Final Fantasy VII Rebirth dated for June 3 on Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox

Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is due on Nintendo Switch 2 on June 3, according to the publisher’s store page and multiple Nintendo-focused listings. The company’s North American store lists the Switch 2 edition at $49.99 and says pre-purchase bonuses are available through June 2 at 11:59 p.m. local time. Xbox listings point to the same launch window, though Microsoft’s own schedule post uses a different date. Xbox Wire’s “Next Week on Xbox” roundup published on May 29 listed Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for June 2, while Xbox store pages for the standard and Digital Deluxe editions were live ahead of release. (na.store.square-enix-games.com) Nintendo-focused outlets had already been carrying the June 3 date. Nintendo Everything reported on February 5 that Square Enix showed the Switch 2 port during a Nintendo Direct and said it would arrive on June 3, 2026, and the site posted a Switch 2 launch-trailer item on Tuesday ahead of release week. (news.xbox.com) ### Which date is actually showing up across the most public listings? June 3 is the date appearing across the Switch 2 release pages and Nintendo calendars. Nintendo Life’s June and July Switch 2 schedule lists Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for June 3 on Switch 2 and says the game is coming to Switch 2 and Xbox on that date. Its game database also shows June 3 in both North America and Europe. (nintendoeverything.com) Microsoft’s June 2 entry appears to be the main outlier among the sources reviewed. Xbox Wire’s weekly release post names June 2, but the Xbox store pages themselves surfaced as pre-order listings rather than a clearly displayed dated launch card in the search results available Tuesday. ### What exactly is Square Enix selling on Switch 2? (nintendolife.com) Square Enix’s North American store lists a “Day One Edition” for Nintendo Switch 2 at $49.99. The page says buyers are purchasing a license for a digital product, and Nintendo Life said the physical release is a Game-Key Card. The Switch 2 store page also lists save-data bonuses for players with Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade progress, including Leviathan and Ramuh summoning materia. (news.xbox.com) It adds an in-box promotional Zack Fair card tied to Magic: The Gathering—Final Fantasy, while supplies last. ### How does this fit into Square Enix’s recent platform rollout? (na.store.square-enix-games.com) January 22, 2026 was the date Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade reached Xbox Series X|S and Xbox PC, according to Xbox Wire and Square Enix’s official site. That earlier release put the first part of the remake project on Xbox before Rebirth’s arrival. April 28 reporting from Nintendo Everything said Square Enix had also discussed the short gap between Remake Intergrade and Rebirth on Switch 2, describing Rebirth as “just on the horizon” with a June 3 launch. (na.store.square-enix-games.com) ### What can players do before release? (news.xbox.com) Xbox’s store page offers a Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo that covers the beginning of the game through the end of Chapter 2, “A New Journey Begins,” and says progress can carry over to the full version. June 2 is also the cutoff for pre-purchase extras. Square Enix’s Switch 2 page and Xbox’s Digital Deluxe listing both say bonus items tied to pre-purchase are available through June 2 at 11:59 p.m. local time. (nintendoeverything.com) ### What happens next on the release calendar? June 3 is the date shown on Nintendo Life’s Switch 2 release calendar for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, alongside other early-June releases on the system. (xbox.com) Nintendo Everything said Square Enix had readied a launch trailer this week, and Xbox Wire’s schedule post placed the game in Microsoft’s June 1-5 lineup. (nintendolife.com) (na.store.square-enix-games.com)