Microsoft pledges 10 years of Call of Duty on Nintendo

Microsoft has committed to bringing Call of Duty to Nintendo consoles for the next 10 years.

Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, said on his Twitter account that Microsoft is committed to bringing the Call of Duty franchise to Nintendo for the next 10 years, if the Activision Blizzard acquisition is approved by regulators.

Microsoft has entered into a 10-year commitment to bring Call of Duty to @Nintendo following the merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard King.  Microsoft is committed to helping bring more games to more people – however they choose to play. @ATVI_AB
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) December 7, 2022

Spencer also said Microsoft is committed to continuing to release Call of Duty on Steam at the same time as the Xbox versions, once the merger between the two companies is complete.

I'm also pleased to confirm that Microsoft has committed to continue to offer Call of Duty on @Steam simultaneously to Xbox after we have closed the merger with Activision Blizzard King. @ATVI_AB @ValveSoftware
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) December 7, 2022

As for Sony, Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith said that Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard will bring the Call of Duty franchise to more platforms. And that they are open to a 10-year deal with Sony in the same way they did with Nintendo.

Our acquisition will bring Call of Duty to more gamers and more platforms than ever before. That's good for competition and good for consumers. Thank you @Nintendo. Any day @Sony wants to sit down and talk, we'll be happy to hammer out a 10-year deal for PlayStation as well. https://t.co/m1IQxdeo6n
— Brad Smith (@BradSmi) December 7, 2022

Sony, according to rumors, is actively talking to regulators in several parts of the world so that this purchase by Microsoft is viewed unfavorably and treated as a monopoly.

Source: Twitter