alienboyva Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) Microsoft has announced that they are planning to bring Xbox Live to Nintendo Switch, as well as mobile... Uhhhh....Wait! WHAT?!!! o_O? I'm guessing this a part of Microsoft's bigger effort to expand cross-platform gaming? Does this mean Xbox games on Switch? Do you have to have to have a XBL membership to use the service on Switch? Will you need a Nintendo Switch Online membership as well? So many questions right now. Seriously, this is pretty nuts. It's like if Sony out of the blue announced PSN coming to Xbox One. Still, it's nice to see Microsoft and Nintendo working so well together to actually allow something like this. Edited February 4, 2019 by alienboyva Doc Brown, Kezay and Ridley Prime 3 Quote Link to comment
EH_STEVE Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 It basically seems like it's going to start with just achievements and friend lists, but I could honestly see this being the beginning of a joint console for gen after next. Quote Link to comment
alienboyva Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) 29 minutes ago, EH_STEVE said: It basically seems like it's going to start with just achievements and friend lists, but I could honestly see this being the beginning of a joint console for gen after next. Oh, yeah they did that with that update for Minecraft on Switch, didn't they? I'm guess they want to expand this to more games, like 3rd party games that are on both XB1 and Switch (Ex: Rocket League ). Though, will we eventually see first party MS games on Switch (the big online ones)? Edited February 4, 2019 by alienboyva Quote Link to comment
Doc Brown Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Holy shit. *imagines playing Fable on the Switch* (A person can dream ) 2019 sure is wild. Quote Link to comment
EH_STEVE Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 16 minutes ago, alienboyva said: Oh, yeah they did that with that update for Minecraft on Switch, didn't they? I'm guess they want to expand this to more games, like 3rd party games that are on both XB1 and Switch (Ex: Rocket League ). Though, will we eventually see first party MS games on Switch (the big online ones)? Who knows? Although console-exclusives sell consoles, not everyone has multi consoles. It's getting too pricey, even to just dual-wield which has been "standard" for a while. By allowing your software on another console you expand the market to the solo-owners and increase sales potential. And with the cost of R&D and developing new consoles, I can't see companies relying on exclusives to lock in sales. This is why I could see Nintendo and Microsoft partnering up and joining forces on the console side of things, dominating the market and locking down the most system sales with a massive amount of exclusives against only a sole competitor, Sony. alienboyva, Ridley Prime and Doc Brown 3 Quote Link to comment
Doc Brown Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 7 minutes ago, EH_STEVE said: Who knows? Although console-exclusives sell consoles, not everyone has multi consoles. It's getting too pricey, even to just dual-wield which has been "standard" for a while. By allowing your software on another console you expand the market to the solo-owners and increase sales potential. And with the cost of R&D and developing new consoles, I can't see companies relying on exclusives to lock in sales. This is why I could see Nintendo and Microsoft partnering up and joining forces on the console side of things, dominating the market and locking down the most system sales with a massive amount of exclusives against only a sole competitor, Sony. Exactly. It's getting to be too much on the price side of things. Quote Link to comment
EH_STEVE Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Just now, Doc Brown said: Exactly. It's getting to be too much on the price side of things. I've got an X1 and Switch now, but there's no way I could justify a PS4 (even though there's a few exclusives I wanna try), or even upgrading to an X1X. And even still the main reason I could do this was because I got them so far apart from each other. If we get another 3-console release in one year, it ain't happening for me. I'll go Nintendo, and I'll wait 2-3 years for my second one. I'm actually SUPER happy Sony and MS dropped these "half-gen" consoles that just optimized VR and 4K without making any of their new titles require the systems to play. It stretched their generations out enough that buying a Switch was lot easier knowing I didn't need to get a new second console anytime soon. Ridley Prime and Doc Brown 2 Quote Link to comment
avalonknight Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) In the past, one of the rumbling is that they mentioned is that XBox is going to be seen as a service or a platform of sorts, instead of it just being a game console. Though given that XBox "Scarlet" or whatever codename they have right now is going to come out. Makes me wonder what they are going to do with it, especially since by the sound of it, it's not just a simple companion app that I can use to turn on my X1X, and it's not going to be limited to just Minecraft logins. It might be a streaming gaming platform, which we can already see is doable on Switch...in Japan. Edited February 4, 2019 by avalonknight Quote Link to comment
