PSA about Goldeneye on Switch, what it is and what it isn't.

(Most of this text is copied from a thread I wrote when Goldeneye was announced as coming to Switch, but I have modified it and added more information.)

I'm seeing a fair bit of people who are just now learning about Goldeneye on Switch, which is coming on January 27th. From these new people, I'm seeing a lot of confusion about what it is and how it works, so I have compiled some information for those people who are hoping to play it.

Goldeneye on Switch is an N64 game as part of the NSO Expansion Pack.

• It is not a standalone game. You cannot buy it separately.
• You cannot buy the Expansion Pack separately from a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. You have to buy a Nintendo Switch Online subscription and buy a Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack subscription to play Goldeneye or any other N64 games.

Its online play is not different from any other N64 game in the pack.

• You can not play with random people, only people on your friends list.
• Each player will be able to see each other's screen.
• It will not have Crossplay with the Xbox release of Goldeneye that was also announced. (By the way, the Xbox port of Goldeneye that was announced has local multiplayer only with no online features at all)

You will only be able to play split screen multiplayer with people on your friends list, exactly the same as it would have looked on an actual N64. There will be no special features or Crossplay with any other systems. It will require the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack to play, and it will be an emulated N64 game.

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