Call of Duty May Not Run on Switch, Says UK Market Regulator

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According to the CMA, the UK's market authority, the Nintendo Switch may be entirely incapable of running the contemporary Call of Duty games, presenting yet another potential stumbling block for Microsoft's ongoing attempts at acquiring Activision Blizzard. The regulator has been sitting in stark opposition to the massive deal from the very start, and this doesn't seem likely to change just yet.

As one of the most prominent franchises in the comprehensive Activision Blizzard portfolio, Call of Duty has proven its worth time and again, warranting its blockbuster status almost every single time a new entry comes out. Its performance, however, means that COD is a particularly noteworthy point of contention in the context of Microsoft's potential acquisition of the publisher/developer.

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While Microsoft claims Switch can run Call of Duty games just fine, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority believes otherwise. Exputer recently reported on the CMA's latest provisional findings report, where the regulator plainly states that «the Nintendo Switch [...] may not be capable of offering certain graphically intensive multiplayer games (such as COD)» due to its hardware limitations. The CMA believes that Activision will find it difficult to offer a user experience competitive to other contemporary consoles, and mentions that the Switch's subpar storage capacity may end up being a problem as well.

It's worth pointing out that Xbox and Nintendo signed a game launch agreement not long ago, in which Microsoft promised to deliver future Call of Duty titles to Nintendo devices day-and-date with Xbox Series and PlayStation 5 consoles. This was an admirable feat that's