Enlarge / Can Call of Duty run on the existing Switch? Does Microsoft have inside details on Nintendo's next hardware? Or are we in for some contractually obligated potato skirmishes? (credit: Aurich Lawson)

Microsoft appears to have made good on a promise to offer Call of Duty on Nintendo devices, a move seemingly aimed at calming antitrust concerns about its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Microsoft President and Vice-Chair Brad Smith tweeted the news early Tuesday morning , stating that Microsoft had "signed a binding 10-year contract to bring Xbox games to Nintendo's gamers." The contract is "just part of our commitment to bring Xbox games and Activision titles" to "more players on more platforms," Smith wrote.

Perhaps most interesting to players (if not regulators) is the official statement embedded in Smith's tweet. The game Call of Duty will arrive on "the same day as Xbox, with full feature and content parity—so they can experience Call of Duty just as Xbox and PlayStation gamers enjoy Call of Duty ."

Enlarge / Can Call of Duty run on the existing Switch? Does Microsoft have inside details on Nintendo's next hardware? Or are we in for some contractually obligated potato skirmishes? (credit: Aurich Lawson)

Microsoft appears to have made good on a promise to offer Call of Duty on Nintendo devices, a move seemingly aimed at calming antitrust concerns about its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Microsoft President and Vice-Chair Brad Smith tweeted the news early Tuesday morning , stating that Microsoft had "signed a binding 10-year contract to bring Xbox games to Nintendo's gamers." The contract is "just part of our commitment to bring Xbox games and Activision titles" to "more players on more platforms," Smith wrote.

Perhaps most interesting to players (if not regulators) is the official statement embedded in Smith's tweet. The game Call of Duty will arrive on "the same day as Xbox, with full feature and content parity—so they can experience Call of Duty just as Xbox and PlayStation gamers enjoy Call of Duty ."

Enlarge / Can Call of Duty run on the existing Switch? Does Microsoft have inside details on Nintendo's next hardware? Or are we in for some contractually obligated potato skirmishes? (credit: Aurich Lawson)

Microsoft appears to have made good on a promise to offer Call of Duty on Nintendo devices, a move seemingly aimed at calming antitrust concerns about its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Microsoft President and Vice-Chair Brad Smith tweeted the news early Tuesday morning , stating that Microsoft had "signed a binding 10-year contract to bring Xbox games to Nintendo's gamers." The contract is "just part of our commitment to bring Xbox games and Activision titles" to "more players on more platforms," Smith wrote.

Perhaps most interesting to players (if not regulators) is the official statement embedded in Smith's tweet. The game Call of Duty will arrive on "the same day as Xbox, with full feature and content parity—so they can experience Call of Duty just as Xbox and PlayStation gamers enjoy Call of Duty ."