Microsoft inks a 10-year deal to bring Xbox games to Nintendo gamers
Microsoft President Brad Smith on Tuesday announced that the tech giant has signed a binding, 10-year contract with Japanese gaming giant Nintendo to bring Xbox games including Call of Duty (CoD) to Nintendo’s gamers. Also Read — Xbox Game Pass February 2023: Shadow Warrior DE, Atomic Heart, and more
The announcement came ahead of a hearing in the European Union (EU) where Microsoft will argue its case with regulators to give its $69 billion acquisition of Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard a green signal.
“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,” Smith tweeted.
The Call of Duty game will be available to Nintendo players the same day as Xbox, with full feature and content parity, “so they can experience Call of Duty just as Xbox and PlayStation gamers enjoy Call of Duty”.
Microsoft said it is committed to providing long-term equal access to Call of Duty to other gaming platforms, “bringing more choice to more players and more competition to the gaming market”.
<p dir=«ltr» lang=«en» xml:lang=«en»>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/JmO0hzw1BO— Brad Smith (@BradSmi) February 21, 2023
The EU hearing this week is expected to be attended by representatives from Microsoft including Brad Smith and Xbox head Phil Spencer, as well as Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, and Sony’s Jim Ryan.
Earlier this month, Microsoft formally received an antitrust warning from the
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