Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Falls to $19.99 as Remake Intergrade Drops to $29.99

Q: Is the highly praised Switch 2 port of Rebirth hiding a massive storage catch behind its physical box illusion?

Yes. The praised Switch 2 port of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth comes with a major storage caveat: the “physical” edition is a Game-Key Card, not a full cartridge release, so buyers must download the entire game before they can play. That matters because Rebirth is enormous on Switch 2. Reported file sizes range from about 91.5GB on Nintendo’s European listing to 102GB on the Japanese page, making it one of the system’s biggest games and larger than Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, which is around 90.4GB. Since Switch 2 cartridges top out well below that, Square Enix could not fit the full game on the card. So the box gives some physical ownership benefits — the card can still be inserted, lent, resold, and used on another console after download — but it does not function like a traditional physical copy. You need an internet connection for the initial install, enough free storage on the console or a microSD Express card, and the key card must remain inserted to play. That is the “illusion” critics point to: a boxed copy that still behaves much like a digital install. The trade-off is portability. Reviewers broadly say the port runs surprisingly well, with stable handheld play and the full experience intact, even if visuals are clearly downgraded versus PS5. For buyers tempted by the Amazon discount and bonus Zack Fair MTG card, the low price is real, but so is the storage burden.

3 articles · Updated · egamers.io · Aug 22

$19.99 for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on PS5 at Amazon marks an all-time low, while the Switch 2 edition is at a record-low $34.99.
$29.99 for Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade on Switch 2 puts both games at about $65 total for players catching up before the trilogy's final chapter.
The Switch 2 version of Rebirth adds an exclusive Magic: The Gathering Zack Fair promo card with alternate art by Tetsuya Nomura, though the physical release is a Game-Key Card requiring a download.
Amazon's PS5 deal already sold out once before returning, suggesting the discounts may be short-lived.