Xbox acknowledges “The Journey” it’s been on to revive GoldenEye 007

No, you’re not dreaming – Rare’s legendary N64 shooter GoldenEye 007 is actually coming to Nintendo Switch this week. After continuous requests it is finally makes a comeback on the Switch Online Expansion Pack service this Friday.

While we’ll never really know how difficult it has been to revive this classic first-person shooter, not long after the release date was locked in yesterday, Xbox boss Phil Spencer took a moment to acknowledge the “journey” that Microsoft’s games division has been on to make it happen. As you may recall, there have been a lot of licensing issues to overcome, and there was even a canceled remaster in the works. Here’s exactly what he had to say:

Phil Spencer: “The journey to get GoldenEye 007 on Xbox has been a long one, great to finally get it on Xbox and @XboxGamePass. This @RareLtd classic is also coming to #NintendoSwitch @NintendoAmerica however you decide to play this a classic , that is worth playing.”