{"id":130317,"date":"2022-12-07T05:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T05:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-142197"},"modified":"2022-12-07T05:05:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T05:05:00","slug":"microsoft-enters-10-year-commitment-to-bring-call-of-duty-to-nintendo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/12\/07\/microsoft-enters-10-year-commitment-to-bring-call-of-duty-to-nintendo\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Enters &#8220;10-Year Commitment To Bring Call Of Duty To Nintendo&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5fa14ea0eea51\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5fa14ea0eea51\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Call of Duty\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5fa14ea0eea51\/call-of-duty.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5fa14ea0eea51\/call-of-duty.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Call of Duty\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Activision Blizzard<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Microsoft Gaming CEO and Xbox head Phil Spencer has mentioned in recent times how he would love to bring Activision&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wiiu\/call_of_duty_ghosts\">Call of Duty<\/a> franchise to platforms like the Nintendo Switch once the Activision Blizzard merger is finalised.<\/p>\n<p>Well, today Phil has shared some <em>absolutely massive<\/em> news &#8211; revealing how Microsoft has entered into a &#8220;10-year commitment&#8221; to bring the biggest first-person shooter franchise to Nintendo platforms. Driving this is Microsoft&#8217;s commitment to bring gaming to more people around the globe. Here&#8217;s his tweet:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Microsoft has entered into a 10-year commitment to bring Call of Duty to @Nintendo following the merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard King. \u202fMicrosoft is committed to helping bring more games to more people \u2013 however they choose to play.&#8221; @ATVI_AB<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/xboxp3\/statuses\/1600342335845724160 @ 2022-12-07T05:47:18+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Microsoft has entered into a 10-year commitment to bring Call of Duty to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nintendo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Nintendo<\/a> following the merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard King. \u202fMicrosoft is committed to helping bring more games to more people \u2013 however they choose to play. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATVI_AB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ATVI_AB<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XboxP3\/status\/1600342335845724160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In a <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XboxP3\/status\/1600342467727224832\">second post<\/a>, Phil mentioned how Microsoft would also remain committed to continuing Call of Duty on Valve&#8217;s Steam service:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;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&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This latest development follows yesterday&#8217;s news that Microsoft had offered Sony a 10-year deal to keep the Call of Duty franchise on PlayStation. You can learn more about this on our sister website, <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/news\/2022\/12\/microsoft-president-confirms-10-year-offer-for-cod-on-playstation-says-ftc-lawsuit-would-be-huge-mistake\">Pure Xbox<\/a>. Microsoft&#8217;s Vice Chairman and President Brad Smith has also mentioned how the <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradSmi\/status\/1600346773914259458\">same offer is still available to Sony<\/a> and PlayStation:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Our acquisition will bring Call of Duty to more gamers and more platforms than ever before. That&#8217;s good for competition and good for consumers. Thank you @Nintendo. Any day @Sony wants to sit down and talk, we&#8217;ll be happy to hammer out a 10-year deal for PlayStation as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As previously noted, Call of Duty&#8217;s last appearance on a Nintendo platform was during the Wii U generation with the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wiiu\/call_of_duty_black_ops_ii\">Call of Duty: Black Ops II<\/a> in 2012 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wiiu\/call_of_duty_ghosts\">Call of Duty: Ghosts<\/a> in 2013.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/related-articles:139962 @ 2022-12-07T08:05:25+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>What&#8217;s your own reaction to this announcement? <em>Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Activision Blizzard Microsoft Gaming CEO and Xbox head Phil Spencer has mentioned in recent times how he would love to bring Activision&#8217;s Call of Duty franchise to platforms like the Nintendo Switch once the Activision Blizzard merger is finalised. 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