Phil Spencer: Microsoft to Treat Call of Duty Like Minecraft, Would Love to See It on Switch - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 26 October 2022 / 3,572 Views
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer during today's Wall Street Journal's Tech Live conference said Microsoft's plan with Call of Duty if the Activision Blizzard acquisition is approved is to treat it the same way they do Minecraft.
Spencer also stated he would like to see Call of Duty on the Nintendo Switch, as well as expanding Xbox on mobile platforms.
"Call of Duty specifically will be available on PlayStation," said Spencer. "I'd love to see it on the Switch, I'd love to see the game playable on many different screens. Our intent is to treat Call of Duty like Minecraft.
"This opportunity is really about mobile for us. When you think about 3 billion people playing video games, there's only about 200 million households on console."
Minecraft developer Mojang was acquired by Microsoft in 2014 and the sandbox video game has remained multiplatform ever since. It is available on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, iOS, and Android. It had also seen a release on the 3DS, Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita.
"This opportunity is really about mobile for us. When you think about 3 billion people playing video games, there's only about 200 million households on console."
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) October 26, 2022
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This is kind of just a rehash of what they have been saying the whole time
I know, but not everyone understands and/or believes it, so they have to keep repeating it.
True, but intentions are just that intentions. If Microsoft owns Actibliz they can always push the button and remove everything from PlayStation. You need to question if you want to give them that much power. Goes for all buyouts of established publishers. Same if Sony would buy EA or 2K but says big franchises will be in Xbox. But for how long and under whose management.
I could see them making a single CoD for the Switch, instead of an anual release. Porting anual CoDs to the Switch would end up in very poor optimization each time.
Well there might only end up being 1 or 2 CoD releases between when this deal goes through and when Nintendo's next system releases. Will obviously still be weaker than the other new systems, but should be easier to port to.
When they bought Activision, many assumed CoD would leave other platforms. I said it's more likely they would branch out instead. Activision stifling their own profits potential by not releasing on Switch is always a mistake. It's a wise decision to add it to all platforms. It's a big enough brand to carry all platforms and make as much profits as it can.
If they do that it will be good for Switch owners
I'm liking him mentioning the switch, it shows another angle that removes Sony from its self given entitlement to the ip. MS is being very gentleman, seems like they learned all their lessons from the Xbox one days. Always respect the players.
I know all of that, and never saud they had a problem putting it on switch. They are very interested in tapping into sales on the most popular console in the world. Unlike the idiots who have been running the company so far. By "respecting the player" I was referring to the Playstation userbase, not Nintendo's........
I wonder whats stopping that from happening.. oh right Sony due to unfairness.
why would Sony stop the games from going to Switch? They don't have an exclusivity contract, just a contract stopping the game to go to other subscription services. Microsoft is free to sell the game on any platform they want.
They are blocking MS from purchasing AnB and claim its not fair when MS will actually try to get CoD on as many platforms as possible making it fair for all gamers. Just like they did with Minecraft.
No one ever wants call of duty on switch
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