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[jonnyXx]

If this gets Nintendo to use better hardware I'm all for it.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Love it.
Well played Phil.

 

[feynoob]

You don't know "what I wAnT".

You like to wait. Isn't that what you want?

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

You like to wait. Isn't that what you want?

You wait. I know what is going to happen.

 

[feynoob]

You wait. I know what is going to happen.

But I am waiting. Tell me what would happen.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

But I am waiting. Tell me what would happen.

You are not worth it.

 

[MaulerX]

Without Sony's stance it was not likely coming to Nintendo.

Microsoft had already said they wanted COD on Switch. This was their plan from the beginning but now the agreement is official between MS and Nintendo

Sony's stance was/is to block this deal at all costs. Hence why they haven't accepted the 10 year deal.

 

[TransTrender]

Also everyone needs to fuck off with these corporate acquisitions.
Only the lawyers and the suits win.

 

[OuterLimits]

CoD mobile is likely what will be ported. Doubt you’ll see main entries until at least switch 2

By the time this deal actually gets completely finalized and Activision would conceivably actually start any work, the Switch 2 may be on the market anyway.(or announced and coming shortly)

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

Disclosure, but I'm not the audience for this, haven't liked CoD in over a decade.

That being said I love my Nintendo Switch, play it more than my PS5. Yet Call of Duty on a Nintendo platform currently...

Not with this hardware I hope. That would be ROUGH

Call of Duty mobile is a thing ..

The game clearly wouldn’t be the same version as the ones on current gen consoles. They will probably make a downgraded version of COD specifically for the switch.

 

[feynoob]

You are not worth it.

When will I get the chance to be worth it?
Do I have to train my mind?

 

[feynoob]

Also everyone needs to fuck off with these corporate acquisitions.
Only the lawyers and the suits win.

They have a meeting with FTC. This is a news for that meeting.

 

[Fredrik]

Hopefully this means we’ll get new Nintendo hardware soon. Switch has felt old for a looong time.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

When will I get the chance to be worth it?
Do I have to train my mind?

If that is enough to overcome cognitive deficiency? yes, and you will see the truth.

 

[gothmog]

Hopefully this means we’ll get new Nintendo hardware soon. Switch has felt old for a looong time.

Wishful thinking.

 

[kyliethicc]

Please please please include Nintendo players in crossplay warzone lobbies. Fresh helpless meat please.

agreed

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I thought all the merger haters claimed games going forward would not be multiplat anymore where they'd be all funneled to Xbox and PC? So what's with MS doing a deal with Nintendo for arguably the biggest console franchise out there, which can only strengthen Switch's (and Switch 2's) game library? Given it's a 10 year deal, that'll even stretch to Switch 3.

 

[remember_spinal]

They said they want CoD on Switch in Feb, just days after the acquisition was announced.


You guys are so precious






Waste.

So why dont they put starfield on switch?

 

[adamsapple]

So why dont they put starfield on switch?

Find me a quote where they've talked about wanting to bring it to Switch beforehand and I'll answer your question then

 

[StreetsofBeige]

So why dont they put starfield on switch?

Probably the same reasons why Skyrim and Witcher 3 took forever to come out for Nintendo systems, and why GTA 4 and 5 and RDR games dont come out for Switch either.

 

[feynoob]

So why dont they put starfield on switch?

Same as why spiderman isn't on switch.

 

[remember_spinal]

Probably the same reasons why Skyrim and Witcher 3 took forever to come out for Nintendo systems, and why GTA 4 and 5 and RDR games dont come out for Switch either.

Why would Starfield be more complex to port to switch than Call of Duty?

 

[THE DUCK]

Man the pr is completely working. What games? COD is a huge library of games, including a whole group of crappy ones.
Hook line and sinker. Same goes for them saying they will stay in steam.......of course they will.

You all realize that once the merger is officially approved, the real plan is to make the newest AAA COD games exclusive to xbox/pc, right? Once all the old contracts are done......

 

[onQ123]

Why make a 10 year commitment? Why not just continue to do what was working

 

[adamsapple]

Why would Starfield be more complex to port to switch than Call of Duty?

Ah we've reached the whataboutism phase.

Why make a 10 year commitment? Why not just continue to do what was working

There hasn't been a new CoD game on Nintendo hardware for a while. 10 year is putting a solid number to the promised support.

 

[Valedix]

Gonna be cloud versions lol

 

[Cyberpunkd]

No way CMA can say no to that.

CMA doesn’t give a shit about Call of Duty, it looks at one of the largest manufacturers acquiring one of the largest publishers.

Imagine a situation where the worlds huge coal mine acquires Coal Plants International, a huge owner and operator of coal plants in the world. That’s what this is about.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Ah we've reached the whataboutism phase.