Doc Brown Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, EH_STEVE said: I've got an X1 and Switch now, but there's no way I could justify a PS4 (even though there's a few exclusives I wanna try), or even upgrading to an X1X. And even still the main reason I could do this was because I got them so far apart from each other. If we get another 3-console release in one year, it ain't happening for me. I'll go Nintendo, and I'll wait 2-3 years for my second one. I'm actually SUPER happy Sony and MS dropped these "half-gen" consoles that just optimized VR and 4K without making any of their new titles require the systems to play. It stretched their generations out enough that buying a Switch was lot easier knowing I didn't need to get a new second console anytime soon. Yep. Kind of the same for me. Word. Let people get a console and be able to enjoy it. Not just consume them. That's what it feels at this point. Quote Link to comment
Fuzzer1 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 This has to be an early April Fool's joke. Wait, it's not? Talk about a huge shocker out of nowhere. AGES 1 Quote Link to comment
Tyranogre Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Does this mean Master Chief is eligible for Smash? Quote Link to comment
EH_STEVE Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Tyranogre said: Does this mean Master Chief is eligible for Smash? Watch that be Nintendo's reveal of the XBL "partnership" or whatever we're going to call this. Quote Link to comment
avalonknight Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Tyranogre said: Does this mean Master Chief is eligible for Smash? Oddly more possible than you'd think in a relative scene, barring the prior appearence requirement. There was a MechAssault game on DS (Though there was that cancelled Halo DS, cannot remember if it was a real pitch or fanmod of GoldenEye:RA DS.). I know it has been a very long time since there was a Microsoft game on a Nintendo platform, especially in the early days of Rare becoming part of Microsoft. ADDON: Oof. How could I forget about Viva Pinata DS! Edited February 5, 2019 by avalonknight AGES and Kezay 2 Quote Link to comment
Doc Brown Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Fuzzer1 said: This has to be an early April Fool's joke. Wait, it's not? Talk about a huge shocker out of nowhere. I thought it was as well. Definitely. Quote Link to comment
Kezay Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Pretty crazy to see how far this is going. Makes as mentioned before since it does seem like MS is moving to a "..." as a service model like they've been doing with products like Office over the years. Quote Link to comment
purple_beard Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 *********** *********** All kinds of ideas are bouncing around in my head: Crossplay improvements? NSO infrastructural performance upgrades via MS online network? Nintendo and MS working on some sharing for future release big reveals like Smash Bros tie ins? Big Minecraft thing? Other things? A way to improve XBX to Switch ports? Doc Brown 1 Quote Link to comment
Ridley Prime Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Hopefully deals and negotiations with Rare games is one of the elephants in the room for Nintendo and Microsoft. And yeah, I'm unsure on how I would approach the next console gen for pretty much the reasoning that was posted. I eventually "triple wielded" this gen while double wielded the previous gens, but the former was more of an exception. The xbox one in its original form was a red flag for too many people, but I'm glad this gen taught Microsoft to be more pro-consumer which was eventually to be expected after their blunders. Never did I imagine though a partnership with them and Nintendo to this level. These are some interesting times. Quote Link to comment
alienboyva Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Since XBL is coming to Switch, it'd make since that the Xbox app would come as well. ...But, GamePass? Would Nintendo really allow Xbox games on Switch? Doc Brown 1 Quote Link to comment
Doc Brown Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Here's to hoping. That's good news if it's the case. Quote Link to comment
The Guardian Mew Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 (edited) I'd be very curious to know how Game Pass would work on Switch. A reasonable best case scenario: we see things like the XBLA remake of Banjo Kazooie on Switch, and free with Game Pass. That'd be pretty great. I just don't see Nintendo allowing any third party games to be available for free with game pass, with the possible exception of any Microsoft-developed games. New games would be great, but somehow I doubt that's what's happening here. More likely it's an indication that we could see retro Rare titles hit the platform. Not getting my hopes up for anything super special, though. Nintendo better step up the pace on firmware, either way. An Xbox app would have things like on-console party chat and access to the messaging system. Y'know, things a console should have from the moment a required online subscription service starts. Edited February 22, 2019 by The Guardian Mew Quote Link to comment
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