Grounded (Switch eShop) News Articles
Saturday25th Oct 2025
News Xbox Reiterates Its Support For Switch 2
Halo was announced for PS5 this week
In some absolutely huge industry news this week, Microsoft yesterday announced the Halo series would be coming to PlayStation 5 in 2026, with a new Unreal Engine 5 remake of Master Chief's original campaign. While there have been rumours for some time now about this iconic serie
Friday25th Jul 2025
News Xbox Will Reportedly Announce "More Game Ports" For Other Platforms Soon
"Including Nintendo Switch 2"
Xbox has already voiced its support for the Switch 2, and according to a new report by The Game Business this week, we could be finding out more very soon. With rumours about a Nintendo Direct already doing the rounds online, veteran video game journalist Christopher Dring has now added to this buzz, claiming "Xbox is...
Wednesday23rd Jul 2025
News Grounded "Is Not Going Anywhere" As Obsidian Gears Up For Survival Sequel
Peer to peer = lessen your fear
We reviewed Obsidian's excellent Grounded back when it released on Switch last year, giving it a 7/10 and remarking that it was really only the game's performance on the console that held it back from a much better score. Indeed, Grounded, when it's running well, is perhaps one of our favourite survival games of the...
Wednesday16th Apr 2025
News "Nintendo Has Been A Great Partner" - Phil Spencer Reiterates Switch 2 Support
"I’m really a big believer in what Nintendo means for this industry"
Microsoft's Phil Spencer has once again reiterated his support for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 in a new interview with Variety (thanks, VGC). When asked whether Xbox has any specific projects in mind for the Switch 2, Spencer was understandably hesitant to provide concrete...
Tuesday25th Mar 2025
News Switch 2 And Other Platforms Can Expect "A Lot More" Xbox Games In 2025
Last year was just a warm up
Microsoft's Xbox brand has a new strategy where it plans to make gaming more accessible than ever by releasing its games on more devices. It began this last year with the release of titles like Pentiment and Grounded on Switch as well as Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush for the PlayStation 5. Now, according to The Verge's...
Wednesday26th Feb 2025
News Xbox Head "Excited" About Switch 2 And Multiplatform Releases
"It's good to have our games reach more places"
Xbox has shifted to a new strategy where it's now bringing more first-party IP to other platforms including Nintendo's devices. We've already heard from Phil Spencer how the plan is to support the 'Switch 2' when it arrives, and now Xbox Game Studios' head Craig Duncan has elaborated on the company's...
Friday10th Jan 2025
Rumour Insider Claims That Halo: Master Chief Collection Will Come To 'Switch 2'
Along with Flight Simulator
Known insider Nate the Hate has claimed in a new podcast that Microsoft will further its multiplatform ambitions in 2025 by bringing both Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Flight Simulator to the 'Switch 2' and the PS5. The insider – who previously correctly claimed that
Saturday26th Oct 2024
News Microsoft Talks About Extending Its Gaming Content To 'New Platforms'
It recently released fan-favourite titles on Switch
Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella this week released his annual letter to shareholders and in the "gaming" segment, he spoke about how the company had continued to extend its content to new platforms. He also acknowledged how Microsoft and its gaming division Xbox had recently brought multiple fan...
Thursday15th Aug 2024
News Xbox's Grounded Adds Gyro Aiming On Switch In Latest Update
Here are the full patch notes
Following the arrival of the backyard sandbox game Grounded on the Switch earlier this year, Obsidian has now released a new update for the game which includes some improvements for Switch. Patch 1.4.4 most notably includes the addition of Gyro aiming controls. Apart from this, Microsoft accounts are no longer...
Monday10th Jun 2024
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Reiterates Plan To Put "More Of Our Games On More Platforms"
The floodgates have opened
After Xbox's promising showcase over the weekend, head honcho Phil Spencer took to the stage with IGN's Ryan McCaffrey to talk about the Xbox business, recent studio closures, and future hardware. Following on from the release of Grounded and Pentiment on the Switch, Spencer reiterated Xbox's plan to release more of its...
