GoldenEye On Switch And Xbox Is Coming And Twitter Is Freaking Out

To be clear, this new release of “GoldenEye 007” isn’t a remake, and it might even hardly classify as a remaster. The screenshots shared by Microsoft suggest the original textures and lighting engines haven’t been touched much, if at all. That said, you can expect to play in 16:9 resolutions up to 4K on certain platforms (likely limited to the Xbox One X and Xbox Series X), and we’re said to be getting a “consistent refresh rate”, though we aren’t privy to the actual number.

Aside from visual improvements, Rare has implemented classic couch co-op, allowing up to four people to vie for the legendary Golden Gun in a split-screen setup. If your gaming buddies are spread out a bit further than that, you’ll be glad to know that it’ll also support online multiplayer on Nintendo Switch, which may be built on the same multiplayer interface as other Nintendo classics in the Switch Online catalog. It doesn’t sound as though cross-platform play will be supported. In fact, Nintendo might be getting a slightly different version of the game, with the Xbox version supposedly staking exclusive claim to dual analog stick support, among other control tweaks. Whether Xbox players will get online multiplayer remains to be seen, but neither Rare nor Microsoft made mention of it in the original announcement.