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Call of Duty would be great on the Nintendo Switch, with the handheld\/home console hybrid device perfect for pick up and play online sessions. Strangely enough, though, the series has never released on the platform, despite some history with the first-person shooter and Nintendo consoles.<\/p>\n
There are various reasons why the Switch has yet to receive a Call of Duty<\/a> game, including its relative lack of power compared to its PlayStation and Xbox counterparts. This hasn\u2019t stopped us, or Xbox boss Phil Spencer, from believing though.<\/p>\n A lack of power hasn\u2019t stopped ports of other games from appearing on the Switch, including Activision\u2019s own recent return to the Crash Bandicoot series. With some sensible downgrades to resolution and textures, the Switch is capable enough for ports of just about anything if a development studio really wants to give it a go.<\/p>\n With all of this in mind, read on to find out why there are no Call of Duty games on Switch, and whether CoD games will ever release on the platform or not.<\/p>\n While the question is difficult to answer, it\u2019s more than likely that there are no Call of Duty games on the Switch due to the console\u2019s relative lack of power. There\u2019s no argument that the Switch is capable of outputting some seriously pretty visuals (see Luigi\u2019s Mansion 3, Super Mario Odyssey, etc.), but it\u2019s clear that it simply cannot keep up with the PS5 and Xbox Series X.<\/p>\n Certain game engines just won\u2019t work on the Switch, but this shouldn\u2019t stop tailor-made versions from existing. The Wii received a bunch of CoD games with lesser graphics and Nintendo\u2019s lesser-known Wii U had ports of a few, including fan-favourite Black Ops II. There\u2019s nothing wrong with ports of games with worse graphics, as long as they\u2019re playable and not exceedingly ugly. If the Wii was capable, the Switch is too.<\/p> The trouble with this approach is that it would take a lot of work to port the newer entries onto the Switch and have them playable while still passing the visuals test well enough. Obviously, Activision hasn\u2019t been up to the task at this point, otherwise you\u2019d feel they might have capitalised on the Switch\u2019s worldwide success five years into the console\u2019s life cycle.<\/p>\n Another reason for the Switch lacking Call of Duty games could be to do with their gargantuan file sizes. Again, this could be worked on in a port. Lower-quality textures and good compression should help in this regard.<\/p>\n The main reason, as always, will likely go down to cost. Activision will probably believe that it is simply not worth the resources and time to port CoD games to the Switch. It\u2019s not like the series is struggling without being on Switch now, is it?<\/p>\n Update as of 7th December 2022:<\/strong><\/p>\n Xbox boss Phil Spencer tweeted in the early hours of 7th December 2022 that \u201cMicrosoft has entered into a 10-year commitment to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo following the merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard King.\u201d You can see the full Tweet below:<\/p>\n Microsoft has entered into a 10-year commitment to bring Call of Duty to @Nintendo<\/a> following the merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard King. \u202fMicrosoft is committed to helping bring more games to more people \u2013 however they choose to play. @ATVI_AB<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) December 7, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>Why are there no Call of Duty games on Switch?<\/b><\/h2>\n
Will Call of Duty games ever come to Switch?<\/b><\/h2>\n