Xbox Is "Really Looking Forward" To Supporting Switch 2

If you want to support it… why not give the development of a Banjo Kazooie game to Nintendo? Let them try.

Also, if Sea of Thieves is on Switch 2 … I’ll buy it on release. That game was so much fun and one of the best gaming experiences I had last year.

Easy there on the bromance, Phil...

I don’t own an XBox, but if I did I think I’d be sick to death of Phil Spencer talking about how much he loves everyone else’s platforms when his own is apparently an afterthought.

@Yoshi3

Honestly, I don't think Nintendo would want to. They would rather use their own IP to make games. I doubt we'll ever see the day again when Nintendo makes licensed games like their old Popeye arcade cabinet. Nor will we see them do anything like trying to buy the exclusive licensing rights to Harry Potter games as they attempted to do in the N64 era. Nintendo is a very prideful company, and they place too much importance on their own brands.

If Microsoft suggested to Nintendo they make a new Banjo game, Furukawa would probably respond with, "We already have a sandbox 3D platformer in the Mario series. To make a new Banjo-Kazooie game would take away time and resources from working on the Mario IP." That's just the way they are, for better or worse. To make a game with someone else's IP would be to acknowledge that other brands are just as good, or better, than their own.

The problem with your suggestion is Nintendo's stubbornness--not Microsoft's. (Not that Microsoft has given the IP the love it deserves, because they haven't.) A Banjo game by Nintendo probably would also fail to capture the distinct British humor.

As much as I don't want them to stop making xbox's (more competition is always better) I do love the idea of them releasing more things on the switch.

I really think Psychonauts 1 and 2 would feel right at home on a Nintendo console, so it would be cool to see Microsoft bring those over. Otherwise, I don't think Microsoft has many exclusives left that I'd want to see on Switch. As a big 3D platformer buff, I'd love to see Blinx available on a platform that isn't Xbox. Never played it but would really like to. That's getting really obscure though, so I don't like my chances lol.

Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if Xbox is making more money from supporting the Switch than they are on the actual Xbox.

Phil- sell back the Rareware rights back to Nintendo.

Gunvalkyrie and Panzer Dragoon Orta

Never thought such things could happen, whats next? Sega games on Nintendo?

With Ori and Cuphead, Microsoft realized they didn’t need a handheld. One was already available to them.

@Not_Soos and yet in the Switch generation Nintendo funded and published both a Marvel and DC licensed game

I would love to play the Indiana jones game on switch 2

@Not_Soos In a way I was thinking the same thing as you when I was writing that. So I can agree totally with you.
I guess it’s the better imaginary scenario than Microsoft just sitting on the IP for another 20 years. 😪

Isn’t that just brand sudoku?

@ferryb001 that will come to Switch 2 eventually and also Doom The Dark Ages eventually.

I want Forza Horizon 5 on Switch 2. BRING IT.

@MeloMan

I was thinking exactly that myself...

Slow down a bit Phil, at least buy them a drink first before you try to get into their pants

Microsoft owns the rights to Activision Blizzard.

I wonder if they could bring some of their classics to Switch 2?(I know the first 3 Warcraft games, and the latter 2 Starcraft games would be perfect)

I would love for MS to revive some of that dormant Rare IP they own. Titles that come to mind include Blast Corps, Jet Force Gemini, and Conker’s Bad Fur Day… but I’m not sure which team should develop these. Rare is probably not up to the task anymore.

The more support the switch 2 gets the better. I am not complaining lol.
At least one game i want from them, is killer instinct.

Sometimes I feel Xbox just wants to become a 3rd party publisher/developer!

If any Xbox game interests me and it’s on Switch 2, I’ll just get it there instead of buying an Xbox.

maybe better they focus on xcloud only and skipping the consoles if thats where the future is

Feels good to hear, that they are getting along. I hope this will be a fruitful partnership.

It would be funny to see a "This is an X Box" advertisement, with a Switch 2 included.

Well it's not like they are going to say "we'd love less competition, we hope they fail" are they?

This is fine by me, Microsoft now essentially own the rights to:

Elder Scrolls
Fallout
Doom
Call of Duty
Diablo

And a whole bunch of other games that quite frankly, Nintendo needs at least 4-5 mainline games from these franchises to stay relevant to the wider gaming market and not just their hardcore fanbase+kids.

The Switch had these games and because of that, you could make a solid argument for owning a Switch as your primary gaming console. If the Switch 2 doesn't repeat that same thing, making that case would be difficult without being called a casual gamer or a little kid.

