Rumour: Another Xbox Game Could Be Racing Onto Switch 2, It's Claimed

I would be so excited if one of the launch titles for switch 2 is the halo collection. 🤯

I prefer cartoonish racing games like Mario Kart with smaller GB size than over realistic racing game with more than 100 GB size.
The XBOX games I want to see for Switch 2 are the previously on XBOX 360 Kinect games like Disneyland Adventures, Disney Rush, Scream Ride that also on XBOX ONE with non Kinect control option.

I can believe it. Situations like this will make my choice to skip the next Xbox easier, tbh.

Also, since I haven't bought FH5 yet for Xbox I'd just buy it on Switch 2.

At this point, just put every gosh darn Xbox game on Switch 2 and PlayStation.

Like come on, we live in a timeline where this could become a reality:

Is Xbox on its way to becoming the next sega now 🤔?

Because things like these make me wonder if Xbox is planning on going full 3rd party now at this point.

Nice, the more games the better. I think the Switch 2 launch lineup may even be better than the Switch 1 launch lineup if all the rumor games are confirm after the console Nintendo Direct.

All I want is Crusin' USA and Crusin' World added to N64 NSO.

Doesn't Nintendo own the Crusin' IP ? One of the ones they do zero with.

Not getting it unless there's a physical copy. All of the early Forza games had been pulled due to car licensing issues, with Forza Horizon 4 just late last year.

@Dee123 Amusingly, Ridge Racer 64 just dropped on NSO. Which left me wishing for the San Francisco Rush series to come next

I don't care if Microsoft is going full Sega. I refuse to give them money until Office gets a non-subscription option again!

@Dee123 You'll have to make do with Ridge Racer 64 for now.

Seriously, they have just announced it.

@TheBigK To play rush 2049 stunt mode again would be a nostalgia dream.

@Serpenterror Really not a hard bar to clear. The Switch 1 launch was pretty slim pickings, it was basically just Breath of the Wild, Bomberman, and 1-2-Switch being of note.

@Dee123 nice shot!

We won boys Nintendo won the war.

A while back I made a comment suggesting that XBox would be the first of the big 3 to exit the console race and I got a fair amount of pushback, with basically saying that the brand was very successful and valuable for Microsoft. But rumors like this and others are what give me this feeling. I think Microsoft is positioning XBox to be something like a software brand - sort of like Netflix, or for that matter Windows. The “Xbox” framework or whatever it is will still have exclusive games and will still have game pass (a valuable subscription service) but it will run on whatever hardware is strong enough to support it. Very much including Nintendo and a PlayStation hardware. Maybe I’m wrong but this is how it looks when I kind of squint and try to see the future trajectory they’re on. Interesting to see how this develops.

If I can get a Switch 2 and Forza Horizon actually comes to it, I might consider picking it up. Just hopefully it’s actually complete on cart without requiring any sort of download after inserting.

Xbox should eventually go 3rd party at this point. Forza was a staple and they're giving it away to competitors. I expect FH5 to come to Switch 2.

@MrCarlos46 depends on how big the game is I guess.

Switch is not compatible with Analog Trigger. No analog trigger = Forza Horizon unplayable.

This game would be garbage without analog triggers.

@Serpenterror Honestly I would buy a Switch 2 for FH5. And Mario Kart ofc.

I mean, it would be awesome to have portably, and I'm pretty sure the Switch 2 can handle it since it's available on Xbox One. The issue is as others have mentioned, it's basically unplayable without analogue triggers, so unless that's a Switch 2 feature yet to be leaked, there's really no point.

As someone who bought FH5 Early Access when it came out and sunk dozens of hours into it, I'm long past the point of playing it again, but I would recommend it to anyone interested. The only issues I and others had were the corny story and (to an extent) the base game world map (even then the desert and volcano areas were, heh, PEAK). I'd also recommend the DLC, as the Hotwheels and rally races were very fun.

@Bigmanfan I doubt it will have analogue triggers. Other racing games are on Switch and like its playable with digital triggers but I agree that it isn't ideal.

Unless there is some other way we haven't taught of, I got nothing. Maybe tilt controls like they did for Asphalt 9?

