GoldenEye 007 is coming to Xbox Game Pass, Nintendo Switch

1997’s iconic James Bond game GoldenEye 007 is coming to Xbox Game Pass and Nintendo Switch, it was announced today.

The N64 game has been “faithfully recreated for Xbox consoles,” Rare said. It will include performance, 4K resolution (for supported TVs) and a throttle speed. There will also be split-screen local multiplayer that benefits from improved framerate. In a blog post, Microsoft said gamers can expect new control options, such as dual analog stick support, as well as a native 16:9 resolution.

The game is “coming soon” to Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft-owned Rare said in its announcement tweet. However, a specific release date was not announced. Anyone who owns a digital copy of Rare Replay, the collection pack of classic Rare games, gets GoldenEye at no extra cost.

Here are the first screenshots of GoldenEye for Xbox:

During the Nintendo Direct in September, Nintendo confirmed that GoldenEye 64 is coming to Switch via backwards compatibility for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack owners. There will be online play for Nintendo Switch, and that feature is exclusive to Nintendo’s console.

A new version of GoldenEye was supposed to come to the Xbox 360 years ago, but it ran into licensing issues. The HD remaster leaked later, and now it’s officially coming to Xbox and Switch.

A GoldenEye remake for the Wii was released in 2010, but it featured Daniel Craig playing Pierce Brosnan. A Reloaded edition for PS3 and Xbox 360 was released later.

2022 marks the 60th anniversary of the James Bond series. The company behind the franchise teased that fans should “watch out for announcements, events and new content in 2022.”

In other news, Hitman developer IO Interactive is developing a new James Bond game that will tell an original story for the British super spy. Since 2022 is an anniversary year for the James Bond franchise, we hope we get to see or learn more about the game this year.