GoldenEye 007 – Xbox Game Pass Date Reveal Trailer

Mark your calendars: GoldenEye 007 is set to launch on Xbox Game Pass on January 27th!

[VenomUK]

After Starfield, this is my most anticipated (semi) exclusive on Xbox - and I'm not kidding.

[Wikkid666]

but are you sure you aren't kidding?

[VenomUK]

@Wikkid666 I'm not kidding. Forza 8 is a driving sim which I'm not hating, is just not my cup of tea. And as there's been no news about Hellblade II: Ragnarok Killer I'm guessing it won't be out before 2024. I don't mind because, for me, Starfield is my most anticipated game of the year for all formats.

[blacktiger]

if you talking about racing sim, PC has too many racing sim that forza and gran turismo is not even close. But between them, I prefer Gran Turismo!

[Flawlessmic]

Nostalgia is a hell of drug lol

[SullysCigar]

I LOVED this game on N64 (I still have it), but what the hell...it looks like *ss.

I was tempted to play on Switch, so my eyes are less likely to bleed, but I'll just wait for the remake after seeing that trailer. Maybe they'll actually bring the online multiplayer to consoles by the time that's ready.

[SoulWarrior]

It's releasing on switch as well on the same day.

[darthv72]

I never cared for this game... the controls and frame rate sucked. I get that this version will use dual analog but it needs to be 60fps for me now.

[ocelot07]

Semi exclusive??? Pmsl I have heard it all now.

It's releasing on switch with online mp something the Xbox version does not have.

[MrNinosan]

That might speak more about the incoming games than your taste.

For me it's Starfield, FM8 and Fable (whenever that comes).

If Golden Eye would have online multiplayer, I'd be all in, but ain't gonna dust of my Switch ever again.

[shadowT]

did not aged well :(

[Limitedtimestruggle]

I still play the original on N64 every now and then! Great game, forever classic!

[Number1TailzFan]

True, obviously it's gonna age.. Even Half Life has and that was one of my first PC games. Doesn't mean the gameplay sucks though.

[blackblades]

Played again on a emulator but this was not necessary

[Julion0715]

Didn’t age well on PlayStation u mean

[Sonic1881]

It didn't age well. 😂😃

[Lifexline]

Holy shit it actually happened goldeneye finally and on game pass. That’s awesome definitely a nostalgia feeling.

[CrimsonWing69]

I can’t wait

[lellkay]

GOD DAMN!

[Futureshark]

Rose tinted spectacles on everybody!

[TheColbertinator]

I haven't taken mine off since Xbox Series X announced backwards combability

[Asplundh]

Awesome. I'll probably be playing it on the Switch due to it having online multi-player, where the Xbox version does not.

[thesoftware730]

I can understand that, but couch multiplayer was always fun with this game.

Is it included on Switch online, like it is on GP I didn't check?

Nevermind, I see it is on NSO. :)

[Asplundh]

Yeah it's included. Couch multiplayer works too, but for me it's just easier to get a match going online then it is to get people over to play against.

[Orchard]

The god-awful original controls are enough reason for me to avoid the Switch version of this. Remember movement and aiming on one stick? Yeah.... no.

[Asplundh]

Fair point, Nintendo needs to allow a option to map the C buttons to the right stick for N64 games.

[Orchard]

Yeah, I guess they'd have to modify the game to support that though.

I guess ultimately, what we have is two different approaches.

The Xbox one is 'recreated' with 4K support, high res textures, 16:9 and more modern controls, but no online MP.

The Switch one is the original emulated, so has the same graphics and input etc, but supports online play for the split screen via that weird networked input stuff they did for Mario Kart.

Now they just need to merge the two and we get the ultimate Goldeneye experience :P

[giovonni]

I’m going to try it, but to be honest games like this don’t age well.

[GotGame818]

It runs at 60fps now. It only ran in the 20's on N64. The gameplay is where this shines. 4 player split screen!

[SullysCigar]

Why no online though? Switch has it ffs!

[Orchard]

@Sully Switch didn't really add it to the game though. It's using the NSO functionality that allows you to play split screen games online by sending input (works for Mario Kart too), still renders split screen though so it's not a 'traditional' online game like we're used to - you might call it 'emulated online multiplayer'.

And while I haven't played Goldeneye on it yet, it was pretty awful on Mario Kart. There's only so much you can do without modifying the game / without the ability to compensate for latency etc.

Xbox doesn't have such a service / functionality today, and I guess they weren't willing to build it for this one game.

There were also rumors that Nintendo licensing affected the feature sets available/that MS were allowed to add to the game, not sure how true those rumors are though.

[GotGame818]

It is also coming to Switch Online! Very nice! The graphics are dated, but the gameplay is fantastic! Finally 60fps!://www.theverge.com/2023 /1/25/23570607/goldeneye-007-xb ox-release-remaster-nintendo-sw itch

[Limitedtimestruggle]

Imagine getting online functionality as well..oh well! This gives me a reason to turn on the Series X for the first time in months at least.

[slate91]

This is exciting. Anyone who has played recently with friends knows how well it has aged.

