Call of Duty on Nintendo Switch only sets up players for disappointment

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Call of Duty games are coming to Nintendo Switch – and we don't mean remastered old-hat games from past consoles, but brand-new, top-of-the-line Call of Duty entries that will be releasing simultaneously on both the Switch and far more powerful home consoles. Is anyone else worried?

The news came on February 21 from Microsoft President Brad Smith, who tweeted that Nintendo had agreed to a "binding 10-year contract to bring Xbox games to Nintendo's gamers" – noticeably Activision's Call of Duty franchise, with "full feature and content parity" across Nintendo consoles. That means no shortcuts, no excuses, and nowhere to hide if the end result falls short.

We've now signed a binding 10-year contract to bring Xbox games to Nintendo's gamers. This is just part of our commitment to bring Xbox games and Activision titles like Call of Duty to more players on more platforms. pic.twitter.com/JmO0hzw1BOFebruary 21, 2023

While the announcement is light on details, it feels like a pretty strong warning shot to PlayStation, who could seriously suffer if Microsoft pulled Call of Duty from its direct rivals' consoles or made playing the franchise on Xbox and Switch too good a deal to pass up (cough, Game Pass, cough). Call of Duty is naturally a big money spinner for Activision, and in the wake of Microsoft's acquisition of the publisher – still pending approval from regulators – it's unsurprising that the company is looking for ways to leverage their new position in the industry.

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But it's still somewhat shocking that next-gen Call of Duty games will be launching day 1 on the underpowered, if versatile Nintendo Switch – given the huge disparity in computing