Nintendo appears to have resolved the remaining compatibility issues with Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition on the Switch 2 with a recent firmware update.The update, while not appearing in the official changelog, resulted in a boost to the game's performance rating on Nintendo's support page, indicating that this is a silent fix for system-level compatibility rather than a regular game patch.
Social media users were the first to notice the changes to the compatibility description on Nintendo's official website.The original description "Support - Game performance may be different from Switch" has been replaced by "Support - Game performance remains consistent with Switch".This change means that "Xenoblade Chronicles X" now runs exactly the same on both generations of consoles, with no significant performance or stability differences.
This optimization coincides with Nintendo’s release of a large-scale system firmware update, which aims to solve various compatibility and optimization issues for old Switch games on new hardware.Although the official content of the update has not been specified, there is evidence that Nintendo is gradually improving the backward compatibility function through silent optimization at the firmware level, rather than issuing dedicated patches for individual games.
However, despite improvements in backend compatibility, “Xenoblade Chronicles
This remake of the 2015 ambitious work developed by Monolith Soft was launched on the Switch platform on March 20, 2025. It has received praise for its enhanced image quality, refined game system, and new content that completes the original plot.Set on the mysterious planet Mira, "Xenoblade Chronicles X" allows players to play as survivors after the destruction of human civilization and explore the vast alien world.The game is famous for its grand open environment, advanced mecha system and complex growth mechanism.While retaining the scale of the original work, the Ultimate Edition has successfully implemented modern innovations in graphics and operations.
