{"id":434781,"date":"2026-01-28T12:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T12:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/434781\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T12:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T12:48:12","slug":"final-fantasy-7-remake-series-s-beats-switch-2-texture-quality-with-less-ram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/434781\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Series S Beats Switch 2 Texture Quality – With Less RAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Apologies for the lateness of this test – Xbox review code arrived post-launch<\/p>\n

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade\u2019s arrival on Xbox platforms has brought some interesting discoveries, particularly regarding how the Series S manages its visuals compared to both the more powerful Series X and PlayStation counterparts and indeed to the Nintendo Switch 2 version, which launched on the same day.<\/p>\n

It’s all about the textures. The original PlayStation 4 version of Final Fantasy 7 Remake was excellent – but the diversity of quality in the presented textures was troublesome, culminating in the now infamous “door” that was presented with an almost hilariously low resolution asset. Beyond the next-gen Intergrade’s many enhancements, texture quality was substantially improved – but even so, with the arrival of the Switch 2 version, the Nintendo hybrid seemed to serve up a mixture of assets that looked similar to both PS4 and PS5.<\/p>\n

What’s fascinating about Final Fantasy 7’s arrival on Xbox Series S is that you get the full asset range and quality of the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions, despite the steep deficit in available memory. It’s understood that the junior Xbox has a little over 8GB of available RAM for games, up against 12.5GB on PS5, 13GB on Series X and – crucially – 9GB on Switch 2. The bottom line is that Series S presents full asset quality in a way that the Nintendo console does not, despite having less memory. Switch 2 often defaults to lower resolution texture variants, leading to a muddier and more uneven look.<\/p>\n

\"2\"\/<\/a>Xbox Series S gets the full resolution “door”… confirmed!<\/p>\n

So, maybe the issue of Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s texture quality is less about the sheer amount of memory available and more about texture streaming. As Series S retains similar CPU and storage capabilities to its bigger Series X brother, you don’t get a compromised experience. Looking back though, it’s somewhat disappointing that Square Enix never addressed the texture problems on the PS4 version of Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Even when “the door” evolved into full-on meme status, a fix was never introduced.<\/p>\n

Looking at the game’s overall visual make-up, Series S sits at a midpoint of sorts between PS4 and PS5. Shadow quality on Series S is significantly higher than the PS4 version, but not quite up to PS5\/Series X quality. NPC draw distance is a match, however. In resolution terms, the Series S performance mode runs at 1080p, targeting 60 frames per second, with Unreal Engine 4’s TAA solution on anti-aliasing duties. Graphics mode increases the pixel count to 1440p with a 30fps cap. Both pixel counts and frame-rates seem consistent across the duration of play.<\/p>\n

It’ll likely come as no surprise to discover that the Xbox Series X version of the game is a ringer for PlayStation 5, with the same 1512p resolution in the 60fps mode, with a native 4K at 30fps as the alternative – both delivered with consistent performance and a matching visual feature set. There are no complaints with loading times on Xbox consoles either: transitions between areas, fast travel, and reloading after a player death are all rapid and do not detract from the experience.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade delivers exactly what we were expecting on Xbox Series X – and whether it’s down to developer diligence or simply the fact that the core game originated on PS4, it’s still a great experience on Series S. Xbox players get a full-featured, consistent and visually pleasing port – but let’s hope that the Rebirth sequel arrives without quite as much of a time delay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apologies for the lateness of this test – Xbox review code arrived post-launch Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":434782,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[205845,75,11045,74,11916],"class_list":["post-434781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-face-off","tag-nintendo-switch-2","tag-square-enix","tag-technology","tag-xbox-series-s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/434782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=434781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}