Friday3rd May 2024
News Xbox's Survival Adventure Grounded Receives A New Update On Switch
Download it now
Grounded recently made its debut on the Nintendo Switch and although the team at Obsidian has technically rolled out the final major update, it's not done just yet. The developer has now rolled out a new patch, bumping the game up to Version 1.4.1. This latest patch comes with some major fixes, changes, optimisations, and most...
Tuesday30th Apr 2024
News Ratings Board PEGI Lists Hi-Fi Rush For Nintendo Switch
Could it be..?
The 'Pan European Game Information' board (or PEGI, for short) has listed Hi-Fi Rush for the Nintendo Switch following the game's launch on PS5 last month. The listing comes with a release date of 30th April 2024, but hones
Tuesday23rd Apr 2024
Video Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Grounded On Switch
Shrinking feeling
Grounded was never the most obvious candidate to go multi-platform from its Xbox home, but we were pleased to see it featured in the February Partner Direct, all the same. Right from this initial announcement, we had some trepidations about how this big world would hold up on Switch — fears that were proven legitimate when the...
Thursday18th Apr 2024
Nintendo Download 18th April (North America)
Grounded! Eiyuden Chronicle! Tales of Kenzera!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: Grounded (Microsoft Studios,...
Thursday11th Apr 2024
Nintendo Download 11th April (North America)
Botany Manor! Grounded! Slave Zero X!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: Botany Manor (Whitethorn Digital, 9th...
Sunday7th Apr 2024
News Sea Of Thieves Could Lead To More Xbox Exclusives On Other Platforms
It's reportedly a "key test" for Microsoft
Microsoft is currently in the process of rolling out select Xbox exclusive on the Switch and PlayStation 5, and apparently, one particular upcoming title could decide if it releases more games on these platforms in the future. The Verge's senior editor Tom Warren claims the PlayStation 5 release Sea of...
Poll So, Will You Be Getting Xbox's Grounded For Switch?
The garden awaits
Xbox's backyard multiplayer survival and crafting game Grounded arrives on the Switch later this month and it's got us wondering how many users within the community here on Nintendo Life will be picking it up. This Obsidian-developed title is already available on Xbox Game Pass, and when it launches for Switch on 16th April it...
Sunday31st Mar 2024
News Grounded Estimated Switch File Size Revealed
Big backyard, small download
This month sees the arrival of another Xbox title on the Nintendo Switch. This time it's the small but big co-op survival crafting game Grounded. As huge as the backyard is in this game, it seems it won't take up much space if you're planning on picking up the digital version. According to the eShop and Nintendo's...
Tuesday26th Mar 2024
News Xbox's Grounded Is Getting A Physical Release On Switch, Pre-Orders Open
The final update "Fully Yoked" has also been detailed
In case you missed it, Xbox is now releasing some of its games on other platforms. The next one coming to the Nintendo Switch is the survival and crafting multiplayer title Grounded on 16th April 2024. Alongside the eShop release, Limited Run Games has announced it's releasing a physical "Fully...
Wednesday21st Feb 2024
Poll So, How Would You Rate The Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase?
A rebrush of genius?
Well, the sun has set on another Nintendo Direct, and this time, it was of the Partner variety. Dropped via 'on demand', we've had little time to truly digest what we've seen today, but by all accounts, it seems to have mostly been a success. We got news of not one, but two Xbox games coming over to the Switch in the form of...
News Two Xbox Games Get Nintendo Switch Release Dates
And one is arriving tomorrow
If there's one thing we all expected to see at today's Partner Showcase, it was the reveal of a couple of Xbox titles coming to Switch. And we didn't just get one — we got two, with release dates! Two of Obsidian's Xbox exclusives are jumping ship in 2024 and coming to Switch — the excellent narrative RPG Pentiment...
