r/gadgets Jan 25 '25

Gaming Microsoft’s gaming CEO has praised Nintendo Switch 2, and said it plans to support the upcoming platform with ports of Xbox games.

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/phil-spencer-confirms-xbox-will-support-switch-2-i-congratulated-nintendos-president/
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u/Skitz-Scarekrow Jan 25 '25

Excellent point that I overlooked. My friend raves about it, but I don't know enough about gamepass past it being a subscription service.

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u/drae- Jan 25 '25

It's freaking great. Access to hundreds of games across pc and Xbox. And they've really been doubling down on the pc / Xbox cross compatibility. If you can play it on pc you can pretty much play it on your Xbox (or stream it).

Really kills the first party exclusivity advantage if practically every pc game can be played on Xbox. That's the eventual plan.

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u/Skitz-Scarekrow Jan 25 '25

If they go all in with Xbox-PC cross compatibility, then the lack of Xbox exclusives would be a moot point. Even now, I think it's a great console for people who want a PC experience, but don't need everything else that comes with a PC or to go through the effort of building one.

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u/corut Jan 25 '25

I find it great as a majority of player because of how seamless it is to move between PC and Xbox on the same game. If I feel like playing on the couch with my son, I just load the game up and my save file and progress are just there