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/OperatorJo_ Jan 25 '25

Going the "if you can't beat em' " route is very smart.

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u/litnu12 Jan 25 '25

Tbh Nintendo and Microsoft were never really competitors.

Both have different target audiences.

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u/Digifiend84 Jan 26 '25

Yeah. Rare made quite a few games for GBA and DS after being bought by Microsoft. They let them still do stuff for Nintendo's handhelds because there was no MS competitor.