[Deathdeliverer]

The multiplayer is WHY this game was fun. It has no online on Xbox apparently and I don’t have people come over my house like that anymore because I’m grown grown. It’s like Harry Potter. Its success is because it became more mature as the story went on because its audience grew with it. Really brilliant actually. 26 years ago most, if not all, people that fondly remember this game were living with their parents/family at the time. Had friends houses they’d walk to. All that jazz. It was easy to get a 4 player session during the summer. Now I’m thinking who will I play with with no online? My FPS hating wife? My roblocks playing son? Without online this game is a OK nostalgia trip.

[shinoff2183]

Desthdeliverer

Bingo, this game won't age well but it'll get hyped due to where it's at. Personally I liked it back in the day. It was groundbreaking. These days 100s of games do it better. Plus I grew out of first person shooter during the ps3 360 Era.

[Noskypeno]

Just more of a reason to throw a block party, cook up some hamburger and have fun with the other dads and millennials in the neighborhood that might want to revisit their childhood.

[Deathdeliverer]

And get your house broken into 2 weeks later. I don’t do company I haven’t grown up with.

[SoulWarrior]

Kinda wish they used used the same remaster graphics from the unreleased version as an option, will grab this on switch I think in the coming days.

[GamingSinceForever]

I used love this game back in college. I thought they were remaking it though.

[SullysCigar]

They are. I'll wait instead of ruining the memory! I still have in on my N64, but I'm just waiting for the new version.

[Orchard]

I loved Goldeneye N64. Very much hyped to play this. Between this and DS remake, this weekend is going to be a busy one.

I'm still amazed they managed to pull this off. The game was already in licensing hell between MS and Nintendo, and then you add Amazon into the mix.

[Sonic1881]

If only it was a modern day version. Oh well

[MegaLogic]

Honestly, i was a huge fan of the original but i could careless about this reveal, if it was enhanced maybe, but meh.......

[jznrpg]

People excited for this lol. I still have my cartridge for N64 but it’s outdated and tired of these MP shooters many years ago. Won’t bother getting it on Switch even with online MP

[Petebloodyonion]

Good news: The game is part of Rare replay (meaning that you should be able to play the game with a Rare Replay disk).

Bad news: the game is exactly the same as the N64 version with no Online play, unlike the Switch version which will offer real online play.

[NotoriousWhiz]

Both of your information is incorrect.

Goldeneye is only available for digital purchasers of rare replay (which also includes game pass subscribers). If you own the disc, you don't get goldeneye (strange decision).

The Xbox version is a different version of goldeneye that includes 4k/60fps and modern controls (I.e. Dual stick). The Switch version is a straight port (with the single stick aiming system) that uses the NSO emulator for online functionality (same as every other game on NSO)

[Petebloodyonion]

Well, I stand corrected.
Wasn't aware that physical users couldn't download the game (ill try it since I have the disk)

As for the port, I'll be honest that I've never been a fan of the game (Quake 2 on Pc 4 life) and basically noted that 1 had online and not the other one.

Tks for the heads up

[-Foxtrot]

Do you play it on Xbox where it might look and run a bit better or do you play it on Switch where it has online but the online in general is f****** terrible.

I think I'll wait until whatever deal Nintendo has going on expires and they release a new version with online in the future.

[darksky]

Is this a joke? They just released the same game with higher resolution support. Emulators have done this ages ago. A remake would have been far better.

[Orchard]

Higher resolution support, reworked textures, achievements and reworked controls. Emulators can't rework the game control mechanisms.

"Emulators have done this ages ago."

Most people don't have access to an emulator / the ability to set one up.

Also, it's not like they're charging $70 for it. It's included in game pass, and anyone who has Rare Replay from 2015 gets it for free.

[Petebloodyonion]

call this a a Free DLC for Rare Replay

[Christopher]

Why isn't this coming to PlayStation?

[Orchard]

AFAIK this was only made possible due to a deal being struck between Microsoft (being the owners of RARE + the code/assets), Nintendo (being the license holder for the original game) and Amazon (current owners of the James Bond franchise).

Basically, MS couldn't release it without Nintendo, Nintendo couldn't put it on NSO without MS, and neither of them could do anything without Amazon (but that's less important when it comes to game platforms I guess).

TLDR: Licensing hell, and we'll probably never see the full remake they were working on for 360.

[franwex]

To add to that I believe Activison had/has the rights Jame Bond games and EA to the Goldeneye name. Meh. They figured it all out. Sony sold the film rights to Amazon. Or Amazon bought MGM, but Sony can still distribute theaters? I forget. It was all a fun mess.

[Christopher]

Yay. IP shenanigans strike again. How fun. Almost as fun as seeing Marvel licensed games crowd funding on Kickstarter.

[tay8701]

Looks like 🐕 💩

[ANIALATOR136]

Unless you're over the age of 30, i don't think this game means anything

[Tzuno]

The only good thing from MS in the last few months

[MrTomorrowevening]

Nah this ain't it, I know alot gonna disagree but they should've just made this free to play, it look like a sega dreamcast game, Classis microsoft very disappointing, it's definitely gonna flop like shenmue 3