Microsoft Announcing 'Call Of Duty' On Nintendo Consoles Leads To Clowning Memes About The Switch's Graphics
Earlier today, Microsoft announced the unexpected news that it had agreed to a 10-year deal with Nintendo that would see many of the company's games (with Call Of Duty mentioned by name) confirmed for future releases on Nintendo consoles like the Switch.
While this itself was a monumental step in gaming, at least in terms of the ongoing console wars and exclusivity, it aligns with recent trends seeing game companies slowly allowing crossplay and ports years after initial release.
Additionally, it was later confirmed that these would be same-day releases of CoD, with the same amount of content on both systems being available on the same day. Word of the cross-competitor console support quickly spread on social media throughout the day as coverage flooded in.
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Microsoft Xbox lead Phil Spencer calling Sony PlayStation’s Jim Ryan after today’s EU hearings and striking deals with Nintendo and Nvidia. pic.twitter.com/sOtU9riJuO
— Gray Hoodie (@grayhoodie) February 21, 2023
While many memes were being made about the deal and how this sets up Sony against the world of gaming, many took the time to take pot shots at Nintendo and the Switch by saying there's no way the handheld console can run any of the modern CoD games.
This led to people posting broken videos to show how the graphics are going to look on the system, as well as videos of things exploding and loud abrasive music and screaming happening in the background to simulate the true experience of playing with "Switch kids."
the switch trying to boot up cod https://t.co/nFu48OFvM5 pic.twitter.com/YoEOg7w2dO
— Acro 𒉭 (JOJOLANDS) (@AcroIThink) February 21, 2023
The Nintendo switch trying to run COD pic.twitter.com/7LEsfn71Y7
— Red ❤️🔥 (@RedLightning420) February 21, 2023
Five minutes in the cod match on switch: https://t.co/TAM3Yi1nBy pic.twitter.com/gH2iwtikVF
— 🌙 (@vinxmana) February 21, 2023
CoD on Switch lookin' good. pic.twitter.com/cSkt0sJ1hQ
— Danny (@SWolf712) February 21, 2023
As noted by others online, it's worth keeping in mind that the 10-year deal here will likely last through whatever console Nintendo comes up with in the following years as a successor to the Switch.
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Gumshoe
I don't get these "Switch will break running COD" jokes. The games that made COD huge ran on the PS3 and Xbox 360, which are weaker consoles than the Switch, and even the COD games that game afterwards were rarely pushing graphical boundaries for their own time.
SSmotzer
Is no one else picking up on the fact that no where in this announcement did they say "Switch?"
All this means is that Activision has dev kits for whatever the next Nintendo system is, and that system can run CoD.
Timey16
the deal is just so MS can go at "s-see we will not abuse us owning ActiBlizz". It doesn't matter how realistic of a proposal CoD on the Switch is.
because so far the acquisition is being blocked in the UK due to concerns of competition
So… they made a contract with Nintendo about an IP they don't even own for now
Or it is realistic because "Switch 2" is just around the corner.
SSmotzer
I think it's going to be more like a Switch Dock +.
Like how you can run an external graphics card from a thunderbolt port. So I don't see why the Switch can't just dock into something with a graphics card.
Rueland2002
My hope if they bring back this gem