A senior Microsoft official reiterated the company's commitment to bring Xbox Games on Nintendo Switch 2. The move underscores the gaming giant's ongoing multi-platform publishing pivot that has already launched several former Xbox console exclusives on the original Switch.
Faced with declining console sales and lengthening game development cycles, Microsoft began boosting its gaming revenue by bringing titles to rival platforms as early as 2024. In the latest example of this trend, Hello 1 A remake was recently announced for the PS5, which the Xbox Series X/S and PC will receive on a date (yet to be announced) in 2026.
Switch 2 isn't getting Halo (yet), but more Xbox games are coming
While the Switch 2 was not mentioned in the October 24 announcement, Nintendo's hybrid console will see plenty of support from the Xbox. This is according to Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, who held this earlier in a recent interview with Famitsu. helloThe multi-platform push is confirmed. “We're trying to lower the barrier to entry for people to play our games,” the executive said, pointing to services and initiatives like Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Play Anywhere, respectively. At the same time, he confirmed that Microsoft plans to continue making games for both Switch 2 and PS5.
Spencer praised Nintendo for the “great support” provided to Xbox Studios during this ongoing multi-platform shift, and offered similar praise for PlayStation. His comments reinforce an earlier commitment to support the Switch 2 with Xbox games, which also saw an executive praise Nintendo as a “great partner” for Microsoft's gaming division.
While hello Not yet jumping into Nintendo's ecosystem, another big franchise is Microsoft, with the newly announced Anniversary Edition. Result 4 Confirming for switch 2. The re-release is currently targeted for a 2026 launch and will mark the mainline first. result Game to start on Nintendo system. It's not the first overall, because that's the title Fallout ShelterIt was ported to the Switch in June 2018, three years before Microsoft bought the post-apocalyptic IP as part of its ZeniMax Media acquisition.
All Xbox games released or confirmed for Nintendo Switch consoles
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the game |
PC/Xbox release |
Switch / Switch 2 release |
notes |
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Minecraft |
November 18, 2011 |
May 11, 2017 |
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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition |
March 11, 2016 |
September 27, 2019 |
Not developed internally but published by Microsoft Studios. |
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Minecraft Dungeons |
May 26, 2020 |
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earthquake (remaster) |
August 19, 2021 |
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Minecraft legends |
April 18, 2023 |
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Earthquake 2 (Remastered) |
August 10, 2023 |
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Pentiment |
November 15, 2022 |
February 22, 2024 |
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Grounded |
September 27, 2022 |
April 16, 2024 |
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 |
July 11, 2025 |
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Heretic + Hexon (Remaster) |
August 7, 2025 |
Co-developed with Nightdive Studios. |
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Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition |
2026 |
Exact release date TBA. |
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Xbox Game Studios also published Ori and the Will of the Wisps, but the Switch port of that game was published by Iam8bit, so it's not included above. Games from Microsoft subsidiaries that were not Microsoft subsidiaries when they were released on the Switch (Skyrim, Doom, etc.) were also removed.
While Microsoft is focused solely on full-blown third-party publishing in early 2024, the company has been sporadically publishing on Nintendo consoles throughout the Switch 1's life cycle. recently, Heretic + Hexon and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 The switch started in summer 2025. Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition This is the first Microsoft game confirmed for the Switch 2 but not the original Switch.