There hasn't been a new CoD game on Nintendo hardware for a while. 10 year is putting a solid number to the promised support.

Let me just say I'm extremely happy about this

 

[remember_spinal]

Ah we've reached the whataboutism phase.



There hasn't been a new CoD game on Nintendo hardware for a while. 10 year is putting a solid number to the promised support.

Its clear this was never about nintendo, its them trying to battle Sony’s narrative to regulators. If they truly cared about bringing more games to more people they wouldn’t horde new zenimax games

 

[GhostOfTsu]

So desperate just to put a cloud version no one will play on Switch.

 

[adamsapple]

Its clear this was never about nintendo, its them trying to battle Sony’s narrative. If they truly cared about bringing more games to more people that wouldn’t horde new zenimax games

It's clear you're reading into it with a very biased lens. They talked about bringing CoD to Nintendo before Sony ever made any comments about this whole acquisition. This is them following through on it with an official agreement with Nintendo, should the acquisition go through.

Also, bringing Call of Duty, a franchise that *has* been on Nintendo platforms before, is not the same as them dumping all of their first party output on Nintendo platforms.

Your whataboutism is pretty hollow here, sorry to say friend.

 

[MarkMe2525]

So call of duty is going to have PS4/Xbox one versions for 10 years I guess

I doubt the agreement is for ten years on the OG switch.

 

[OuterLimits]

I guess Phil can now tell regulators. "Look, with us at the helm, we have entered a long agreement to release the COD franchise on an extremely popular platform that was actually being ignored previously"

 

[onQ123]

Ah we've reached the whataboutism phase.



There hasn't been a new CoD game on Nintendo hardware for a while. 10 year is putting a solid number to the promised support.

Still don't like a time limit being set , foreseeable future would have been a better choice of words .

 

[Darlingcognito]

 

[Robb]

Didn’t see that coming tbh, but a good get for Nintendo in any case. They’re just along for the ride as usual.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

what about switch's ability to run these titles ?

Why do you think this refers to solely to the switch and not a more capable piece of nintendo hardware? You think Nintendo doesn't have a follow-up?

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Its clear this was never about nintendo, its them trying to battle Sony’s narrative to regulators. If they truly cared about bringing more games to more people they wouldn’t horde new zenimax games

Bingo

Bango

I love the posturing MS is doing to try and look like the good guys here to the regulators

 

[EDMIX]

Cod Mobile ye let's go!

The lolz, something tells me that is what this is really about.

I wouldn't be shocked either.

James Sawyer Ford Agreed. It makes sense to say this and as far as I've seen, both MS and Sony are saying what I'd expect a company to say based on their respective situations.

They'd be dumb not to.

 

[adamsapple]

Why do you think this refers to solely to the switch and not a more capable piece of nintendo hardware? You think Nintendo doesn't have a follow-up?

True. They mention Nintendo, not Switch.

 

[Darlingcognito]

Bingo

Bango

I love the posturing MS is doing to try and look like the good guys here to the regulators

 

[akimbo009]

Still don't like a time limit being set , foreseeable future would have been a better choice of words .

That could be 1 year, 2 or 20. 10 is a non-trival commitment and something concrete.

 

[twilo99]

I get that this is a strategic move, and its great for Nintendo gamers in general, but promising something you don't really have seems a bit desperate...

 

[Kacho]

Still don't like a time limit being set , foreseeable future would have been a better choice of words .

I get what you’re saying but Nintendo went from having no COD to having COD on lock for their next two consoles. That’s a solid deal.

Microsoft will revisit these agreements when the time comes and that’s when things get spicy. I don’t see them thumbing their nose at the user base on Nintendo when they’re still (presumably) fighting for scraps in the console space with Sony.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend and all that jazz.

 

[Little Chicken]

Guarantee that Sony was not expecting this. It further dilutes Sony's share of CoD revenue.

Nice one, Jim

 

[jigglet]

Unprecedented Partnership.

 

[LordCBH]

what about switch's ability to run these titles ?

Powered by the Cloud, no doubt.

 

[GigaBowser]

If this gets Nintendo to use better hardware I'm all for it.

lol good luck with that.

This is a pretty big win for Nintendo though. Third parties play follow the leader with COD and GTA. Not holding my breath for GTA but if Nintendo can secure that as well their third party situation should improve a lot.

 

[MaulerX]

So why dont they put starfield on switch?

Because Starfield is a single player new IP and COD is not.

 

[ChiefDada]

Lol wow. This is embarrassing... for Microsoft.

Guarantee that Sony was not expecting this. It further dilutes Sony's share of CoD revenue.

Nice one, Jim

Lol, it's a "commitment", not a contract. None of this is real! Pure theater for the public!