We reported yesterday on a proposal that Microsoft has made to Sony: Call of Duty will be released on the same day on Xbox and PlayStation for the next ten years. Now the identical guarantee has been given to Nintendo.
Let’s recall: such concession is the most important argument to convince officials around the world to agree to the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by the Xbox manufacturer. Sony is the main opponent of the deal, but there are no shortage of other dissenting voices.
A Microsoft representative therefore issued an open letter, confirming that the Japanese corporation had received a 10-year proposal. “We are open to offer the same commitment on other platforms,” he said. – Brad Smith assured.
Phil Spencer, the head of the Xbox division himself, clarified the offer on Twitter. “Microsoft promises to release Call of Duty on Nintendo for ten years after accepting Microsoft’s merger with Activision Blizzard,” he wrote. “We remain committed to helping offer more games to more people, no matter how they want to play.”
The series’ last release on Nintendo hardware was Call of Duty: Ghosts on the Wii U, in 2013. Nowadays, it is hard to imagine Modern Warfare 2 or Warzone 2.0 on Switch, yet streaming gameplay over the network remains an option.
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We’re talking about the future, though, with the Japanese corporation certainly already preparing new consoles. There has been speculation about an upcoming Switch successor for years.
“I’m also happy to confirm that Microsoft intends to continue offering Call of Duty on Steam at the same time as Xbox, once the Activision acquisition of Blizzard is completed,” Spencer added.
The deal covering the next decade could calm the mood on the officials’ side. Brad Smith, who was mentioned yesterday, asserted that his company is ready to make “the deal legally binding and enforceable in the US, UK and European Union.”
