Activision’s announcement of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 didn’t point out a launch on Nintendo platforms, however the firm stays dedicated to bringing the shooter sequence to Change. That is based on sources talking to Kotaku. The location reported that “each side are nonetheless engaged on it.” Nevertheless, it stays to be seen what’s inflicting the holdup or if Call of Duty might seem on Change, Change 2, or each.
The sport’s confirmed platforms are PS5, PS4, Xbox Collection X|S, Xbox One, and PC. Provided that Black Ops 7 will assist last-gen methods, some questioned why Change was once more overlooked.
In 2023, amid the FTC vs. Microsoft court docket case, Microsoft mentioned it had signed a “binding 10-year authorized settlement to convey Call of Duty to Nintendo gamers.” The assertion mentioned Microsoft would launch Call of Duty on Nintendo platforms “the identical day as Xbox, with full options and content material parity.”
Activision has skipped Nintendo platforms for Call of Duty for greater than a decade, because the final CoD launch on a Nintendo platform was a port of Call of Duty: Ghosts for Wii U in 2013. Call of Duty has an extended, unusual historical past on Nintendo platforms, and that is simply the most recent chapter in that story.
In 2022, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer mentioned there was “undoubtedly” work to be completed to get Call of Duty operating on Change. The more-powerful Change 2 is out now, and Microsoft needs to convey extra video games to it, however the firm has not confirmed any particular plans for Call of Duty on Change 2.
GameSpot has contacted Activision in an try to get extra particulars.
Black Ops 7 is coming this yr, and it marks the primary time in franchise historical past that Activision is releasing Black Ops video games in consecutive years. The sport is ready in 2035, which is 10 years after Black Ops 2’s marketing campaign. For extra, take a look at the announcement trailer above.
Activision is mixing issues up this yr with respect to the way it promotes the sport, saying it plans to stay quiet to assist construct Beyonce-like hype.