@VHSGREMLIN And what would that do?
A bunch of people who worked on games like Banjo left a long time ago, it's not the same Rare anymore

Spencer also said: "At some point, getting Nintendo would be a career moment and I honestly believe a good move for both companies. It's just taking a long time for Nintendo to see that their future exists off of their own hardware. A long time."

Honestly they need to just focus on software and give up on consoles. They just don't have the kind of exclusives that Sony and Nintendo do. Anyone who really wants to play stuff made by Microsoft can just do it on their high end PCs if they're that hopped up on hardware.

One day they really should just have a system that can play everything. Wouldn't it have been stupid if you couldn't play certain dvds back in the day unless you had three or four different branded players? Why do we need so many different game systems to play anything we want? I always thought that was silly.

@BongoBongo
I think their best PR would be not having this guy say a word for a whole year and see what happens, even the diehard Xbox zealots are probably over him at this point too.
@Truegamer79
The writing is on the wall that upper management is forcing them in this direction, hilariously a lot of it was triggered by the Activision acquisition which is the opposite of what Phil most have been expecting years ago when he start started playing hungry hungry hippos with the industry.

Yes, please!

It seems the rumours will become true again. Get ready to play the Halo series, Flight Simulator, Starfield, Call of Duty, Fallout 4 and Doom:The Dark Ages on Switch 2!

DOOM The Dark Ages on NS2 with Joy-con mouse support would be insane.

@Reztobi
Switch 2 will have a much simpler time repeating the same scenario thanks to the success of its predecessor.

Call of duty is guaranteed, Diablo and Doom very likely, so that's that already and I'm pretty sure most Japanese companies will support switch 2 for at least the first couple years and then when it's severly outdated at least the Japanese will keep supporting with smaller licenses and less demanding exclusives the way square did last gen.

World of Warcraft on Switch 2 would get me back into it, just saying.

Would like to see elder scrolls online on Nintendo.
I Expect games like diablo 4 and COD to arrive early.
B&K would be nice.

I am aslo looking forward to XBox supporting Switch

Hand over the Rare back catalogue to playtonic and let them design new games with the IP.

@Yoshi3 Nintendo are too busy making their own games. I mean, if they have an idea for Banjo...they'd be making a Mario game lol.

Master Chief Collection incoming! If we only got this I would be buzzing, anything else is a bonus!!!

Halo Master Chief collection on Switch 2 please. Come on Microsoft, you know you want that!

@eltomo Actually with Joy-Con mouse support and touch screen support that could be great. But I don't think Blizzard is capable of doing that.

@Haruki_NLI @Not_Soos Bingo. They have a history of publishing licensed stuff, loads of Disney games and even MLB and NBA games.

They also published that DC Super Hero Girls game on Switch a few years ago. There’s genuinely nothing stopping them from doing more licensed games if they want to. Granted said games weren’t developed in-house, but still nothing stopping them from using their own studios should the right game come along (though yes, I don’t think they’d do Banjo anyway since on top of everything else it would likely mean making it for Xbox as well).

Of course Phil says this now of all times even though he wasn't singing the same time when the Wii U came out lol

I mean, I've heard the rumor that the Halo: Master Chief Collection would be coming to the Switch 2. As cool as that would be, I'm not holding my breath for it. More than likely, Microsoft is talking about Minecraft, The Elder Scrolls (with the millionth rerelease of Skyrim, no doubt), and Doom.

It would be nice if they could get Fallout 4 on the system, given that it uses the same game engine as Skyrim. Kind of surprised they didn't port it to the original Switch, since they ported Skyrim. Maybe with the Switch 2, it will finally come to the platform.

The new Indiana Jones would be the big one.

Don't understand some of the negative comments, all this does is boost the Switch 2 library. Portable Halo, like that's ace.

This is an Xbox too? Woa they're really just done making Xboxes after this gen aren't they. They're leaning into being the Netflix of games.

''I hope so, for your sake. Because Nintendo is not as forgiving as i am!''

This multiplatform tactic is just a ploy to me. Make their games available on Nintendo/Playstation to build up a fan base for those games and then next generation make future games exclusive to Xbox again to persuade those fans to get an Xbox.

Uh-huh okay, Phil. Some sweet words from someone who wants to take over Nintendo to highlight his career.

But yeah sure Xbox, support the Switch 2. Wouldn't hurt, can it?

@UltimateOtaku91 Oh, make no mistake, if XBox was in first place, everything would be exclusive and they would eventually own all the companies. In the meantime, i think they are smart to sell their games everywhere (and I'll enjoy it for as long as it lasts.) I do like Phil's attitude to the industry. I don't think he's being entirely open with it. When the US tends to like something it means they want to buy it. And it's a shame he talks in phrases such as 'winning.' Winning what? Must everything be some sort of war. Is it not enough to be successful. Anyhoo.

