GoldenEye HD has been officially confirmed for Switch and Game Pass
Microsoft has officially confirmed an HD remaster of GoldenEye 007 for both Nintendo Switch and Xbox Game Pass.
“25 years after its original release, experience GoldenEye 007 faithfully recreated for Xbox consoles,” developer Rare said. “Includes achievements, 4K resolution and a smoother framerate – even in split-screen local multiplayer!”
It’s not clear whether the Switch version of the game will include improvements beyond online multiplayer.
GoldenEye’s remaster was first spotted earlier this year when Rare developers were seemingly spotted playing an Xbox version of the FPS, as their progress was being logged on tracker sites such as TrueAchivements.
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Last year it was confirmed that Microsoft had to shelve an already completed remaster of the classic N64 game for the Xbox 360 back in 2007, following licensing issues and miscommunication between license holders and a young team who rushed ahead to create it.
A working build of GoldenEye 007’s cancelled Xbox 360 remaster was leaked onto file-sharing sites, allowing those with access to the files to play it via a modded console or PC emulator. At the time, VGC reviewed the leaked GoldenEye Xbox build and called it “the greatest remaster you’ll likely never play”.
Speaking for the first time to VGC in a GoldenEye Xbox interview last year, the canned remaster’s co-directors said they didn’t think it would ever be officially released.
“It’s kind of bittersweet,” co-director Chris Tilston said of seeing the GoldenEye remaster leak into the public domain. “It means people get to see the work
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