@anoyonmus I don't really know how tilt controls would fix the problem (I'm not really familiar with Asphalt 9). I feel like they'd have to come up with some solution though, right? I mean, is there anything stopping third-party companies from producing controllers with analogue triggers? Otherwise I don't know if it's a fixable issue, cause the game is VERY heavily built around them. I know I definitely wouldn't play it without the triggers, that's for sure.

@Bigmanfan Mario Kart 8 also has tilt controls iirc. And I tried with Asphalt 9 and it isn't horrible. Its pretty okay for the most part.

The GameCube controller for Nintendo Switch has 2 analogue triggers so you could use that. For regular Switch controllers, idk. Maybe hopefully one day we could sync up Xbox controllers to Nintendo Switch 2. Also if Panic Button is porting this to Switch 2, they may have something in mind to make it work.

Rather have a new Burnout...but I am not much of a realistic racing game fan

@anoyonmus I don't think Mariokart style tilt controls would help much then, considering the problem revolves around your acceleration amount being determined by how far the triggers are held down. I do think the concept of linking Xbox controllers to Switch is fascinating though, and feels like it would be an obvious next step for Microsoft. They already have the most popular controller for PC, so maybe they could just become "king of the controller market" or something by making PS5 and Switch compatible contollers.

@rvcolem1 Forza Horizon 5 is arcade-racing.

@Bigmanfan Lets wait and see first if the game is coming to Switch 2 since it ain't confirmed because Nintendo probably forbid developers from announcing games for Switch 2 until April. I give it a 70-80% chance of coming to Switch 2. If Panic Button is handling the port to Switch 2, then maybe they will figure out a way to make it fit for Switch 2. But yeah maybe Microsoft will link Xbox controllers to PS5 and Switch 2 consoles or maybe make Switch 2 compatible controllers (PS5 doesn't need one personally)

@anoyonmus cool thanks for the heads up, I guess I was mistaken. I've never had an Xbox so I always thought this was exactly like Gran Turismo

@rvcolem1 Forza Motorsport will be much closer to Gran Turismo in terms of similarity. Forza Horizon is open world and arcade racing. Gran Turismo doesn't have anything like Horizon.

@Rykdrew I agree, this is a major problem for Forza and other racing games. I was really hoping Switch 2 would have analog triggers.

Doesn’t seem like Nintendo will add analog triggers anytime soon.

I was planning to get this on PS5 but if this turned out to be a Switch 2 launch title that may well change things.

I believe the PS5 version isn't due out till Spring so hopefully we may know more by then.

Just inject Gears of War into my veins, man

@anoyonmus I would actually like to see some sort of Xbox controller compatibility on Switch 2 if they want to bring Forza Horizon 5, except Xbox’s ABXY button layout will be pretty confusing if they give it full compatibility unless Xbox changes the layout in making Switch 2 compatible controllers.

My dad bought an Xbox for Forza. He has two, doesn't want anything else and I'm pretty sure he's the nightmare of any kid thinking they could top that leaderboard by now! He's also late sixties! 🤣🤎

@MrCarlos46 maybe who knows. Maybe Panic Button might find a way to fit it on Switch 2 while making sure it’s still fun to play.

@anoyonmus Xbox would have to pitch in on that too so they can also find out how the game can be played on Switch 2.

@Zeebor15 There is an option to buy Office 2024... go check a cd key site you can get a license for 1 dollar/euro.

Forza Horizon 5 will be a great game for Nintendo Switch 2. This game looks beautiful. Who loves race games this game looks like a really good race game for them.

We NEED Analogue Triggers on the Switch 2. At least on the pro controller!

@Overzeal I love that comment!! Sega RIP...PSP RIP....Microsoft RIP.... who's next Steam deck?

@Scollurio I really hate analogue triggers, I was looking forward to trying them when I recently had the oppurtunity to play PS5. But I found them really unresponsive and awkward to get used to. With more time with them I'm getting used to the difference but still prefer the switch pro controller. What is it that you like about them?

Forza Horizon 5 is probably the only game that makes me want to buy an XSX. I would love to have it on Switch 2! Ideally with a dedicated Xbox-style controller for Switch 2.

