Kinda hard to get a physical release out for a shadowdrop isn't it? Not that I'm necessarily holding my breath lol, but I would give it at least this week to see if Square announces a physical copy of the game.

Yeah pretty much what Leynos said as SE's attempt to squeeze every possible sale they can given the games expense and how poorly it has sold overall up to this point.

Some game still get one after that. Just a month to two later. 

I feel like for almost the entire life of Xbox Series X and especially now the optical drive is mostly for the previous 3 Xbox consoles (and movies). Tons of Series X physical games (with no Xbox One version mind you) don't have the full game on the disc.

Better late than never I suppose, but both really should have been on Xbox and PC at launch.

So pointless, clearly squareenix haven't been keeping up to date with micro$oft exiting the hardware business... 🤦🏻‍♂️

Should focus on releasing it on Switch 2

Yeah I know. I get it.
I do have a physical copy for PS5, I just like to build physical libraries for the consoles I own. - I stay away from subscriptions.

I have about 40~ Physical Series X games.
This time in the Xbox One and/or Xbox 360's lifecycle I was trending towards about 250~.

I want Oblivion Remastered on Physical as well... Physical is the reason why I even continued to bother with consoles, I can see myself exiting from the Xbox brand entirely at the end of this generation minus the Rog Ally handheld.

Considering how easy it is to port games from PS5 to Xbox and vice versa these days as they are essentially hardware clones of each other, it's free money.

Xbox Series still has achieved 32~ million hardware unit sales... Which is still more than: Original Xbox, Gamecube, WiiU, Playstation Vita and equivalent to the Nintendo 64 (Which it will soundly beat in time.)

The Switch 2 version of 7 Remake is apparently coming out in Winter as well:

https://www.gematsu.com/2025/06/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade-coming-to-xbox-series-this-winter-alongside-switch-2

FF16 on Switch 2 might prove tricky as it is quite heavy game, dropping to 720p on PS5 in performance mode.

Wishlisted!

I can see FFXVI coming out on Switch 2, SE's last battalion of squeezed and stretched out releases next year.

Yeah, FF16 on Switch 2 is possible but it would be very compromised and pretty much guaranteed to be worse than on Series S.

FF16 is playable on Steam Deck but not verified due to its performance issues. 

if Nintendo wants any FF game brute forced onto Switch 2 it should be FF7 Rebirth. That's a more commercially successful title with better audience reception.