I don't know if you guys have noticed but... there's been a LOT of threads over the last 24-ish hours about the rumors about Nintendo and Microsoft working together. ;)
So I decided to take the time to round-up everything we have so far, and maybe have this thread become the central hub if possible for further discussions about the rumors, if at all possible.
Let us begin!
0. Added afterwards, call it a prequel! Indie Gamer Chick, known for working at least with indies for code giveaways to help spread the word for them (I've gotten Star Ghost from her for context). tweeted and then deleted this bit (thanks SuperBlank!):
1. The (not anymore) real beginning was when Microsoft accidentally posted early in their GDC keynote description that they will talk about bringing the Xbox Live SDK to Switch and mobile devices.
This of course is likely an extension of how Xbox Live and your Microsoft account are used in the Switch version of Minecraft following the Bedrock update released last summer. This allowed you to access achievements and cross-play, and I believe unifies the items/DLC you buy in the Minecraft marketplace across all supported platforms.
2. Next technically is when Nintendo-Insider made a post regarding our own Imran's rumor from his appearance in the Kinda Funny Games Daily show that Nintendo is reviving a "dead and buried" game for Switch. Nintendo-Insider made the bold claim that it's actually Scalebound, the famously canceled Microsoft-owned and published game created by Platinum Games.
3. Then, things started to blow up when Liam Robertson made his video regarding said rumor and offered his take on it:
To sum that bit up, he doesn't think it's likely at all. In the video however is when he created the snowball that later started rolling by saying this at the 6:10 mark:
That's mainly when the collab rumors began piling up.
4. Then not long after, TheSentry42 pointed out in the Switch Rumor Archive Thread that Imran and the team in the newest Game Informer Show said the following during the Hellblade Switch segment (and how it's essentially a Microsoft product now that MS bought Ninja Theory) at 58:04:
(Thanks to Dancrane212 for transcribing this bit!)
5. Things got bigger when our own NateDrake made his own video about the collab rumor and added some key info about it, being that not only is Game Pass and xCloud coming to Switch, but even Ori (unspecified which) is getting an actual port for Switch:
Adding to this bit was known insider Matt adding his own take:
Then NateDrake added this tidbit (thanks again Dancrane212!):
6. Things get even bigger. Jeux Video reports that not only is specifically Ori and the Blind Forest getting a Switch port, but also Cuphead, AND apparently there's talks of Halo, Forza, or Gears of War making their way to Switch in some form. My assumption this is in reference to an actual port as well outside of Game Pass/xCloud. And of course Rare was brought up as well. Here's a quick summary from the thread's OP by Ex-Actarus:
7. Next up is Gematsu reporting that they've heard/seen that Ori and the Blind Forest on Switch was spotted at a UK wholesale database as being published by THQ Nordic:
THQ Nordic makes perfect sense for two reasons. First is that they already work with Microsoft on retail releases on PC. Second and most significantly, they're taking over from where the original (but unrelated) THQ left off on GBA and DS with their own releases of Microsoft games, such as Banjo-Kazooie Grunty's Revenge on GBA and Viva Pinata Pocket Paradise on DS.
UPDATE: This as a reminder was posted before the very serious incident by THQ Nordic. I myself will not be supporting them any longer and I hope Microsoft are aware of this incident and will take their business elsewhere period. Switch, PC, everything.
8. Next is a smaller note. Windows Central is reporting that Ori and the Blind Forest and Cuphead are tests for the Xbox Live SDK text program mentioned in the first point:
Not a shocker, hell I expected that to be the case. :P
9. Last is Brad Sams' comment on this topic and gives us a bit of a time frame for Game Pass and xCloud at the 1:46 mark:
Here's a summary by the OP Rychu:
Honestly I don't follow Brad Sams to know for certain if he's a trusted insider, but there's numerous thread on here already about his rumors so I thought I'd may as well include it here for completion's sake.
