Microsoft Wants To Bring Call Of Duty To Nintendo Consoles After Acquisition Of Activision – Gaming – News

Microsoft has announced via Xbox CEO Phil Spencer that it has “committed” to bringing Call of Duty to Nintendo consoles for a period of ten years. This won’t be a problem until the Activision Blizzard King acquisition is complete.

Spencer reported this on Twitter, adding that this commitment aligns with Microsoft’s commitment to help “make more games available to more people”, no matter how they play. The commitment appears to mean that Call of Duty will become available for Nintendo and remain there for at least ten years. It’s unclear which Call of Duty games that would be and no specific consoles are mentioned, but it will undoubtedly be about the Nintendo Switch. It’s not even known how Nintendo sees this.

This lens fits previous statements by Spencer stating that he imagines the model of Minecraft and wants to treat Call of Duty as such. Minecraft is present on many different platforms, and according to Spencer, this is also the precursor to Call of Duty if the $69 billion acquisition goes through. He also said that he would like to see Call of Duty on Switch and that the franchise will also be present on PlayStation.

The New York Times suggests it that the offer to make Call of Duty available to Nintendo is an attempt to please the US Federal Trade Commission. This regulator could vote against Microsoft’s intended takeover during a closed session on Thursday. Reported politician rather that the FTC is likely to file a lawsuit to block the acquisition. The four knowledgeable members of this regulator’s committee are said to be skeptical of Microsoft’s arguments and fear the company could gain an unfair advantage and limit competition in the market.

As for the PlayStation consoles confirmed Microsoft recently that it made an offer to Sony to make Call of Duty available for ten years. Additionally, the titles would be released simultaneously on both the Xbox and PlayStation consoles. This offer was confirmed by Microsoft CEO Brad Smith. With this agreement, he wants to ensure that this possible licensing agreement is “legally enforceable in the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union”. It is unclear whether Sony will accept this deal. Smith also pointed out that excluding PlayStation consoles would not make economic sense.