Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 is getting a Switch cartridge

Limited Run Games has announced Switch Limited Run #339, an official standalone physical release for Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 on the Nintendo Switch. Open pre-orders begin on November 12, 2026, and run through January 3, 2027.

Capcom originally released both Mega Man X Legacy Collection volumes digitally and at retail on July 24, 2018, across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch. While the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One retail bundles shipped with two physical discs in the box, the Western Switch retail package included a cartridge for the first collection and a single-use eShop download voucher for the second.

Fixing an eight-year-old annoyance

That 2018 Switch packaging decision was a baffling move that turned any secondhand copy of the retail bundle into half a game. Japan was the only region to receive a standalone physical cartridge for the second volume, released there as Rockman X Anniversary Collection 2. For the last eight years, North American and European collectors who wanted all eight games on physical media had to import the Japanese release. Getting an official English-cover cartridge under license from Capcom resolves one of the more irritating shortcuts from the early Switch era, even if waiting nearly a decade to replace a slip of paper feels a bit ridiculous.

Limited Run is splitting the release into three tiers:

• Standard Edition ($39.99): Includes the Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 Switch cartridge and an 8-page manual booklet.
• Double Pack Edition ($79.99): Bundles both Mega Man X Legacy Collection and Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 on separate physical cartridges inside a rigid slipcase.
• Maverick Hunter Edition ($139.99): Packs the game with collectible patches, a Metool plush keychain, and a light-up Dr. Light hologram capsule.

Four games of wildly uneven quality

The collection itself covers the back half of Capcom's action-platformer series, picking up where the first volume's run of Mega Man X through Mega Man X4 left off. It includes Mega Man X5 (2000) and Mega Man X6 (2001) from the original PlayStation, alongside the PlayStation 2 entries Mega Man X7 (2003) and Mega Man X8 (2004). Outside of the four mainline games, the compilation includes an art and music museum, a playable boss-rush mode called X Challenge that pits X against two Mavericks at once, and the animated prequel short The Day of Sigma.

It's a historically messy stretch for the franchise. Mega Man X5 was originally intended as the finale before Capcom pressed on without series producer Keiji Inafune's planned roadmap, leading to the punishing level design of X6 and the awkward 3D transition in X7. Mega Man X8 pulled the series back to 2.5D side-scrolling and cleaned up most of its predecessor's camera problems, though it remains the last mainline numbered entry Capcom ever produced.

I'm not convinced anyone actually wants to replay Mega Man X7 on purpose, but having it on a cartridge beats owning an expired download code. The $39.99 Standard Edition is steep for a compilation that regularly goes on sale digitally for under ten dollars, though the Double Pack is a tidy option for anyone who skipped the 2018 retail release entirely.

Pick up Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 on Humble Bundle.

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