Yes please. There are other racing series I prefer (Burnout) but I would love this on the system. Hopefully they translate poperly onto the NS2 if it comes over.

Forza is total class and the top racer, imo. Forza 4 Motorsport being my favorite ever.

I prefer Motorsport over the Horizon games, but this activity is mind blowing that Xbox as a console is a dead end. Surprising to actually see it happen.

@msvt

Forza Horizon 4 still have more players than FH 5, because it's a superior game. Hardcore fans thinks FH 2 and 3 are better than 5 too.
FH 4 are gone from sale, but servers and everything are up as usual.

I played FH 5 some for years, but it's still perhaps the worst in the series.

Anyways. FH 5 are possible on Switch 2 technically.
The game can be scaled down even for 10 year old potato PC's.

Anyways. Too bad FH 4 couldn't be ported instead of FH 5.

Spencer publicly confirmed the intention to support NS2, so expect the entire Xbox catalogue to be "leaked" like this. We all know the process by now.

@Stwert analogue controls are better but by no means indispensable for racers many of which date back to well before the feature's emergence on arcade and simulation fronts alike. Gran Turismo games even unironically offer face button acceleration/brake schemes.

Hopefully they can pull a GRID Autosport and gave GameCube controller support for analog triggers then? Nintendo honestly should just have analog triggers on their controllers by default honestly. They did it during the GameCube era.

If that rumor is true, wow, I would be impressed and excited, but well, first of all, it is a rumor and we just have to wait for its official confirmation.

@Zeebor15
I am not a big fan of the Microsoft company either, however, as I said before, I separate the company/people/politics/religion from the games because I want to play those games that I want and that make me enjoy; and in this case, games like Age of Empires and Forza motorsport/horizons are from Microsoft but they are also my favorites.

@Stwert I wouldn't argue with anyone prefers them, and I can totlly understand their advantage for driving games. Maybe they just didn't meet the expectations I had built up from reading about them.

I also wouldn't disagree that the gamecube controllers, they are one of my favourite too, I loved the wavebird.

Bring on the Xbox games! Very curious to know how Microsoft will integrate into the Switch ecosystem

@dew12333 huh that’s an odd take! Any game that leans more towards a sim racer is almost unplayable with digital triggers only. Sim racing tries to simulate the real driving experience and nuanced gas input is key to car control. Imagine in real life your gas pedal can only do „none“ and „full throttle“. 😅

It’s perfectly fine to prefer digital triggers though, but for the full „true“ racing experience you need analogue input. Your bad experience with them may come from a lack of experience, it takes a lot of muscle memory and fine motor skills to really make the best from analogue triggers!

I’m pretty sure regardless if there are analogue triggers for switch 2 most games will be playable with digital triggers too from a technical standpoint. you’ll just never be near competitive - if you care for that!

Playing a racing game with digital triggers to me is like playing Doom with a steering wheel. It’s possible but clunky and stupid! 😂

It begs the question- why would they even bother with the next Xbox console?

@Rykdrew I play Forza Horizon on pc all the time with a switch controller. It works fine. I forget which one - 4 or 5.

@Dazman Impossible. HOW COULD IT BE?

@anoyonmus I've got one of those silvery Pokémon wired switch controllers. I just plug it in the USB and it works fine on Steam for anything supporting a controller. It's great for games like Stardew Valley, Soul Calibur VI, Forza Horizon etc

@Scollurio I do seem to have lots of questionable ideas/opinions, or maybe I don't articulate my words in a way to give my real feelings, sorry.
I do totally undersatnd how the triggers would be right for driving games, the mechanics just make sense. But I have never really been big on driving games, obviously being a nintendo fan I have played all the mario karts (and excite truck), but if I look back on them I only really like super circuit and the snes version. Both of which I spent MANY hours playing, but me and friend who still often play those two versions, we actually consider taking your finger off the accelerator as cheating lol.
I think you nailed my thinking when you said, you don't play doom with a steering wheel. Obviously the PS5 is not that bad and the more I play it has become less annoying. But I would still be happier if the new switch doesn't have them.

@dew12333 I'm pretty sure the joycons dont have them, possibly pro controller will. So we both get our way, hopefully!