You aint getting any Nintendo games Phil, no matter how many games you bring over.

@NeonPizza Don't forget Gyro! I was so used to Switch and PS5 I was (dual)shocked when I went to a friend's house to play Fortnite and their Xbox controller did not have Gyro! Like cmon Splatoon was like 10 years ago now.

I trust Phil less than I trust politicians

@Ultimapunch they are, that's why they're eager to bring more and more games to Switch, and now Switch 2. Since Gamepass doesn't sustain itself, they need other sources of income.

@BongoBongo and @MisterNintendo exactly! Ever since that letter leaked, I can’t see Phil’s gestures toward Nintendo as anything but disingenuousness masking a strategic move in his long game to try and acquire Nintendo. But the way things are going, I don’t think he’ll manage that any time soon, so I’ll take any XBox properties he sends over to Nintendo consoles anyway.

Is this just something he says out of habit, now?

Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon or bust!

"I want everybody to be able to play on Xbox and it does mean more of our games shipping on more platforms"

WTF? That logic makes no sense XD

I’m still waiting for the “10 years of CoD on Nintendo consoles” legally binding contract to kick in b/c so far I’ve counted zero years. By the time MS actually starts putting out games on Nintendo consoles everyone will probably stop playing CoD.

Just a reminder, they signed that contract 2 full years ago w/ day 1 on Nintendo. Can anyone check if a CoD game has released in the last 2 years? 🙄

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/02/21/microsoft-signs-call-of-duty-contract-with-nintendo-pressuring-sony-and-regulators/

Is there a place I can bet that “10 years” never happens b/c it seems like easy money? 🤑

Age of Empires / Mithology confirmed with Joy-Mouse support.

Forza and Halo on Switch and PS5 would be a money making machine.
And a happiness machine for me lol

I want Rare Replay and Halo MCC.

But most of all, I want a proper boxed, physical, standalone release of Goldeneye with proper multiplayer.

Not an Xbox hater and look forward to playing Xbox games on the Nintendo Switch 2.

@Yoshi3 A Nintendo developed Banjo kind of goes against Xbox's current philosophy of putting their games everywhere. No way in hell that Nintendo would agree to developing a game for all platforms.

Killer Instinct and whatever boomer shooter they put out is all I care about

@NintonicGamer Xbox wasn't porting their games to everything though outside of Minecraft though

xbox has literally nothing of value for nintendo fans except for the banjo kazooie IP and maybe killer instinct

I’m down for the new perfect dark on switch 2 fo sho!

This is the attitude I like to see. Enjoy putting all your games on other platforms. AND not trying to buy them all and literally make it all Microsoft owned companies, and all of them called "Xbox consoles" lol.

@MrGawain This, I own a Series S with Gamepass Ultimate as well as my Switch. I'm torn, as it's great news for Nintendo, I mean who doesn't want portable Halo/Gears/Forza. Yet, Microsoft at the same time seems to be quickly loosing any reason to have one of their consoles..
Don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoy my Series S. For the price it's a fantastic piece of kit, but if all the unique games come to both PS5 and Switch 2 going forwards it's all a bit bizarre...
Microsofts new long term aim seems to have as many of their games on as many systems as possible...
Financially, it makes sense, with games costs rising, it seems like a sensible move perhaps, however, it's alienating many of their hard-core userbase as a result. It's like they are a third party developer which happens to have their own machine too... 🤣

@BANJO I have the Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One S. Also Game Pass Ultimate. Still haven't bought a current gen Xbox. I like the platform. But why are you torn? If you can play all those games on the Switch 2 you only need one console. Seems a win to me.

But maybe my take on it is different. I already saw no reason to buy a current gen Xbox. Most of the games I am interested in I can play on the Nintendo Switch as well. Also a lot of games still were released for the Xbox One. And the interesting games like Indiana Jones I can stream with Game Pass Ultimate. I am not attached to a specific console, but interested in the games only.

@Yosti I certainly understand your take. I'm a Nintendo fan first and foremost. So getting all my games on one console is the most sensible move going forwards.
I suppose where we differ is that I enjoy having different consoles, I'm more a collector at heart.
Also, I wish Microsoft was more competitive to be more of an issue for Sony. Increased competition helps everyone up their game.

@BANJO Good point, more competition would be better.

while ongoing support is obviously vital, i would love to see some of their back catalogue on switch 2. i have my doubts about game pass coming to switch 2 like im sure a lot of people are hoping for, but making xbox 360/games for windows titles available (natively, since i think game pass has them via streaming?) would be huge. that era has so many amazing titles that would hopefully be relatively cheap to port assuming they still own the rights/studios

I'd love the Gears of War series and upcoming Perfect Dark on Switch.

