Didnât @Shpeshal_Nick also say a few weeks back that no one guessed the Sega game that Sega plans to bring to gamepass? Or maybe Iâm confusing that for Square Enix.
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Switchâs wifi-signal is so weak, playing xCloud on it would be a lagging, artifact-ridden mess.
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Iâm torn on this whole Nintendo/Xcloud scenario.
I still believe that high quality exclusive software is probably the single most important thing that results in successful hardware but I also love what Xbox have been doing for the last few years, growing outside that restrictive mindset of âThese toys are mine! You canât play with them!â & moving in new directions that actually, genuinely open up gaming to a wider audience.
Iâm starting to wonder about where weâre drawing our lines in the sand, as Xbox fans. Xbox are opening up their platform. Thatâs just a fact. There are millions upon millions of gamers all over the world who play their games in a variety of ways, on different devices, through subscription services, streaming, buying physical or digital, handheld, on a monitor, a TV, etc⌠Why are we ok with one group of people getting the games but not another? Whatâs the difference & why is it so important? How does it affect us in a negative way? Does it really matter?
Itâs a fascinating subject to consider & as Xbox fans, weâre just going to have to think about it because theyâre the one pushing the industry in this way.
Iâm a bit confused myself, when I look at my initial gut reaction to these things & then stop to think for a minute. All I can say right now from my personal perspective is that I do believe in exclusives & I donât think any of the Xbox first party studios should be making games for competing platforms but at the same time, Iâd love to play Halo on my Switch, lying back on the couch with my headphones on.
I do not believe this will be xCloud on Switch, because, in my opinion, itâd be a technical mess. I played a lot of Splatoon 2, and Switchâs wi-fi antenna is a complete joke. Itâs really weak, doesnât hold much signal strength at even medium distances, which causes it to have lots of lag and slow speed. I am comfortable saying that xCloud on Switch would be an horrible experience unless you were right besides the router, which kind of kills the whole portability thing.
Iâll make a fun, although extremely unlikely prediction. Banjo and Kazooie partnership, being developed by Nintendo, out in 2022 for Switch and Xbox consoles.
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I created a new topic for it. Might be late to the party, I just woke up and basically missed all the discussion here 
Freedom for Goldeneye: YEESSSSSS!!!
Why is Microsoft in this lopsided relationship with Apple? Microsoft fans dont get a SOUL from them in exchange for Office and they even killed our beloved Lumias 
So what I got from the last 100 posts is that you all will get upset and sell your Xboxes when Switch gets a decent browser. Interesting.
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Exactly have Nintendo release its first party games on Xbox and release Xcloud in its entirety on the switch with gamepass working for native switch games as well. If they really wanted to sweeten the deal release all Nintendo 1st party games in gamepass and xcloud for both systems and let Microsoft data centers run Nintendoâs online for a discounted rate. Doesnt have to be exactly this deal.but something similar. The Switch doesnât compete with the Xbox so sharing games between the two isnât a big deal. Imagine smash bros on Xbox through live though!!!
I think the main issue is Xbox seems eager to âshareâ games while Nintendo and Sony donât. I get the idea behind it. Why should Xbox be willing and open to other platforms if PS and Nintendo arenât doing the same. It appears that Xbox is willing to help what some think of as competitors, while not âhelpingâ their own device. Me personally I wouldnât care if Xbox released every 1st party game on PS and Nintendo, as long as PS and Nintendo do the same. That way they get something out of the deal and so would Xbox owners. Let Xbox put gamepass on the switch as long as Nintendo adds their catalog to Gamepass for both consoles as well. They both make money and both platforms get more games a win-win for everyone.
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I donât mean to get spicy with you all. Random words atart capitalizing themselves when youâre a couple beers deep haha.
I just think this is such a petty take.
I get people wanting exclusives, but xcloud is already on android and iOS, theres no difference between that and having xcloud on switch
In reality android and iOS are already bigger gaming platforms than any of the âbig threeâ
Who knows, maybe as part of the agreement to get xcloud on switch xbox could start making a golden eye remake
gaming isnt a zero sum game, its not like we are speculating that halo infinite is going to get a native ps5 version at launch
I donât remember what he said. I think we were all thinking about the Persona games, but Sonic is just more in line with the teases from last year and Jezâs tweet.
I mean yes, I agree.
But Iâm not going to pretend Xbox isnât still fighting an uphill battle to turn perceptions around that they can have a catalogue of good games.
Iâm also not going to pretend that it doesnât feel good to be treated like a valued customer with exclusives. Make these games accessible, sure, as long as they are in the ecosystem and my purchase of the Xbox hardware is respected.
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Itâs not petty at allâŚ
Nintendo has a wide base of IPâs which 100% they wouldnât share with any other platform⌠thatâs the gist of it.
Also, Xbox doesnât compete against mobile hardware⌠thatâs a completely different market and reaches people console gaming never could. The vast majority of Xbox users have access to a smartphone so it makes sense with XCloudâŚ
Switch on the other hand, is a direct competitor.
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Just caught up, what a ride.
From my point of view, I view Game Pass as a big group buying club under MS stewardship. The more subscribers to Game Pass the more money available to buy us stuff. So whilst I wouldnât be particularly pleased about more Xbox games going to switch ala Ori (without us getting something back), I am ok with Switch users being able join the Game Pass club. Same way iâd be happy with Steam users getting to join as well.
Game Pass is the future and does it really matter if someone accesses it on an Xbox, PC, Switch, TV App or Smart Phone which just about every single person has? The more the merrier.
Because those are just cheaper alternatives that dont eat into the microsoft console market?
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There is none besides you can play xcloud on switch! I dont even use my switch for Nintendo games much less gonna use it for xcloud.
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More money for Xbox to invest in more Xbox games.
There is also a good example in Ubisoft. They were the only big publisher who supported the Wii/WiiU with a lot of games and content. Nintendo let them make a masterpiece in the Mario Rabbids game.
Streaming is going to eat into the Microsoft console market. It is also going to expand the Microsoft console market. That is the entire point of it.
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