N64's GoldenEye 007 Coming to Xbox Game Pass & Switch Online

spackbace on 14/09/2022 - 11:48
Last edited 14/09/2022 - 11:48

No exact date yet, hence not a deal post, but just wondered what the opinion is on this? Are old-school gamers excited to play it again, or thinking it should've stayed in the past?

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/09/13/james-bond-returns-go…

The classic campaign mode, transformative difficulty levels and havoc-inducing cheats will all make their return – as will the iconic split-screen local multiplayer mode, allowing up to four players to take to the couch in a battle of wits and skill.

The original experience has been updated with improved control options (including dual analogue stick support), native 16:9 resolution up to 4K Ultra HD (where supported), a consistent refresh rate and a full complement of achievements to unlock.

GoldenEye 007 will be made available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S as part of Xbox Game Pass. Additionally, players who own a digital copy of Rare Replay, the 30-game compilation of classics from the award-winning studio behind GoldenEye 007’s original release, will be able to download and enjoy the game free of charge.

(Rare Replay is only $12.48 currently)

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/09/goldeneye-007-is-r…

And it's also coming to Game Pass and owners of Rare Replay, Xbox folks — although apparently without online play, which will remain exclusive to the Nintendo Switch Online version.

Hmm that would be a shame if online is Switch only

Poll Options

  • 40
    Looking forward to it
  • 12
    Leave it in the past
  • 2
    Goldeneye what?
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Comments

  • RichardL on 14/09/2022 - 11:53
    +1

    I'm surprised that Nintendo obtain the rights (from Rare/Microsoft) to republish on the Nintendo Switch.

    • FireRunner on 14/09/2022 - 16:35
      +2

      Doesn’t Nintendo have some part of the license for the original? I don’t think Xbox could publish a re-release without Nintendo’s permission.

      • RichardL on 14/09/2022 - 16:40

        GoldenEye 007 was developed by Rare, which was acquired by Microsoft back in 2002.

        • sss333 on 14/09/2022 - 16:50
          +2

          That doesn't mean MS got IP rights

          • RichardL on 14/09/2022 - 16:54
            +1

            @sss333: My mistake. I just assumed that when Microsoft acquired Rare, they also acquired all their IP.

      • sss333 on 14/09/2022 - 16:44
        +2

        Yeah, supposedly why that XBLA version that was being worked on never got released
        https://web.archive.org/web/20140203220326/http://www.1up.co…

  • Crow K on 14/09/2022 - 11:54
    +2

    Hopefully a better version than the 2010 'remake' that replaced Pierce Brosnan with Daniel Craig in the game (frankly just confusing, are we replacing all previous Bonds with the latest incarnation in games? Daniel Craig in From Russia With Love?)

    • spackbace on 14/09/2022 - 11:55
      +2

      Yeah it got George Lucas'd

    • Guybrush57 on 14/09/2022 - 21:47
      +1

      Hey I got a cool golden pro controller with that remake!

  • scrimshaw on 14/09/2022 - 11:57
    +4

    My reaction summed up.

    It's a good thing. Split-screen coop, especially in FPS games, is kinda going the way of the dodo in console games.

  • perfectlydark on 14/09/2022 - 12:00
    +4

    i want this so bad, but i dont want my memories to be ruined by modern expectations

  • brendanm on 14/09/2022 - 12:23

    Sounds great, I hope they keep it exactly the same as it was though.

  • Trying2SaveABuck on 14/09/2022 - 12:26
    -2

    Great and incredibly under-rated game from back in the day but it would be incredibly dated now….but in fairness ill probably play it when it comes to game pass

    If Microsoft could just buy Nintendo that would be fantastic

    • Ghost47 on 14/09/2022 - 13:04
      +6

      This game is far from underrated….

    • FireRunner on 14/09/2022 - 17:02

      If Microsoft could just buy Nintendo that would be fantastic

      They got laughed out of the room last time they tried that lol
      Sounds terrible anyway, why would you want MS to buy more of the gaming market? Competition is better for the customers

    • Guybrush57 on 14/09/2022 - 21:48
      +1

      Japan would not allow an American company to buy out one of its own.

  • ultrazonerc on 14/09/2022 - 12:36

    We've waited too long for this, bring it on!

  • Ghost47 on 14/09/2022 - 13:07
    -3

    Finally Xbox owners will have a game worth playing!

  • xtremehell on 14/09/2022 - 13:09
    +2

    Imagine been able to directly buy a game and own it.

    I guess this is the kind of thing (subscription BS) to look forward to with Microsoft taking over even more game studios/publishers.

    • Ghost47 on 14/09/2022 - 13:20
      +5

      The world is moving to a subscription service for everything. Just another way companies can milk people for money continuously.

      I liken it to Apple removing the headphone jack and setting that as a “standard” (and now going eSIM only, albeit for iPhone 14s or Pros only, whatever, sold in the US only for now — but we all know where we’re going now). It’s a crappy path we’re headed down.

      • SlavOz on 15/09/2022 - 16:50

        It’s a crappy path we’re headed down.

        More like creepy. It just so happens that every new "feature" adopted by big tech companies makes it infinitely more easier for them to own your entire personal life.

  • Fredfloresjr on 14/09/2022 - 14:36

    Lets go!!!

  • dirtykent on 14/09/2022 - 16:29
    +2

    only the switch has online multiplayer. the xbox has local multiplayer

    • Ghost47 on 14/09/2022 - 16:58

      Of course the Xbox would only have local multiplayer lol.

  • bazingaa on 14/09/2022 - 20:18

    Goldeneye what?

  • Pecan on 14/09/2022 - 23:10

    Bring out Perfect Dark as well please

  • SlavOz on 15/09/2022 - 16:54

    Meh, I never even signed up for the Switch Expansion Pak thingy, though I do intend on trying it eventually. I already own the original Goldeneye as part of my N64 collection. I still love to play some of the games on the system, eg Paper Mario, Conkers etc, but this one has aged terribly. Even with updated controls and resolution, it's not going to be playable or enjoyable. It will just be good for a quick nostalgia hit for those who want to relive the visuals and soundtrack of their childhood.

  • slipkord on 26/01/2023 - 07:47
    +1

    After 25 years, GoldenEye 007 gets its first modern rerelease Friday - January 27th 2023

    Xbox gets enhanced 4K visuals, but Switch gets online play.

    "… As previously announced, the Switch version will be part of the awkwardly named Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, which costs $50 per year" (sic) USD.

    "… Xbox One and Series S/X owners, meanwhile, will be able to enjoy GoldenEye 007 as part of an Xbox Game Pass subscription or as a free DLC download that's now included with the purchase of 2005's Rare Replay."

    Goldeneye 007 - Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online video

  • narcoleptic-haze on 07/02/2023 - 14:40

    Fun for those who enjoy it, but as I suspected, even donning a massive pair of 'rose-tinted glasses' I only lasted about 15 mins before it was enough. Just isn't my thing anymore.

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