Xbox Head "Excited" About Switch 2 And Multiplatform Releases

Come on, Doom! I want to see the Dark Ages on Switch 2!

I don't regret getting my Series S when I did, but I probably won't go with Xbox the next time I'm able to afford a console beside the latest from Nintendo.

Ori 3 please and thankyou.

Looking forward to Diablo IV on Switch 2!

I'm not sure if anything else really appeals to me though. 😅

Blood wake original xbox game
Crimson skies original xbox games for switch 2

@Servbot_EJ That will come to Switch 2 eventually.

Personally for me just bring Forza to Switch 2 and I'll be happy. Its all I really want from Xbox for now.

@BrazillianCara Agreed. In fact, I think the Switch 2 will serve as my swan song system. After that, I'm done with gaming.

I want the ported KINECT XBOX 360 games on Switch 2.

This should theoretically be exciting but I can't really think of a single MS game I give a crap about, same reason my Series X hasn't been turned on since I beat Elden Ring.

Waiting on call of duty. No personal interest but want to see how it boosts sales.

This is more Xbox than whatever MS is doing and I’m here for it.

Microsoft bring XBox games to Switch, I buy XBox games. Easy

Fallout 4, Fallout New Vegas, Ninja Gaiden Black 1&2, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Gunvalkyrie… there’s a lot more but I would love to play these on Switch 2.

Everytime they bring this up I say the same thing. All I want from them is ToeJam and Earl 3 from the OG xbox. It is one of those seen as the weakest, but I still enjoyed playing it a lot. Love to do it again. Though, the rights for that one are with Sega, who normally love re-re-re-releasing games!

If you're gonna port games to Switch 2 Microsoft then start with Rare Replay. I guaranteed that one would be a best seller on both Switch 1 & 2 worldwide than it ever did on Xbox in the west.

Sea of Theieves
And World of Warcraft

Make it happen.

You don’t need to announce this TWICE, Xbox. We get it, you want Nintendo under you belt so badly you’re supporting their platform.

Xbox consoles are going to be dead soon. They already were severely wounded by simultaneous release of first party games on both Xbox and Windows, now this is the coup the grace. Just kill the Xbox brand already and become Microsoft Games.
I too don't regret to have bought an Xbox Series S, but soon I will move to Nintendo Switch 2. I still have my Switch collection of games (the console sadly finished already in my kids hands).

Games from Xbox are welcome on the Nintendo Switch 2. İ want is the new Perfect Dark, the new Fable you are playing with a girl, Ninja Gaiden Black 2, Ninja Gaiden 4 and Halo İnfinite.

Honestly I would love to see Fallout 4 on Switch 2. And maybe some Fable games?

You're assuming Xbox will make another console. I think the Series X/S is their Dreamcast.

Considering their actions, I have a good mind to not buy any of their games.

@MontyCircus People said the same thing about the XBOX ONE. I don't completely disagree, but I don't think so. XBOX is and has always been an expensive 'hobby' for Microsoft. It never is or was their main focus. Which started with Windows and then slowly moved to Cloud based subscriptions.

And there lies the reason why XBOX still is a thing. It's a very easy way to sell millions of subscriptions (GamePass, XBOX Live Gold). I don't think many people would get GamePass without an XBOX console, because then they would have to purely base it on PC. Also XBOX Cloud will stay, but not everyone wants to stream.

So in the future I see the MS XBOX lineup consist of a three tier system:
1. Cloud. On any screen based device.
2. Powerful at home. Like the XBOX Series X.
3. Windows / handheld.

The S-series of devices will change into purely streaming devices that come with a dedicated (wifi) controller for low latancy.

@SpaceboyScreams I have both PS5 and XBOX Series X and almost all multiplatform titles I buy on XBOX. Simply because Sony has gone completely mad with their price gauging of games.

Then you have Game Pass Ultimate, which is almost half price of what Sony currently charges for their PS+ Premium plan!

Console games on latest generation had already gone up by 10 bucks compared to PC version pricing, but Sony has now added another 10+ bucks premium on top of their PS5 game prices.

The average standard edition game release on XBOX is currently around 70-80 USD/Euro, while on PS5 it sits currently at 90 USD/Euro.
While on PC it average price still sits around 60-65 USD/Euro.

