February 21st 2023.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare – probably not coming to Switch
The deal nobody asked for is now legally 'binding', as Microsoft tries to use a deal with Nintendo as leverage in its Activision Blizzard acquisition.
Things are not going well for Microsoft's attempted buyout of Activision Blizzard. Few would bet against it happening eventually, but monopoly investigators are not making things easy, with UK regulators recently suggesting that it would be a bad idea 'at least in its current form'.
Microsoft is going to be in court today arguing in favour of the deal to the European Commission, who are equally sceptical, and its secret weapon is... a 10 year deal to bring Call Of Duty to Nintendo 'players'.
Over the years, there's been little evidence that Nintendo owners are interested in Call Of Duty but the real reason for the announcement is to show that Sony could've had the same deal if they wanted but they're the ones that blocked it, not Microsoft.
Whether that's going to sway the opinion of the EU investigators remains to be seen but the brief Twitter announcement seems to be an oblique reference to Nintendo's next console, as it doesn't mention the Switch by name.
Instead, it says that it will bring Call Of Duty to 'Nintendo players' the 'same day as Xbox, with full feature and content parity, just as Xbox and PlayStation gamers enjoy Call of Duty.’
Given how underpowered it is, and how underdeveloped its online features are, it's hard to imagine any Switch version of Call Of Duty looking or playing the same as on other console and PC. The storage issues alone, for the famously bloated Call Of Duty series, would make it next to impossible.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare – probably not coming to Switch
The deal nobody asked for is now legally ‘binding’, as Microsoft tries to use a deal with Nintendo as leverage in its acquisition.
Things are not going well for Microsoft’s attempted buyout of Activision Blizzard. Few would bet against it happening eventually, but monopoly investigators are not making things easy, with UK regulators recently suggesting that it would be a bad idea – at least in its current form.
Microsoft is going to be in court today arguing in favour of the deal to the European Commission, who are equally sceptical, and its secret weapon is… a 10 year deal to bring Call Of Duty to Nintendo ‘players’.
Over the years, there’s been little evidence that Nintendo owners are interested in Call Of Duty but the real reason for the announcement is to show that Sony could’ve had the same deal if they wanted but they’re the ones that blocked it, not Microsoft.
Whether that’s going to sway the opinion of the EU investigators remains to be seen but the brief Twitter announcement seems to be an oblique reference to Nintendo’s next console, as it doesn’t mention the Switch by name.
Instead, it says that it will bring Call Of Duty to ‘Nintendo players’ the ‘same day as Xbox, with full feature and content parity, just as Xbox and PlayStation gamers enjoy Call of Duty.’
Given how underpowered it is, and how underdeveloped its online features are, it’s hard to imagine any Switch version of Call Of Duty looking or playing the same as on other console and PC. The storage issues alone, for the famously bloated Call Of Duty series, would make it next to impossible.
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