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Last week, Microsoft put pen to paper and announced that its 10-year commitment to bringing the Call of Duty franchise to Nintendo platforms is now legally binding.
Microsoft President Brad Smith went on to mention how the tech giant would ensure the series worked on other platforms exactly as people expect, and now Microsoft Gaming CEO and Xbox head Phil Spencer has said so in an official “Xbox On” -Interview explained in more detail.
Microsoft’s goal is to deliver the “best possible version” of Call of Duty on every platform that offers the “same” experience in terms of content – similar to games like Minecraft. So you don’t have to worry about exclusive content being limited to a specific platform.
Phil Spencer: “We expect to achieve a certain level of quality on all of these games…so that’s our goal, and same on PC and same on Nintendo. So when we say available everywhere or not exclusive, we absolutely want to make the best version of Call of Duty on any of those platforms.”
“…It’s not about a skin on a weapon, it’s about a specific game mode, the same version will be available on all platforms. If you’re a Minecraft player on PlayStation, I don’t think you’ll feel like you feel like having the smaller version…we want to make sure these players feel like they’re having a great experience on the platform they’re playing on.”
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Exactly how Call of Duty will ship on Nintendo platforms remains unknown. Notably, the deal is for “Nintendo platforms,” so there’s no guarantee Activision’s first-person shooter series will hit the Switch anytime soon.
Xbox also offers cloud gaming services that could potentially be used to get a game like Call of Duty working on certain devices. The last Call of Duty game to be released on a Nintendo platform was Call of Duty: Ghosts in 2013.
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When he’s not repaying a loan to Tom Nook, Liam enjoys sharing the latest Nintendo news and admiring his library of video games. His favorite Nintendo character used to be a guitar-playing dog, but these days he prefers to hang out with Judd the cat.
