Microsoft’s buyout of Activision Blizzard is meant to bring about big changes to the franchise, but will Call of Duty ever come to the Nintendo Switch?
Call of Duty is a force unlike many others. The twitchy FPS has amassed millions of fans, generated billions of dollars in revenue, and is a social juggernaut in the gaming landscape. People who don’t play video games know about Call of Duty. It’s nearly impossible to escape its reach.
One would think so much success would mean the game has been released on all three of the major home consoles, but as Switch owners likely know, they’ve been excluded from the festivities thus far. ABK seemed content with this decision, but now Microsoft is singing a much different tune.
Vice Chair & President Brad Smith made an official announcement before the buyout was even completed, and thankfully, it’s good news for fans who want to take mainline Call of Duty games on the go.
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Yes, Call of Duty is coming to Nintendo Switch relatively soon. Microsoft is locked into a 10-year deal with Nintendo that will guarantee a decade’s worth of games arrive on their platforms. While the next generation of consoles might be out by the end of this cycle, we’ve still got a few more go-rounds for games to land on the switch.
It’s a post-merger world now, but when Microsoft’s historic buyout was still ongoing, Call of Duty was at the heart of every conversation about how this change could affect the industry. Insiders and fans alike were worried about what Xbox exclusivity for all of Activision’s franchises would mean for console gamers who aren’t on Xbox.
Smith cleared the air on this,
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