CMA refutes Microsoft's claim Nintendo Switch can run Call of Duty
The Competition and Markets Authority has refuted Microsoft's claim the Nintendo Switch is capable of running a Call of Duty game similar to those seen on Xbox and PlayStation.
In its 400-page final report detailing its shock decision to block Microsoft's proposed $68.7bn Activision Blizzard takeover, the UK regulator addressed Microsoft's insistence it could get Call of Duty in its current form up and running on Nintendo consoles should the deal be approved.
«COD is currently available on two gaming consoles — Xbox and PlayStation,» reads the CMA's report.
«We found that these consoles compete closely with each other in terms of content, target audience, and console technology. We found that Nintendo's consoles compete less closely with either of Xbox or PlayStation, generally offering consoles with different technical specifications, and with its most popular titles tending to be more family and child-friendly.
»Nintendo does not currently offer COD, and we have seen no evidence to suggest that its consoles would be technically capable of running a version of COD that is similar to those in Xbox and PlayStation in terms of quality of gameplay and content."
In February, Microsoft president Brad Smith outlined the company's desire to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo consoles. Later that month, Microsoft announced it had finalised a 10-year agreement to launch Call of Duty on Nintendo platforms on «the same day as Xbox, with full feature and content parity».
Digital Foundry then addressed the question, is COD viable on Switch? The answer: it depends which one…
In March, Microsoft went a step further and told the CMA it was confident Activision could optimise Call of Duty to run on Switch after the regulatory body raised
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