Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer announced a 10-year committment to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo Switch and to keep it on Steam.
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer shared a major announcement on Twitter earlier this morning. He revealed that the company has struck a 10-year deal to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo Switch.
Microsoft has entered into a 10-year commitment to bring Call of Duty to @Nintendo following the merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard King. Microsoft is committed to helping bring more games to more people – however they choose to play.
The last franchise installment to hit a Nintendo platform was Call of Duty: Ghosts in 2013, which launched on the WiiU. No Call of Duty game has been released for the Nintendo Switch in the seven years of its life.
Clearly, this is a move made by Microsoft in an attempt to assuage regulator fears and back Sony, the most hostile company when it comes to the $69 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, into a corner. Microsoft already announced to have offered the same 10-year deal to Sony but apparently didn’t hear back yet.
Yesterday, Vice-Chair and President Brad Smith also published a brief article in The Wall Street Journal, claiming that Microsoft is attempting to innovate in the gaming space much as Netflix did against the likes of Blockbuster.
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