Xbox players are losing GoldenEye 007 from Game Pass this Sunday
Later this week Xbox Game Pass is losing one of the best games it’s ever received: GoldenEye 007.
What was once a standout addition to the Nintendo 64 game library was ported to modern platforms a few years ago, with enhanced visuals, updated control schemes and the fantastic multiplayer mode intact.
Because Xbox owns Rare, the original developer of the game, it was a simple addition to Xbox Game Pass where it’s lived since launch.
However, Xbox recently updated subscribers on what games are coming to Game Pass later this month as well as what games will be leaving the service. GoldenEye 007 is unfortunately one of them.
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Worry not though as there’s actually a weird workaround to this… The version of GoldenEye 007 that’s leaving Xbox Game Pass is the standalone version, meaning the only way to play it after it’s gone is through the Rare Replay collection.
The Rare Replay collection is also an Xbox Game Pass game though, so you’ll still be able to play GoldenEye 007 through your subscription, just in a different way.
The standalone version of GoldenEye 007 will leave Xbox Game Pass on November 17, but if you’d like to play it on other platforms you’ve got a few options.
GoldenEye 007 is playable in your browser, as well as your Nintendo Switch 2
For another official way of playing GoldenEye 007 you’ll need a subscription to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass.
It’s part of the Nintendo Switch/Nintendo Switch 2’s classic line-up and if you have the wireless Nintendo 64 controller to go with it you’ll have an authentic, but modernised, way to play.
However, if you have an original copy of the game for the Nintendo 64 and are tech-savvy enough to rip the ROM from it, you can play the full-game and more in your browser.
It’s called GE32 and it’s a modded version of the game created by ExcellentSprinkles50. You can play the full single-player campaign through it and the multiplayer mode supports 32 players.
All you need is a legally-obtained ROM of the game, or you could find a Nintendo 64 emulator and play it through that instead.
There’s currently no way for PlayStation 5 owners to play the game without hacking their consoles, which is something Sony is still trying to prevent due to the impending launch of Grand Theft Auto VI.
So to reiterate. GoldenEye 007 is technically leaving Xbox Game Pass, but will stick around as part of the Rare Replay collection which you can either play via your subscription or buy outright.
Alternatively the Nintendo Switch version is just as good and you can use the old control scheme if you have the Nintendo 64 controller, though we’re not sure why you’d want to…
The more dicey way to play is on PC as you’ll get enhanced ports of the game that have been modded for greater functionality, but you’ll need to make sure you’re not pirating the game.
Topics: Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, PC
