Xbox & Nintendo to form partnership with Game pass - RUMOR

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A new rumor suggests that Nintendo and Xbox will make an announcement later this year. The rumor was shared by Nick "Shpeshal Ed" Baker on Twitter, the co-founder of XboxEra.com.

The poster pointed to an April 9th Game Mess video from Jeff Grubb. In the video, Grubb discusses a Phil Spencer photo with many interesting items on the shelf in the background, including

a Nintendo Switch. (that image can be seen at ResetEra right here). In the video, Grubb states that "everything on Phil's shelf meant something incoming." Readers should take that with a grain

of salt, but it will be interesting to see if the two companies are indeed planning something.







The Tweet from Baker can be found embedded below.



Microsoft has shown a significant amount of support for Switch over the last few years. Microsoft has published games like Ori and the Blind Forest and Minecraft on Nintendo's console,

while characters like Banjo-Kazooie and Steve are playable in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. As a result of this relationship, there have been a number of rumors indicating that Xbox Game

Pass could come to Switch. Microsoft has put a lot of support into the service, and getting it on Switch would add a lot more potential subscribers.







There are a lot of reasons Game Pass would make sense for Microsoft on Switch, but it's hard to say whether Nintendo would see it as a benefit. It's also worth noting that there are

several games on Game Pass that might not be playable on Switch, so Microsoft would have to specially tailor a library the way it does for PC. A new Nintendo Switch model could

help clear that hurdle, but that's also just a rumor, at this time.











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