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News Octopath Traveler 0 Digital Edition Pre-Orders Now Live On Switch eShop

Available for Switch 1 & Switch 2!

Square Enix has announced that Octopath Traveler 0 digital pre-orders are now live on the Nintendo eShop for both Switch 1 and Switch 2. Octopath Traveler 0, as you'll doubtless be aware, takes the series back in time for a new story that features a fully-customisable protagonist, larger party sizes, town-building...

• Fri 12th Sep 2025
• Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo Switch 2
• Upcoming Releases
• Switch eShop

News Square Enix Details Octopath Traveler 0's Switch 2 Performance And Resolution

Safe travels

We still have a couple of months to go before Octopath Traveler 0 lands on Switch 2, but Square Enix has lifted the specs lid early, so we all know what to expect from a performance and resolution standpoint. The info was shared in a new update to the game's Japanese website (thanks for the heads up, Nintendo Everything), in which the...

• Thu 4th Sep 2025
• News
• Nintendo Switch 2
• Nintendo Switch
• Square Enix
• Upcoming Releases

Opinion HD-2D Might Be Old News, But Octopath 0's City Building Has Me Buzzing

Pixel by pixel

Given that I love RPGs, I’m sure it’s no surprise that I’m very excited for Octopath Traveler 0. What might shock you, however, is that it’s not the return to Osterra, or the excellent turn-based combat, or even the prospect of another new HD-2D game that has me jazzed, nope (I still love all of these things, though, be...

• Sun 31st Aug 2025
• Features
• Opinion
• Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo Switch 2
• Square Enix

News Octopath Traveler 0 Has Been Rated For Switch And Switch 2

Out this December

Last week, during Nintendo's partner showcase, Square Enix lifted the lid on Octopath Traveler 0 - a new entry in the HD-2D series where you'll customise and play as your own character. Square Enix has already shared quite a bit about this upcoming release, and now it seems it's been rated by the Entertainment Software Rating...

• Tue 5th Aug 2025
• Nintendo Switch 2
• Nintendo Switch
• Square Enix
• Upcoming Releases

News Nintendo Showcases Every Partner Direct Switch 2 Game In New Infographic

A nice little lineup

The Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase for July 2025 may have come and gone, but if you need a reminder of all the games that featured in it (and if our full round-up wasn't enough for ya), then the Big N has got you covered. A brand new infographic shared on the Nintendo of America Twitter account highlights all the games that...

• Fri 1st Aug 2025
• News
• Nintendo
• Nintendo Switch 2
• Upcoming Releases
• Nintendo Direct

Reaction Switch 2 Needed A Partner Showcase With Pep; This Wasn't It

Re-Pac-ed and Replanted?

I'm not one to be disappointed often, especially with Directs. Yes, even Partner Showcases — some of the best Directs have been these third-party lead ones, with June 2022's Mini Partner Showcase ranking pretty highly for me. Today's Partner Showcase was not one of those, which maybe hit a little harder because this was...

• Thu 31st Jul 2025
• Features
• Reaction
• Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo Switch 2
• Nintendo Direct

News Octopath 0 Is A Game-Key Card On Switch 2, And Square Enix Has "No Plans" For A Switch 1 Upgrade Option

"Please make sure you purchase the correct version"

Hopefully you're not getting tired of HD-2D, because Square Enix served up a double helping of new games sporting the neo-retro aesthetic to finish off today's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase. The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is coming to Switch 2 only, but OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0 is...

• Thu 31st Jul 2025
• Nintendo Switch 2
• Square Enix
• Upcoming Releases

News Octopath Traveler 0 Will Bring More Adventures To Switch 1 & 2 This Year

Zero the hero

Square Enix closed out the Partner Direct by lifting the lid on OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0, the third game (confusingly) in the HD-2D RPG series, which will arrive on Switch 1 and 2 on 4th December 2025. Aside from packing in the level of stunning visuals that we would expect from the series, the trailer also showcased some turn-based...

• Thu 31st Jul 2025
• News
• Nintendo Switch 2
• Nintendo Switch
• Upcoming Releases
• Square Enix