Nintendo Switch Guide

NOTE: If you are using a Nintendo Switch as your source or destination for your save file, you'll need to have a Switch running Custom Firmware (CFW). This is outside the scope of this article, so for more details, see https://switch.homebrew.guide/.

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Compatibility

• Supported
• Verified

Extract save file from Nintendo Switch (to port to another console)

Copy the modified file to Nintendo Switch (from another console)

Compatibility

Supported

This is the list of implemented save conversions, so far.

Supported	Nintendo Switch
Steam	YES
PS3	YES
PS4	NO
PS Vita	YES
Xbox One	NO

Verified

'Verified' means that I tried going to/from the console to confirm it worked.

Supported	Nintendo Switch
Steam	NO
PS3	NO
PS4	NO
PS Vita	NO
Xbox One	NO

Extract save file from Nintendo Switch (to port to another console)

0. Launch FFX and get far enough in the story to make a save file. (If you don't already have one.)

1. Install Checkpoint by downloading the latest .nro and putting it on your SD card in the /switch subdirectory.

2. Run Checkpoint and backup your FFX save.

3. Using FTP (such as ftpd) or by plugging your SD card into your computer, copy your save backup to your PC.

4. You will use the corresponding ffx_ZZZ file as the input for the software, where ZZZ is going to be the numbers from 001-999. (The numbers correspond to the save slot location.)

5. Use these save file(s) as the inputs to the program.

Copy the modified file to Nintendo Switch (from another console)

0. Launch FFX and get far enough in the story to make a save file. (If you don't already have one.)

1. Install Checkpoint by downloading the latest .nro and putting it on your SD card in the /switch subdirectory.

2. If you haven't already created a Checkpoint backup, create one of the dummy save file from step 0.

3. Use FTP (such as ftpd) or by plugging your SD card into your computer, copy the save file to the Checkpoint subfolder for FFX. (For me, it was /switch/Checkpoint/saves/0x0100BC300CB48000%20FINAL%20FANTASY%20X%20X-2%20HD%20Remaster/<folder_name_from_step_2>).

4. Run Checkpoint and restore the save for FFX.

5. Load the save file on your Switch (it may look weird, but this is normal).

   • See Known Issues for more details.

6. Use an in-game save point to save the game. (Either to a new save slot or overwriting the existing slot.) This will fix the weirdness.