Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth gets a Switch 2 and Xbox demo today

Soak up the first two chapters, then transfer your progress when the full game drops Starting April 28, a free demo for Square Enix's Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will be available for Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X. The demo contains the first two of the game's 14 chapters. Chapter 1 centers on Cloud's flashback to the infamous Nibelheim incident, while Chapter 2 depicts the party's present-day exploits in the town of Kalm, where they rest and regroup after their climactic escape from Midgar at the end of Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Any progress made during the demo will carry over when the full game launches for Switch 2 and Xbox on June 3. During a Square Enix preview event in New York earlier this month, I was able to briefly take FF7 Rebirth for a spin on Switch 2. As was the case with the full release of FF7 Remake on Switch 2, the cast's typically immaculate hairstyles looked ever-so-slightly crispy in handheld mode, due to the console's use of DLSS AI upscaling. That said, Rebirth does seem to be an improvement over its predecessor in that respect — Sephiroth's long tresses looked fittingly gleaming and glossy as he strutted through a burning Nibelheim, and Red XIII's fuzzy fac