Phil Spencer Says Xbox Will Support Nintendo Switch 2 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 25 January 2025 / 5,231 Views
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer in an interview with Gamertag Radio stated Xbox will be supporting the Nintendo Switch 2 and has talked with Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa.
"I was exchanging emails with Furukawa-san, the CEO of Nintendo. I gave him a big congrats and said my old eyes appreciate the larger screen," said Spencer (via VideoGamesChronicle).
"Nintendo, their innovation, and what they mean in this industry. I just always applaud the moves that they make. They did a little flash video, and I know we'll get more detail over time. I'm really looking forward to supporting them with the games that we have, and I just think they're a really important part of this industry."
He added, "It's hard with what’s publicly out there right now for everybody to get their [heads] around it, but who would ever bet against the success of that team? They are just masterful in what they do, Switch is a massive success, and I think Switch 2 will be as well."
Xbox has been releasing more of its games on other consoles - the Nintendo switch and PlayStation. This includes Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves, and Grounded in 2024. Doom: The Dark Ages and The Outer Worlds 2 will launch day one on the PlayStation 5, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to PS5 this Spring.
The Nintendo Switch 2 will launch in 2025 and the Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 will take place on Wednesday, April 2.
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For anyone interested I've got a video on my YouTube discussing what Phil Spencer stated and giving some speculation on the future of Xbox. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XBv8K_Hr6M
Well, it's official: Xbox is dead.
This i cant believe people still think the whole walled garden eco system thing is going to still be around and work in a few years. ive been saying this for years and people are seeing the changes now and still hide their heads in the sand. Ms knows the future is not about exclusives its about the hardware playing the games as gaming is going to be on everything. So your going to want the best hardware for the best price in consumers minds. Just like how it used to be with vhs,dvd, blu ray, music cds etc. people would buy the best hardware to play them things if they where really into it or just go cheap hardware if they wasnt. I think this is the whole point phil is making is now consoles are hitting that state where exclusives are going to be exclusive on platforms not consoles and them platforms like netflix is where you will be spending your money. But your going to pick your own hardware to play.
Rare Replay incoming.
I want Rare Replay on Steam sooooooo bad. Probably my most wanted game to be ported over. I hope Steam and Switch 2 get a port.
I swear the only reason Rare Replay is trapped on Xbox One (and by extension Series X/S because of BC) is because of licensing and emulation.
I think it would sell millions on Switch and PC. I don't know how well it would do on PS5.
I actually wouldn't assume that...
Every game in Rare Replay has its own custom emulator to get it running on the Xbox
It certainly may come, I'm just not confident they will find the ROI enticing enough
Please let there be Rare Replay on Switch 2, or better yet an updated version with GoldenEye, the Killer Instinct arcade games, Diddy Kong Racing, Donkey Kong 64, and the DKC trilogy.
Minecraft for sure - that'd be another 4 million copies sold at retail in Japan alone.
Nice. I wonder if Sony will port the games that are currently available on steam over to Switch 2 as well.
lol Halo and God of War on Nintendo Switch 2…imagine saying that back in late-2016.
God of War (2018) is above 23m units sold through, and Ragnarök is above 18m? I think. So God of War sold well enough on playstation/pc, to not need to be ported elsewhere.
Yes but you could also argue that it sold well enough on PS4/PS5 alone and didn't need to be ported to PC either, but they did it anyway
yeah ik lol. I was more just entertaining the thought of if that were to happen. (tho i don’t think Sony necessarily care whether GoW sold enough on PlayStation/PC as much as they’d be interested in selling an extra [X]mil to a new base of consumers.)
They do not need to, neither does Nintendo concerning their games. Microsoft are the only company who cannot sell hardware outside of the US.
Well GoW 2018 was very successful on PS4 alone and didn't need to be ported to PC for the studios survival, but they did it anyway. With MS I feel that it's more about the survival of the studios cos Xbox/PC sales alone won't cover the enormous development costs
Its not impossible. I'd laugh if somehow Bloodborne ends up on Switch 2 before PC.
Hard to believe but after (Lego) Horizon nothing would surprise me. If i was in charge no matter wich of the big 3, i would keep everything exclusive!! It worked so long why not now? I would eat a loss at the beginning but have a system with an identity! Stop PC ports! Both MS and Sony!!
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