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Phil Spencer "Not Sure" About Game Pass On Switch, But Says Xbox Could Be Open To Discussions - Nintendo Life

Phil Spencer "Not Sure" About Game Pass On Switch, But Says Xbox Could Be Open To Discussions - Nintendo Life

Phil Spencer
Oct 27, 2020 5 mins, 7 secs

Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, recently said it wasn't sustainable to continue releasing games on a case-by-case basis on devices such as the Nintendo Switch.

So what about Xbox Game Pass then - could this subscription service on the hybrid system be a possible solution - perhaps even via Microsoft's streaming service, xCloud.

In a recent interview with GameReactor, Phil said while he's "not sure" about this idea, Xbox could potentially be open to discussions with Nintendo and Sony about launching this service on their platforms.

GameReactor: Game Pass has become a fundamental part of Microsoft's identity going forward, and it's become a huge success on Android devices (through xCloud) and Windows 10 PC.

So we went to PC first after Xbox, because there's just so many players there, globally, that don't own an Xbox, that we could go reach.

Earlier this year in July, Phil shut down the idea of Game Pass coming to other platforms, suggesting these other companies "aren't really that interested in having a full Xbox experience".

And earlier this month, he reiterated past comments, stating how Xbox games need the support of the full Xbox ecosystem.

While it seems like team Xbox is still open to the idea, it's probably more a question if Nintendo and Sony would be willing to host a service like this.

@Clyde_Radcliffe Switch is too weak for Xbox 360 games, so you can forget that.

They had serious problems getting the 360 games work on Xbox One too it were almost too weak.

Buy a cheap Xbox One 2013 model instead and a Game Pass sub.

When we think of videogames we don't think of PC and phones ya know, we think of Nintendo and PlayStation first?

@Retro_Player_77 Nintendo and Sony will not allow Microsoft to get a chunk of their game market.

According to rumours, both already refused Game Pass!

@Ventilator @MrGawain Yeah I just looked at the Game Pass list and so many Switch games are on it (including popular titles like Overcooked 2) so not sure that could work.

@Clyde_Radcliffe On top of it, many day 1 released games on Switch costs nothing for people with Game Pass.

It sure will hurt game sales on Switch.

Why would anyone pay 40$ for a Indie when you can get 3 months of Game Pass including that game and a lot of others.

I paid for Game Pass Ultimate permanently since the start as i can play all the games natively on my Xbox One X and PC.

Game sales actually increased on Xbox One thanks to Game Pass.

Obviously a alot of people only uses Game Pass just to demo full version of games.

@Ventilator I've often bought Gamepass games if I've really enjoyed them and thought I'd want to play them after they leave the service and its a great way to try games I wouldn't normally buy!

Regardless, as much as I'd love gamepass on Switch, and as much as I love how Microsoft has been seemingly friendly with Nintendo lately, concidering how tight knit eco systems for consoles are, id be suprised if gamepass got on Switch or PlayStation?

I have a feeling Nintendo wouldn't license Gamepass for Switch, as it would be very hard for Nintendo to make money from it...Just port Halo 1-3 instead and mb a couple of Forza-games.

You just like Sony and Nintendo and that's it.

@Ventilator “switch is too weak for xbox 360 games.”.

Either put your damn games on switch or don't.

It may mean the same for the OG Xbox games.

Then they’d need Emulators for the others-I suppose they could just emulate the N64 version of Perfect Dark.

@carlos82 I also bought some outside Game Pass myself.

With game prices increasing to 70-80$, it makes Game Pass more valuable than ever.

BTW: The old Xbox One also gets streaming later, so they can play Xbox Series X games without buying the console.

Xbox One were almost too weak to run Xbox 360 games and they struggled hard for a year to make it work, so how can the way weaker Switch being able to emulate 360 then.

If Xbox One struggles with 360, forget Switch.

Switch is too weak for xbox 360 games.

When people think of video games, they don't think of pc and phones

I think that XCloud on Switch is very possible if Nintendo is willing to cooperate

Xcloud on Switch would be a goldmine for Nintendo in terms of shifting tons more Switch consoles

I would love it as it would mean I'd give some love to Xbox games and cross plat games because sometimes Switch is just the most convenient and comfortable way for me to play

@Dr_Corndog True, but looking at a few people her earlier some actually think it's possible to emulate PS3 and 360 games on Switch because Switch can run Doom Eternal...Just saying

@Ventilator I thought you were talking about Xbox 360 games in general, not emulating them

So is the game pass like a bunch of demos to play the game or is the full games also how much is it for a year thanks in advance

Ported games from PS3 and 360 games will most likely run at 1080p on Switch

The Xbox 360 games in Rare Replay is all emulated instead btw

Selected 360 games runs natively in 4K/60 only on Xbox One X

Xbox One 2013 barely had the power to emulate the 360 games

Not even 2000$ phones with more power than Switch can emulate Xbox 360 games even close to playable speed

@EngineerMario Game Pass only have full versions of paid games

As for Game Pass Ultimate pricing you need to change to local region here to see the local price

Xbox Live with Gold gives you 4 games outside Game Pass every month too

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