Square Enix is dragging the 2019 Definitive Edition of Dragon Quest XI S back out for Switch 2 on September 24, complete with all the extra scenarios, Japanese voices, 2D/3D toggle, orchestral tracks, and new graphics-or-performance modes. Physical copies? Straight game-key card, no full cart, $39.99 at the Square Enix store already taking preorders.

Whales who already own it on original Switch get zero upgrade path mentioned, and the key card format is drawing the usual side-eye from collectors who remember when carts actually held the game. The announcement trailer dropped alongside the Gematsu report, confirming the port keeps everything intact from the prior versions that hit Switch in 2019 and other platforms in 2020.

X is lighting up with preorder links and quiet grumbles about paying again for the same Luminary adventure, while Reddit threads in r/NintendoSwitch and r/dragonquest are already calling it a lazy cash-in ahead of the series' 40th anniversary. No new content, just the old definitive package optimized for the new hardware.