Forza is terrible idea, because Switch is not compatible with analog triggers. Without analog trigger, this game would be garbage.

Yes, I'm "sure they are"

Hopefully the console is not more than 449.99 CAD or it's going to fail hard here. I have a feeling Nintendo's going to take a hit on console sales in some regions.

Get the new Doom game on the Switch 2 and I'll be 100% satisfied

@Chlocean A couple of my mates are Xbox gamers and they have a snobby attitude towards gyro controls. They still link it to Wii waggle. Which is frankly silly. "If it was better than standard controls, Xbox would have it." is their attitude.

@sunspotty If Gamepass was on Switch 2, the only games I would likely buy would be Nintendo games. It would be a Nintendo and Gamepass machine... You're right, it is unlikely to be on there.

Phil honestly gives me the creeps. I don’t know what to explain it but yeah, gross.

Will Microsoft become the next SEGA?

@Reztobi gasp The horror! Imagine being called a casual gamer.

lol but man, I miss the days when more people treated video games as a form of entertainment/magic, and not as an obsession with being perceived as “good” at a given game

Playing Halo on my Switch 2 will be wonderful, but it's also going to hit hard that things just aren't the same nowadays. I'm sure having every game everywhere is super swell. I don't know if people who didn't experience the 6th and 7th gen can grasp how great a console war is for games. It's like yay, Sony won the "Big Console" war...which is probably why I play almost exclusively games from previous gens on my PS5.

@OorWullie nintendo would rather go out of business before that ever would happen..

nintendo is not losing it's identity.. it will not let xbox overwhelm them...

@tseliot no xbox is about control..

@moreDKplz I'm sure you do miss those days but from a business perspective, Nintendo needs hardcore gamers to adopt their hardware otherwise they'll end up in another Wii U situation.

Nintendo makes 2-3 games themselves aimed at that crowd, the rest of their games are aimed at a younger audience or an older more casual audience. 2-3 games isn't enough to warrant a purchase so Nintendo NEEDS certain 3rd party Devs to make games on their platform.

I miss those simpler times too but I do NOT miss the Wii U dark ages and I know if Nintendo wants to stay away from that time period, they NEED most of those games I listed and many more too.

He’s such a flirt

@Reztobi yeah I totally get it. I honestly love to see “hardcore” games come to Nintendo’s consoles because I think it gives people more options, which ends up exposing more people to the fun that can be had playing Nintendo’s games (even if they’re for kids or whatever haha). I was mostly just griping about an issue I have with gaming culture as a whole (the hyper competitive nature) where people get labeled as lesser for not taking things so seriously. That’s all

@Not_Soos Agreed. Also that just isn't how things work. Nintendo farms out their IP like 2D Metroid, Smash Bros., and Star Fox to other studios. They are the big publisher and platform holder partnering with smaller studios where appropriate. They aren't a small studio looking for work.

I'd like to see a (Medal of Honor: Rising Sun) remastered version for switch with a added online mode if it didn't have one can't for sure remember now the game is so old.

I know this is an unpopular take on a Nintendo website, but as a former Xbox fanatic (in the Original and 360 eras) this just makes me so sad. Xbox really never recovered from the Kinect & One and it just kills me to see them pandering to every 3rd party platform under the sun. Instead of trying to rebuild an identity and a catalogue of solid exclusives to draw customers back in, now there's "no red lines" and we could be looking at Halo and Gears on Switch 2!

I know I'm just yelling at clouds here, but it hurts to see the Xbox I once knew sink to this state. I guess in the gaming industry, no giant really goes out with a bang, but a slow, drawn-out whimper :/

@Zenibeans I feel you. I totally get the sentiment. It also broke my gamer heart when SEGA fell apart and started publishing their iconic titles on every device they could. This XBox situation is giving me the same feeling. It’s a bit sad, even desperate. I hope they can bounce back.

Fallout on Switch 2, when?

As a former Xbox enthusiast, Phil has certainly made it easier to adopt the Switch 2 as my only console going forward with news like this. Portable Halo? Nice.

Surely I am not the only one that likes to own every major console each generation and playing them all. I see each console as having its strengths and weaknesses. Where one is weak, another is strong. You don't have to have one console that rules them all.

@Yoshi3 If Nintendo wanted to make that game, they would put another character in (DK, Yoshi, Kirby, or a new IP). They do not need Microsoft's permission to make this game.

That's how PlayStation made a 3D Mario game: they made it a robot instead.

@UltimateOtaku91 That's bold of you to assume there will be a next-gen Xbox console.