The Microsoft-Activision merger hasn't happened quite yet, but Microsoft is making plans presuming that the deal will go through eventually. CEO Phil Spencer has announced that Microsoft and Nintendo have entered into a 10-year-long deal, which will see the Call of Duty franchise brought to Nintendo's platform. This would mark the first time the series has returned to Nintendo systems since 2013's Call of Duty: Ghosts, which was released for the Nintendo Wii U.

Microsoft has offered the same deal to PlayStation as well, who at the time of writing has not accepted, all while antitrust and government regulators continue to go back and forth over whether or not the finalized acquisition of Activision would be fair to the market. Previously, Microsoft has been incredibly vocal about not making Call of Duty into an Xbox exclusive franchise. Spencer also revealed that Call of Duty games will continue to release simultaneously on Steam for PC players, assuming that the deal goes through.

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[godreborn]

streaming, I presume?

 

[djnate27]

idc

yyd

 

[Kioku]

When I first read the tweet by Phil, I sincerely thought it was a joke. This has to be a sharp jab at Sony ironically crying "monopoly". It'll be interesting to see how this pans out considering the state of the Switch hardware. We SHOULD be seeing a new system within the next couple of years anyway.

 

[Viri]

Can just see it, the fanboys been pissed that they have to invest in expensive memory cards in order to download the game.

I honestly never minded the memory card cost. I owned a PS2, Gamecube, and Dreamcast, and was okay with paying for the memory cards, because they weren't that expensive. Vita can fuck right off though, with their memory card price.

 

[pedro702]

I honestly never minded the memory card cost. I owned a PS2, Gamecube, and Dreamcast, and was okay with paying for the memory cards, because they weren't that expensive. Vita can fuck right off though, with their memory card price.

yeah but cod games nowadays are 100gb+ some even 200+ with everything installed from dlcs and such. 256gb micro sd cards are still very expensive to only save one game lol

i can already see the COD physical release saying download code inside and micro sd card included instead of cartridge xD

 

[Kioku]

yeah but cod games nowadays are 100gb+ some even 200+ with everything installed from dlcs and such. 256gb micro sd cards are still very expensive to only save one game lol

i can already see the COD physical release saying download code inside and micro sd card included instead of cartridge xD

With them inevitably cutting on quality, I bet the game size decreases drastically. MWII actually only takes up 60-70GB. So, they can cut it greatly.

 

[HarveyHouston]

I'm not a big Call of Duty fan, but I'm not real keen on the Activision purchase. I don't expect it to save the company, either.

 

[diggeloid]

Microsoft is going to run CoD into the ground, like they always do (just look at Halo). Sony has always had the advantage with better franchises, but I don't think it's because of any exclusivity deals or anticompetitive practices (they are guilty of those too though), they just know how to run a game publishing company better than Microsoft. Compare Sony's first party studios to Microsoft's. Before Microsoft started buying up all these studios, I don't think they even had any new IP since the 360 days.

When the FTC shits the bed and lets this acquisition go through, consumers are going to lose. They always do. This Nintendo deal is the only good thing coming out of this whole drama, although I'd say don't expect any quality ports (especially not on the Switch). When Microsoft turns CoD into a full-blown live service, removes the campaign mode, breaks matchmaking, etc. I don't think many people will want to pay $70 for a stripped down version of that on Nintendo's weaker harder.

 

[Gronbar]

When two fight, the third wins. Sony with that bitching about COD will end up as looser.

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the switch will probably get remasters* of the older games


*remastered by just changing the controls to fit the switch layout and changing icons, the rest of the game is exactly the same

Motion controls could be fun.

 

[Digital_Cheese]

Cod waw here I come! Classic zombies on the go would be great!

Call of Duty World At War was on DS too btw

keep your trash games off the switch, unless its World at War, that was thew last good COD made.

*the
Also, incorrect opinion detected

 

[LightyKD]

Just saw this on NBC News Now and had to come here to verify. I'm still like: "Hol up! WHAT?!"

 

[Plazorn]

Call of Duty World At War was on DS too btw

This version was a completely different game, It did not include zombies either. I am hoping for a PS3/Xbox 360 version of WaW instead.

 

[Digital_Cheese]

This version was a completely different game, It did not include zombies either. I am hoping for a PS3/Xbox 360 version of WaW instead.

ik but its impressive its on DS lmao

 

[64bitmodels]

They can bring over the old 360 games like world at war and black ops, those games are still great and will run on switch ezpz. If that's what happens this deal won't be that bad

 

[1B51004]

oh sick. weird with the games they're porting, but i dont mind it.

 

[Jokey_Carrot]

I could see this being kind of neat if they implemented gyro aim, or maybe even keyboard controls.

 

[ZeroFX]

When you want to stay clean from the "anti-trust" while spreading the cash grab/milk cow to all the platforms. Doubt ninty or sony will see any new bethesda games so soon tho, well they won't be xbox exclusive either, what a useless console lol.

 

[Shadowfox1]

Microsoft is going to run CoD into the ground, like they always do (just look at Halo). Sony has always had the advantage with better franchises, but I don't think it's because of any exclusivity deals or anticompetitive practices (they are guilty of those too though), they just know how to run a game publishing company better than Microsoft. Compare Sony's first party studios to Microsoft's. Before Microsoft started buying up all these studios, I don't think they even had any new IP since the 360 days.

When the FTC shits the bed and lets this acquisition go through, consumers are going to lose. They always do. This Nintendo deal is the only good thing coming out of this whole drama, although I'd say don't expect any quality ports (especially not on the Switch). When Microsoft turns CoD into a full-blown live service, removes the campaign mode, breaks matchmaking, etc. I don't think many people will want to pay $70 for a stripped down version of that on Nintendo's weaker harder.

Correction Sony used to care & run a good game publishing company. But now they are just as bad as Microsoft. Sony is dog shit now, all they are about is money while pushing mediocore shit now. God of War is the only good game I can think of right now. Besiedes that and MWII, sony doesnt have good games at the moment. I have all 3 systems, and I gotta say even though Nintendo is on their own bullshit too. At least they are consistent with quality games. While Sony & Microtrash continue to fuck us over with these games that have so many issues. on top of that we have to pay 70$ for this incomplete garbage. Microsoft will get Activision, sony needs to stop being a hypocrite, because the same thing Microsoft is doing, is what Sony has done in the past. Microsoft will not strip down the game at all, makes no sense for them to. All they care about is profit, just like Sony.

 

[Bladexdsl]

Sony is dog shit now, all they are about is money while pushing mediocore shit now

you sure you don't mean nintendo?

 

[Kioku]

Microsoft is going to run CoD into the ground, like they always do (just look at Halo).

What...

Halo has been their IP since what... 2001? You think that if they buy Acti/Blizz they're going to go hands on with development? What's worse is that you think Microsoft is going to ruin what Activision has been ruining for the better part of the last 15 years?