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Update (Sep. 13, 2022): Microsoft confirms that GoldenEye 007 volition not diagnostic online play connected Xbox.
What you request to know
- The rumored GoldenEye 007 remaster has been officially confirmed for merchandise successful today's Nintendo Direct.
- Rare has made a connection connected Twitter revealing it volition travel to Xbox Game Pass arsenic portion of Rare Replay.
- The remaster volition see improved graphics and split-screen section multiplayer, but nary online multiplayer for the Xbox release.
Following months of speculation, rumors, and a leaked achievements list, contiguous Rare has yet confirmed the accomplishment of a GoldenEye 007 remaster. Today's Nintendo Direct showcased an authoritative trailer for the long-anticipated release, followed by a tweet from Xbox workplace Rare confirming the crippled volition besides travel to Xbox Game Pass. However, the tweet does not notation that the Xbox variation volition beryllium not receiving online multiplayer, which has been confirmed for the Nintendo Switch.
25 years aft its archetypal release, acquisition GoldenEye 007 faithfully recreated for Xbox consoles. Includes achievements, 4K solution and a smoother framerate – adjacent successful split-screen section multiplayer! Coming soon to @XboxGamePass. pic.twitter.com/kpBlJKqFR9September 13, 2022
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The remaster volition diagnostic improved graphics, boosted framerate and autochthonal 16:9 4K solution connected Xbox. Local split-screen multiplayer volition besides beryllium a diagnostic for up to 4 players, but truthful acold online multiplayer has lone been announced for the Nintendo release. Online multiplayer connected Nintendo Switch Online is simply a strategy level feature, allowing immoderate classical crippled from the N64 room that had section multiplayer features to enactment online via virtualized emulation.
So acold determination has been nary merchandise day confirmed but this announcement comes 25 years pursuing the archetypal release, and fans volition beryllium excited to person each the speculation of the past months confirmed by authoritative sources. The announcement has been dampened somewhat by the online multiplayer efficaciously being a Nintendo Switch exclusive. Bringing online virtualized multiplayer features to classical games connected Xbox would necessitate further investments successful the Xbox backward compatibility system, which has been enactment connected hiatus astatine slightest for now.
Given the funny rights concern for the GoldenEye 007 video crippled IP being divided betwixt Microsoft and Nintendo, porting the crippled to modern systems was apt nary casual feat. Phil Spencer has antecedently spoken of having a "ton of respect" for Nintendo contempt them being competitors successful the console market. With Rare's Banjo-Kazooie having deed Nintendo Switch Online this year, this is 1 of assorted caller collaborative efforts betwixt the 2 studios.
GoldenEye007 volition beryllium coming to Xbox Game Pass arsenic a time 1 release, and owners of the Rare Replay compilation of games volition person a escaped transcript of the game.
Update
A Microsoft spokesperson reached retired to corroborate that the GoldenEye 007 remaster volition not diagnostic online play connected Xbox.
"Xbox is excited to bring GoldenEye 007 to Xbox Game Pass for the precise archetypal clip - a faithful recreation of a much-loved and iconic title. While determination are nary plans to see online multiplayer arsenic portion of GoldenEye 007 connected Xbox Game Pass, Xbox is focused connected bringing this rubric to players successful the mode they fondly remember, including section multiplayer mode, allowing up to 4 players to instrumentality to the sofa successful a conflict of wits and skill," the spokesperson stated.
