christmas tree, discover a shiny new Switch 2. Now, the \u201ccopy for whichever system you would like to play it on\u201d has rather dramatically changed. That person might, quite reasonably, assume there would be a way to upgrade their version of the game for this new device, and they wouldn\u2019t be wildly out of order to think they might be allowed to do that for free. At the very worst, for something like a $10 fee, as outrageous as that would be given both the Switch and Switch 2 versions of the game cost exactly the same.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s worth noting that saves won\u2019t be able to transfer between the two versions, either, suggesting these are two incompatible versions of the same game.<\/p>\n
So, should you be one of the the very many people who will be in this situation or one like it, Squeenix\u2019s expectation is that you just spend another $60 on a game you already bought. Obviously, most people will just play the crappier Switch 1 version on their Switch 2 and take their lumps, making it even harder to see why the Japanese publisher would take such a bizarre path. Just let people upgrade their copy, Square! What\u2019s going on here?<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve reached out to Square Enix to try to understand the thinking behind this decision, and will update this article should we find out.<\/p>\n
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