Microsoft has told the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) it’s confident Activision Blizzard can optimise Call of Duty to run on Switch after the regulatory body raised concerns around the console’s “technical limitations”.
As part of its ongoing efforts to convince regulatory bodies in the UK, EU, and US to approve its $69BN USD acquisition of Activision Blizzard – which has so far been blighted by concerns it may choose to make Call of Duty exclusive to Xbox, hampering PlayStation’s ability to compete – Microsoft signed a 10-year deal with Nintendo guaranteeing it would bring the FPS to Switch.
However, in its Provisional findings report published last month, the CMA said it was unable to place “material weight” on Microsoft’s agreement when considering the proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition, as there was “no certainty [the deal would] lead to CoD becoming available on Nintendo”. Elaborating further, it highlighted the “technical limitations” that “would need to be overcome for Call of Duty to become available for Nintendo Switch.”
Source – eurogamer.net
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