According to the CEO of Microsoft, “Xbox games” are on the way to Nintendo Switch. But for now, it’s Call of Duty’s return to Big that we’re talking about.
While a meeting for the takeover of Activision Blizzard is being held today with the European regulatory authority, Microsoft is making two major announcements including the arrival of Call of Duty on Nintendo consoles.
Call of Duty will rub shoulders with Mario, Zelda and Pokemon
If Microsoft wants the regulatory authorities, particularly in Europe and the United States, to lower their guard and validate the takeover of Activision Blizzard, we will have to make concessions. And the thorny subject, which could completely block the transaction, is Call of Duty.
As it was able to do with PlayStation, Xbox has just signed a contract with the plumber’s firm to release Call of Duty games for 10 years on Nintendo machines (like the possible Switch 2).
Microsoft and Nintendo have negotiated and signed a 10-year legal agreement to bring the Call of Duty franchise to Nintendo gamers – on the same day as Xbox, with full feature and content parity – so that they can enjoy the Call of Duty experience like Xbox and PlayStation players. We are committed to providing equal access to Call of Duty to other gaming platforms over the long term, providing more choices for more players, and more competition in the gaming market.
Via Twitter.
Last December, Phil Spencer, boss of Xbox, had already announced the coming of CoD on Nintendo Switch, but this time, it seems more serious than ever. And as the last sentence demonstrates, this allays the fears of competition authorities.
Xbox games on Nintendo Switch, no but Halo what!
In a tweet announcing Call of Duty coming to Nintendo consoles, Microsoft President Brad Smith makes another weirder statement. According to him, this is only part of this alliance and other Xbox games should follow.
We signed a 10-year legal agreement to bring Xbox games to Nintendo gamers. It’s just part of our commitment to bringing Xbox games and Activision titles like Call of Duty to more players on more players.
Do we have here simple elements of language or, in the future, Microsoft really intends to open its catalog to Nintendo consoles? Impossible to say for the time being and there has been so much disinformation on the subject that we will carefully avoid getting wet. In any case, Call of Duty, which will become a de facto Xbox franchise, if the takeover of Activision Blizzard is validated, is sure to arrive at Big N.
In the long term, do you really think that Microsoft will bring its in-house productions like Forza, Halo and other excluded ones to Nintendo consoles?
