The Legend Of Zelda Officially Returning With Major Remaster February 2027

Published Oct 9, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT Tom Wilson is a Gaming Features Writer at Screen Rant. Over the past five years, Tom has worked as the Editor-in-Chief at The Game Crater, as a Staff Writer for GamingIntel, a List Writer at TheGamer, and, of course, as a Senior Writer at ScreenRant. Tom has experience writing reviews, guides, news, and features, and has been responsible for teams of writers, training them and editing their work. Tom graduated with a Masters in Multimedia Journalism, and has since gone on to build up his portfolio of games journalism work. The Legend of Zelda 40th anniversary celebrations are in full swing, with several new projects announced and released. It is an exciting time to be a Zelda fan, especially one with a great reverence for the older games, those that are either in dire need of an upgrade or simply need to be rescued from an antiquated platform no longer available for purchase (at least at a reasonable price). The best-known example of this is, of course, the upcoming Ocarina of Time remake. However, Nintendo does have a few more tricks left up its sleeve to surprise fans. The announcement of a new Zelda remaster may have flown under the radar a little for some, especially as it was heavily overshadowed by the aforementioned gameplay reveal for Ocarina of Time's lavishly detailed remake. Yet, despite not being as profound an announcement, this remaster absolutely deserves your attention, especially if you're yearning for more Zelda content in your life. Offering fans everything they could have wanted and more, this major official remaster will almost certainly be worth picking up, even amongst all the other exciting upcoming Legend of Zelda projects. There are a lot of The Legend of Zelda games that are, frankly, in need of a remaster. Some are, as aforementioned, merely trapped on hardware no longer in production, meaning they fetch an exorbitantly high price and are therefore completely inaccessible to the average consumer. Others are lacking the kind of quality-of-life features we've all come to expect in contemporary gaming, which can prove to be a barrier to entry for many, rendering them unappreciated masterpieces as a result. The next Legend of Zelda game getting a remaster, however, is an exception to both rules. The hardware it originally launched on is still being produced, and its gameplay was incredibly well-received. The problem it faced was performance. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity's glowing reviews highlighted these performance woes back in 2020, and since then its dedicated fans have been hoping it would get some form of performance update or even the enviable Switch 2 treatment. Fortunately, Nintendo has listened, and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is being remastered for the Switch 2. Its genre-defining gameplay and vast improvements over its predecessor are being kept intact, but the number of enemies on screen, its frame rate, and its resolution are all getting an enormous bump. The Switch 2 remastered version will contain all of the previously released DLC as well as a brand-new difficulty mode. Here is everything changing in the Switch 2 remaster of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity: Enhanced resolution and 60fps gameplay Enemy count on screen increased New Calamity Mode difficulty Those who already own the original Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, either physically or digitally, can pick it up digitally for a significant discount (usually around $10 or so). It is also getting a physical edition that will be available at all retailers on release. Fans can expect Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity - Definitive Edition to launch on the Nintendo Switch 2 on February 25, 2027. That means there are just three months between the launch of Ocarina of Time's remake and this remaster, giving The Legend of Zelda fans plenty to look forward to in the immediate future.