We continue with the crossing of statements around the takeover of Activision by Microsoft. As you already know, Microsoft has made deals so that games currently owned by Activision such as Call Of Duty will continue to reach other platforms. This would lead us to Call Of Duty returning to a Nintendo console, either the current Switch or one that will be released in the future.
Microsoft has offered this agreement for 10 years to both Sony and Nintendo and while the latter accepts it, Sony continues to wage war on the takeover of Activision and in particular Call Of Duty. The Japanese company sees in this agreement a way to divert attentionwhich implies that a game like Call Of Duty on Nintendo consoles is not something too big as we have known it through ResetEra.
Sony versus Microsoft and Nintendo with Call Of Duty in the background
Activision Blizzard might deliver Call of Duty to Nintendo today, but it’s not because Nintendo’s younger audience isn’t interested in the first-person shooter and an earlier version of the game on their console. was a commercial flop. Rather than being a logical business move, the licensing deal is a tactic designed to make Microsoft, whose acquisition of Activision Blizzard has raised concerns in Europe, appear to be cooperating with authorities.
Additionally, the Nintendo Switch may not be able to run Call of Duty easily and may never do so. Developing a Switch-compatible version of the game could take years, rendering the deal worthless. It’s easier for Nintendo to enter into these kinds of agreements. Nintendo doesn’t have to worry about equal treatment for its subscription service or its cloud gaming service, because they’re not areas in which it competes aggressively.
Similar to a deck of cards, everyone uses the ones that interest them the most, but the truth is that it seems that the purchase contract still has some very interesting steps to go.
