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The videogame call of duty will land on Nintendo, announced Phil Spencer, Microsoft Gaming CEO. This link is for 10 years and Sony shows its concern, although it has the doors open to negotiate.
Spencer reported on the issue on her Twitter account. “Microsoft has made a 10-year commitment to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo, following the merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard King,” the executive wrote.
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
“Microsoft is committed to helping bring more games to more people, no matter how they choose to play.”
Added Spencer: “I’m also pleased to confirm that Microsoft is committed to continuing to offer Call of Duty on Steam concurrently with Xbox, having closed the merger with Activision Blizzard King.”
Following the news, Nintendo shares rose 0.3%, while Sony shares fell 1.3%.
Call of Duty and a success that will settle on Nintendo
A saga of 32 titles that began in 2003, Call of Duty already has 400 million units sold. It has been developed by Infinity Ward, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, Spark Unlimited, and other companies, and distributed by Activision, Aspyr Media, and Square Enix.
It is based on the first and third person shooter genre, of the warlike and action type, and began in World War II settings to include more modern and even fictional ones.
Call of Duty became available on Nintendo in 2013, through the title Call of Duty: Ghosts on the Wii U. But the agreement did not continue with other presentations of the saga.
Sony has Microsoft’s doors open to negotiate for Call of Duty
Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, also expressed his joy at the link. “Our acquisition will bring Call of Duty to more players and more platforms than ever before.”
However, not everyone is happy with the situation, as he remembers Reuters. At Sony they view it with concern, but Smith keeps the doors open to negotiate.
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
“Any day Sony wants to sit down and talk, we’ll be happy to close a 10-year deal for PlayStation,” Smith said.
Sony gaming chief Jim Ryan had called an offer from Microsoft to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation “inadequate.” This occurred in early 2022.
