Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Switch 2 Edition's File Size Raises the Bar for Upgrades

When it comes to Switch 2 upgrades, file size doesn't necessarily guarantee anything specific about a game, but Xenoblade Chronicles 2's upcoming Switch 2 edition is already pulling in some unprecedented numbers in that regard. According to Nintendo's own numbers, the Switch 2 edition of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 estimates it at 45.8 GB, compared with just 13.2 GB for the original Switch release, meaning the upgrade adds more than twice as much data than the entire original Switch game required. That increase might not seem like much to write home about by itself, but when compared to other Nintendo Switch 2 upgrades, it's actually one of the console's largest, strictly from a file size perspective.