Digital releases used to be around 10% cheaper (since you don't have the costs of physical media), but now it has become the opposite where physical PS5 games are often 10% cheaper in stores than digital on PS Store! Absolutely nuts!

Sony is actually finally being sued for this price gauging. Abusing their current market lead position and hurting sales for independent studios.

It’s not that they really want to do this, but more that they need to do this to keep their products profitable.

Same as Sony releasing their games on PC. Their own userbases simply don’t cut it anymore.

@The21zonz Every time Phil or the Xbox people gush about Sony and Nintendo it always makes me cringe as they just sound, well, kind of desperate.

@Clyde_Radcliffe Phil has been trying to break the Console exclusive barrier for years, but Sony won't budge and insists on Console exclusivity and locking games to their console. Which is bad for us gamers.

But when MS is forced to counter with own exclusives due to Sony's behavior (and stay in business), then Sony suddenly goes into a hypocritical hissy fit against MS!
So in Sony's eyes it's perfectly fine for them to make as much exclusive and locked to Sony consoles, but the moment their big competitor MS tries to do the same, then suddenly MS is a boogeyman abusing their Market position lol.

The whole console exclusives war was started by Sony and there is only one victim in this, which is us gamers!

And people (mostly blind deluded Sony fanbois) that want XBOX to go out of business are completely out of their mind.

If XBOX goes out of business, then Sony becomes the sole Monopoly on console market and will continue to lock as many games as possible to their console and then jack up the prices even more.

So in the end, we as gamers loose and many people won't be able to afford to play games anymore.

Is that what you anti-XBOX people want? Pay 150+ bucks for major new games that can only be bought and played on PS?

Be careful what you wish for!

@Jeronan I'm not entirely sure it is a good thing for us gamers actually. Competition among first party developers is a good thing and increases quality. If all consoles have the same games on they basically just become PC's with different specs.

And Xbox are more likely to go third party from putting their games on other platforms as there's less reason to buy an Xbox.

Killer instinct!!!! Bring it MS thats sitting on gold.

@Anti-Matter Weren't they a flop tho? I mean I was fan of the kinect but some of the games were unplayable like that Sonic Free Riders, even Xbox themselves drop it early during the Xbox one era.

Just give us the Rare Replay, it belongs on a Switch!

Rare Replay - Nuff said

@Clyde_Radcliffe The vast majority of people buying consoles, buy them for plug and play ease of use and couch gaming in front of their TV.

Gaming PC's are all but plug and play and ease of use.

That is the main attraction of gaming consoles. Die-hard gamers already play on PC (like me) and buy consoles for couch gaming in front of the big TV to relax.
The Nintendo Switch I buy mostly for handheld gaming. Even if Nintendo games won't be exclusive to their console anymore, I would still buy the Switch for exactly that. Handheld gaming. Easy to take with me when spending week/weeks at family house far away and plug it in a second dock there.

Also, there is a big difference with Sony and MS owning a handful studios that make first party games exclusive for their console (like Nintendo, SEGA and ATARI did and still do (in Nitnendo's case) since the 80's).
The problem is Sony's behavior of aggressively signing timed exclusive deals for major games and when they didn't get it their way, outright buying the studios and make them completely exclusive.
This behavior started the exclusives war between MS and Sony, with MS being forced to start doing the same. To a point that even Nintendo started joining the fray and buying studios to secure exclusive releases.

This is not good for us gamers, as we end up having to buy all three consoles just to get access to all games.
Before PS4/XBox One era, I could justify buying a Nintendo console as second console next to either a PS or XBOX, since Nintendo consoles were always cheap.

For me personally, I always liked/prefered the XBOX, but when the exclusives war became so extreme during the XBOX One / PS4 era, it just sucked that I was forced to also buy a PS4 and then later a PS5, next to my XBOX because so many games I like to play were locked to Playstation.

Back in the XBOX1 and XBOX360 times, there were really few exclusives, so just owning an XBOX360 was enough for me and I didn't miss out on much by not owning the PS3 at the time.

In the end though. Home consoles are going extinct. XBOX Cloud gaming is already so good and I believe this is MS strategy on the longterm.
Google was just too early and too ambitious with Stadia. The idea was good, it was just too early and the execution was poor as well.

Microsoft's strategy is much better, with XBOX Cloud gaming being included in the GamePass Ultimate subscription.
It's really amazing and I use it often. Just lying in bed in the evening, gaming on my MacBook Air.

