Contents
- The short answer
- The catch other write-ups skip
- Why the price dropped in the first place
- What you actually get on Switch 2
- The sales that already ended
- Live prices, checked August 24, 2026
- PS5 vs. Switch 2, side by side
- FAQ
The short answer
A physical Switch 2 cartridge of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth runs $34.99 right now, per DekuDeals’ tracker checked August 24, 2026 — 30% under the $49.99 MSRP. PS5’s Standard Edition and Switch 2 digital both sit at full price, $49.99, with no active discount on either.
Everything below backs that up, plus a few catches most write-ups skip.
The catch other write-ups skip
Most posts about this price drop stop at “the price dropped.” They don’t compare PS5 against Switch 2, and they don’t say when the deal history ends. Here’s what that leaves out.
- $49.99 on PS5 isn’t a sale — it’s been the standard MSRP since February 9, 2026.
- Switch 2’s store page shows a “this version is on sale” banner at “from $49.99,” but that number matches the base price exactly, so it can’t be confirmed as a markdown from the page alone.
- Only one number here is a real discount: $34.99 on Switch 2 physical. It comes from a tracker, not a first-party retail page, and DekuDeals doesn’t say which retailer or when it ends.
- A widely repeated $34.99 Switch 2 and $35 PS5 figure tied to Amazon shows up in secondary search summaries. Neither could be confirmed directly — both retailer pages returned 403 errors.
So the “cheapest right now” claim rests on one verified tracker figure, one unverified retailer rumor, and two official prices that are just the standard rate.
Why the price dropped in the first place
Square Enix cut Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Standard Edition on PS5 and PC from $69.99 to $49.99, effective February 9, 2026 — a permanent MSRP change, not a flash sale.
Digital Deluxe dropped from $89.99 to $69.99 the same day. The Digital Twin Pack, bundling Remake Intergrade with Rebirth, landed at $79.99, and Digital Deluxe Twin Pack at $99.99.
Square Enix bundled the cut with two other announcements: Switch 2 and Xbox Series X/S ports were coming, and PS5/PC were getting a “Streamlined Progression” patch the same day. That’s probably why the price cut and the port news get conflated in some coverage.
What you actually get on Switch 2
Switch 2 (and Xbox Series X/S) got the port on June 3, 2026, announced through a Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase. Standard Edition launched at $49.99, matching the already-cut PS5/PC price — not a discount of its own. Digital Deluxe launched at $69.99.
A few details worth knowing before you buy:
- Physical copies ship as a Game-Key Card: the cartridge holds a license key, not the actual game data, so you still download it.
- Install size runs 102GB on Switch 2 — about 40% of the console’s 256GB storage. PS5’s install is closer to 145GB.
- Physical preorders came with a Tetsuya Nomura–illustrated Magic: The Gathering “Zack Fair” promo card.
- Every preorder, digital or physical, included Posh Chocobo Summoning Materia, Shinra Bangle Mk. II, and Midgar Bangle Mk. II armor.
- Tetsuya Nomura is credited as director and character designer.
The sales that already ended
This is the part search results tend to bury. Several real discounts happened this year — and every one of them is over.
| Sale | Platform | Discount | Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| PlayStation Store Summer Sale | PS5 | 60% off ($49.99 → $19.99) | Ended August 13, 2026 |
| Nintendo eShop Summer Sale | Switch 2 Digital Deluxe | 40% off | August 4–17, 2026 |
| Microsoft Store / Game Pass Core | Xbox | Percentage not disclosed | August 13–21, 2026 |
| Square Enix sale tracker (last update) | All platforms | No active PS5 or Switch 2 sale listed | As of August 14, 2026 |
If you found this page hoping for the $19.99 PS5 deal, it’s gone. That price was live for a limited window and closed on August 13, 2026. Same story for the Switch 2 Digital Deluxe 40%-off window — it closed August 17, 2026.
Live prices, checked August 24, 2026
These prices are pulled directly from first-party pages and one tracker, checked the same day this article was written.
- PlayStation Store official product page: Standard Edition at $49.99, no discount badge on the page. Its own listing states the standard price is $69.99, confirming $49.99 is the post-cut MSRP — not a new markdown.
- Digital Deluxe on PS5: $69.99. Twin Pack: $79.99. Digital Deluxe Twin Pack: $99.99. All match the February cut with no additional live discount.
- Square Enix’s Switch 2 store page shows Standard Edition “from $49.99” with a sale banner — again, indistinguishable from the base price.
- DekuDeals shows Switch 2 physical at $34.99 (30% off $49.99) and Switch 2 digital at $49.99 with no active discount.
- DekuDeals’ all-time-low figures: physical $34.99 (-30%), digital $29.99 (-40%, matching the expired eShop sale).
- AllKeyShop’s Nintendo eShop US tracker showed $49.99, 0% off, at time of check.
PS5 vs. Switch 2, side by side
- Cheapest confirmed live price: Switch 2 physical (Game-Key Card) at $34.99, via DekuDeals.
- PS5 Standard Edition, digital, official store: $49.99, no live discount.
- Switch 2 digital Standard Edition: $49.99, no live discount.
- Physical Switch 2 is the only channel with a confirmed active discount — the -30% cut — as of the check date. Both PS5 and Switch 2 digital sit at the same $49.99 MSRP with nothing layered on top.
- The bigger blowout prices — $19.99 on PS5, an effective $29.99-equivalent on Switch 2 digital deluxe — already expired, on August 13 and August 17, 2026 respectively. If you’re reading this now, those specific prices are not available.
Physical beats digital, and Switch 2 beats PS5, by $15 — but only if you’re buying a cartridge, and only if that $34.99 figure holds up at checkout.
Where to buy each one
- PS5: PlayStation Store product page, Standard Edition, $49.99. Permanent MSRP, not a limited-time deal, so there’s no countdown to watch.
- Switch 2 digital: Nintendo eShop or the Square Enix store, $49.99. No end date, because it’s the standard price, not a sale.
- Switch 2 physical: tracked by DekuDeals at $34.99 (-30%). DekuDeals doesn’t name the retailer or give an expiry date in the data pulled for this check — flag that as a confirmed discount with unverified retailer and unverified end date.
- No verified PS5 sale is running as of August 24, 2026. The $19.99 low was time-limited and closed August 13, 2026.
FAQ
Is the FF7 Rebirth price drop permanent, or a sale? Permanent, on PS5 and PC. Square Enix cut the Standard Edition from $69.99 to $49.99 on February 9, 2026, and that’s the MSRP going forward — not a limited sale window.
Which is cheaper, PS5 or Switch 2? At the $49.99 MSRP, they’re tied on digital. The only place Switch 2 pulls ahead is the physical Game-Key Card, tracked at $34.99 by DekuDeals — a 30% discount that PS5 doesn’t currently have on any edition.
Can I still get FF7 Rebirth for $19.99 on PS5? No. That was a PlayStation Store Summer Sale price, 60% off, and it ended August 13, 2026. As of August 24, 2026, no source confirms an active PS5 discount at any price below $49.99.
What’s still unclear: whether the $34.99 Switch 2 physical price is a specific retailer’s deal or a broader trend, since DekuDeals doesn’t name a source or end date. The Amazon-specific $34.99 Switch 2 and $35 PS5 figures floating around search summaries couldn’t be confirmed directly — both retailer pages returned errors on check. And the exact Xbox discount percentage from the August 13–21, 2026 window was never disclosed in the source that reported it. Until those get confirmed elsewhere, treat the $34.99 physical Switch 2 price as the best-documented number, not the final word.