That should be it until something else pops up... or if I forgot something! :P
Hope this helps things. Thanks for reading! :)
So I decided to take the time to round-up everything we have so far, and maybe have this thread become the central hub if possible for further discussions about the rumors, if at all possible.
Let us begin!
0. Added afterwards, call it a prequel! Indie Gamer Chick, known for working at least with indies for code giveaways to help spread the word for them (I've gotten Star Ghost from her for context). tweeted and then deleted this bit (thanks SuperBlank!):
1. The (not anymore) real beginning was when Microsoft accidentally posted early in their GDC keynote description that they will talk about bringing the Xbox Live SDK to Switch and mobile devices.
This of course is likely an extension of how Xbox Live and your Microsoft account are used in the Switch version of Minecraft following the Bedrock update released last summer. This allowed you to access achievements and cross-play, and I believe unifies the items/DLC you buy in the Minecraft marketplace across all supported platforms.
2. Next technically is when Nintendo-Insider made a post regarding our own Imran's rumor from his appearance in the Kinda Funny Games Daily show that Nintendo is reviving a "dead and buried" game for Switch. Nintendo-Insider made the bold claim that it's actually Scalebound, the famously canceled Microsoft-owned and published game created by Platinum Games.
3. Then, things started to blow up when Liam Robertson made his video regarding said rumor and offered his take on it:
To sum that bit up, he doesn't think it's likely at all. In the video however is when he created the snowball that later started rolling by saying this at the 6:10 mark:
Liam Robertson said:
That's mainly when the collab rumors began piling up.
4. Then not long after, TheSentry42 pointed out in the Switch Rumor Archive Thread that Imran and the team in the newest Game Informer Show said the following during the Hellblade Switch segment (and how it's essentially a Microsoft product now that MS bought Ninja Theory) at 58:04:
(Thanks to Dancrane212 for transcribing this bit!)
5. Things got bigger when our own NateDrake made his own video about the collab rumor and added some key info about it, being that not only is Game Pass and xCloud coming to Switch, but even Ori (unspecified which) is getting an actual port for Switch:
Adding to this bit was known insider Matt adding his own take:
Then NateDrake added this tidbit (thanks again Dancrane212!):
6. Things get even bigger. Jeux Video reports that not only is specifically Ori and the Blind Forest getting a Switch port, but also Cuphead, AND apparently there's talks of Halo, Forza, or Gears of War making their way to Switch in some form. My assumption this is in reference to an actual port as well outside of Game Pass/xCloud. And of course Rare was brought up as well. Here's a quick summary from the thread's OP by Ex-Actarus:
7. Next up is Gematsu reporting that they've heard/seen that Ori and the Blind Forest on Switch was spotted at a UK wholesale database as being published by THQ Nordic:
Gematsu said:
THQ Nordic makes perfect sense for two reasons. First is that they already work with Microsoft on retail releases on PC. Second and most significantly, they're taking over from where the original (but unrelated) THQ left off on GBA and DS with their own releases of Microsoft games, such as Banjo-Kazooie Grunty's Revenge on GBA and Viva Pinata Pocket Paradise on DS.
UPDATE: This as a reminder was posted before the very serious incident by THQ Nordic. I myself will not be supporting them any longer and I hope Microsoft are aware of this incident and will take their business elsewhere period. Switch, PC, everything.
8. Next is a smaller note. Windows Central is reporting that Ori and the Blind Forest and Cuphead are tests for the Xbox Live SDK text program mentioned in the first point:
Windows Central said:
Not a shocker, hell I expected that to be the case. :P
9. Last is Brad Sams' comment on this topic and gives us a bit of a time frame for Game Pass and xCloud at the 1:46 mark:
Here's a summary by the OP Rychu:
Honestly I don't follow Brad Sams to know for certain if he's a trusted insider, but there's numerous thread on here already about his rumors so I thought I'd may as well include it here for completion's sake.
That should be it until something else pops up... or if I forgot something! :P
Hope this helps things. Thanks for reading! :)
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