Here Sony is woefully behind (and Nintendo isn't even trying), as even PS Remoteplay is still terrible today.

I can haz Indiana Jones kthxbai

Psychonauts 1 and 2, please and thank you

Please inject Gears Of War into my blood veins, thanks

I’d be really interested to see if Xbox would bring Game Pass to Switch 2. For me, it would make a lot of sense. A hugely captive audience although some may say they didn’t want to sub to Switch Online and Game Pass. That said, many like me do already.
It would be a hugely bold move from Xbox. Nintendo would have nothing to lose and even a bigger user base to gain.
It’s been rumoured before I know, but would be a huge advantage to Nintendo.

Either way - am hoping to see Indy and Forza on Switch. That would be a brilliant!

@Tetsuro
No way is that happening. Xbox is a recognisable and popular brand even if the console business is limping along somewhat.
Xbox merch is all over the place. Every time I go into town I see (usually) kids with Xbox bags or clothes. It would be wild for Microsoft to ditch that.

all i want is doom dark ages on switch 2 and im happy plus it better have a physical version cause not many people were happy about eternal not getting one for switch cause they were being cheap.

Sorry if this was already mentioned by someone else but I was thinking: With Xbox releasing most (all?) of their games on PlayStation and Nintendo, it would be a great time for them to make and release Banjo-Threeie on Nintendo consoles and Crash Bandicoot 5 on ps5

@N00BiSH Agreed

@Jeronan According to Digital Foundry, that's not the case. PS Plus Premium cloud streaming outperforms Xbox's xCloud.

https://youtu.be/KI5E4jG_JZE?si=noVyOHRRWnCAnrBA

I'm really sure that they're "excited"

@IceClimbers It doesn't. Maybe in Japan? And this video is 11 months old.
Here in Europe it sucks and lets not even start with PS Remote Play, with it's horrendous low resolution!

Complaints about PS Remote play is nothing new. It's been an issue since PS4 and Sony doesn't give a darn.

They just had to come up with PS+ Premium, as answer to XBox Gamepass success.
If it was up to Sony, they rather don't have PS+ Premium and just want to sell you new games 20 bucks more expensive than on other platforms!

XBox GamePass is much better value, it has a better game catalogue and all new First Party releases are available on Day 1.
Something Sony refuses to do! Not only do they charge a hell lot more for PS+ Premium, but they also delay First Party releases with at least a year, before they become available. They know people are desperate, gullible and pay 90+ bucks on release day to play the new game on day one and then also double dip on PS+ Premium.

Mind you. I have both XBOX Series X and PS5. I had PS+ Premium for a year until last year Summer, due to a deal when I bought the PS5 (basically got a whole year of PS+ Premium for just 30 bucks extra, with purchase of the PS5 at the time). So I had a whole year to test it out and compare to XBOX GamePass Ultimate. But when I saw the price for renewal for PS+ Premium, I was literally shocked and just had to laugh and cancel.

Cloud Gaming performance is probably very region dependent. Also XBOX Cloud uses Microsoft Azure and especially in East US, the Azure Data Centers have been at capacity for a while and MS is struggling to resolve the issue, trying to expand existing regions with new data centers, etc to relieve the pressure on East US region Data centers.
So this could result in issues with XBox Cloud gaming in East US, with there simply not being enough capacity at peak times.
MS can't just pop up new Data Centers left and right. It's not that simple. There is a lot of regulation involved, security, power demands and planning, before the first shovel goes into the ground. It can take several years (at least) to get a new Data Center up and running.

Never thought I'd live to see an age where video game rivals became frienemies, but here we are. Great time to be alive. 3 distinct companies, doing what they do best, yet still crossing barriers.

@Anti-Matter not going to happen. The kinect was a massive failure in both hardware and games.

Sony's tech was good but not massively supported.

Sony and Xbox were late to the motion control era of the Wii and that ship has now sailed.

@Clyde_Radcliffe I think a degree of comment in Nintendo's direction from Xbox is a degree of respect to your elders. Sony and MS are still the new kids on the block.

@AJWolfTill Maybe it's a local thing. In my country there is nothing like that, luckily.

Maybe I'd like to see that new fable game. Other than that, I don't really like or care about any games from Microsoft.