Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth confirms Nintendo Switch 2 resolution, dev talks hair rendering changes
Wondering what to expect from the resolution of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on Nintendo Switch 2? Thanks to director Naoki Hamaguchi, we now have that information.
Hamaguchi revealed in an interview that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has an internal resolution that ranges between 756p and 380p in handheld mode. For docked, the internal range is between 1080p and 540p. However, the actual output resolution is higher for both play styles due to DLSS.
This information comes from an interview with Nintendo Life. Hamaguchi also touched on the game’s graphics in general, including hair rendering changes.
“Lighting is an important element in Rebirth, as it was in Remake. However, because Rebirth adopts an open-world structure with a much larger field scale, it’s a title where the amount of information being rendered at any given moment is higher. As a result, rather than making significant changes to lighting in isolation, our approach focused more on how to balance the overall rendering load.
The use of DLSS was indispensable in that regard and was readopted in Rebirth as it was in Remake. Neither of their modes relies on fixed resolutions and is instead designed based on dynamic resolution. In handheld mode, the internal resolution ranges between a maximum of 1344×756 and a minimum of 672×380. In docked mode, it ranges between a maximum of 1920×1080 and a minimum of 960×540, the same as Remake.
As for the compatibility between DLSS and hair rendering – which was a topic of discussion with Remake – for Rebirth, we took a slightly different approach. We didn’t fundamentally change the rendering technique itself, and applied subtle blur adjustments based on hair direction and density, aiming for the most natural balance possible under restricted conditions. While it’s not identical to the technique used in the PS5 version, we believe you’ll be able to feel the difference within the context of the Switch 2 environment.”
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth comes to Nintendo Switch 2 on June 3, 2026. Although all signs point to this being another impressive port for the system, we did find out this week that some graphical cuts were made. We have more on that here.
Also, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is another big Nintendo Switch 2 port which just revealed its resolution (and frame rate). Those details can be found here.
