You should soon be able to play Call of Duty on the Switch. Microsoft is also entering into a similar deal with Nvidia for Geforce Now.
Update from 7:57 p.m.: At a press conference in Brussels, Microsoft announced that it had also signed a ten-year deal with graphics card manufacturer and cloud service provider Nvidia. This is to guarantee that Geforce Now users have access to the full range of Xbox PC games as part of theirs – which titles are exactly what they are about was revealed just as little as an exact start date.
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With Geforce Now, subscribers pay a monthly fee to play games remotely on a high-end computer connected to their streaming device via the Internet. If the Activision-Blizzard takeover (see below), which is currently being viewed critically by government agencies around the world, goes through successfully, Microsoft says the Call-of-Duty publisher’s games will also find their way onto Geforce Now.
Original message from 5:06 p.m.: Microsoft is currently under a lot of pressure because of the planned takeover of Activision Blizzard: Sony fears that Call of Duty could disappear from the Playstation in the future, and in the meantime the antitrust authorities are also taking a critical look at the case and are considering far-reaching measures:
While the shooter brand is a major bone of contention in the Activision deal, Microsoft is now committed to Nintendo and wants to make Call of Duty available on the Switch in the next few years.
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The deal between Nintendo and Microsoft has already been officially announced, it is said to be legally binding, although the acquisition of Activision Blizzard is not yet complete:
Microsoft’s Brad Smith announced the completion of the agreement on twitterthese are the most important key data:
- Duration: The agreement is valid for the next 10 years. So we can probably already play the next Call of Duty on the switch.
- Full release: Future CoD titles will be released on the same day on the Xbox, Playstation and Nintendo consoles. should all features and content available be, which are also available on other platforms.
The technical implementation of a triple-A shooter on the small console naturally raises one or two questions. Basically, thanks to cloud streaming, it should be possible to play the game on the comparatively weak Nintendo Switch. Examples such as the successful PUBG Mobile or Fortnite also show that shooters can in principle also work on handhelds and mobile devices.
Controlling with the Joy-Cons of the Nintendo Switch is rather unsuitable for shooters, but with the Pro Controller it should be possible to play a round of CoD.
An attempt at appeasement?
Incidentally, the timing of the announcement should not be a coincidence. Because on February 21, Microsoft also wants to take over Activision justify before the European Commission. The Commission and various antitrust authorities are particularly concerned about a possible monopoly by Microsoft, which is why the Nintendo agreement emphasizes:
We are committed to providing long-term equal access to Call of Duty for other platforms, giving players more choice, and creating more competition in the gaming market.
Microsoft obviously hopes to send a positive signal to the responsible authorities with the announcement. It remains to be seen how and whether this will be successful. But in the podcast we discuss why console wars like the dispute between Sony and Microsoft are never good for us.
What do you think of the agreement between Microsoft and Nintendo? Would you play a new Call of Duty on the Switch? Or do you prefer PC or (large) console? Have you ever played a mobile shooter and had good experiences with it? Write your opinion about it in the comments!
