Summary
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6developer Treyarch is being non-committal about the prospects of the shooter’s Switch port. At the same time, the company has seemingly confirmed some recent reports suggesting Microsoft was having second thoughts about bringingCall of Duty: Black Ops 6to Xbox Game Pass.
In late 2022,Microsoft signed a historicCall of Dutypublishing deal with Nintendo. The agreement saw the tech giant commit to bringingCall of Dutygames to Nintendo consoles for ten years. It did so while it was campaigning to push its then-pending Activision Blizzard acquisition over the finish line. To that end, the deal itself was meant to serve as an assurance for regulators that Microsoft won’t use Activision Blizzard to take choices away from consumers by makingCall of Dutygames exclusive to Xbox, but actually do the opposite.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Nintendo Switch Port May Not Be Happening
Eight months after the $68.7 billion acquisition went through, Treyarch andActivision revealedCall of Duty: Black Ops 6. But the shooter has so far only been confirmed for PC and the latest two generations of Xbox and PlayStation consoles. Asked about the prospects of a Switch port in light of Microsoft’s publishing deal with Nintendo, Treyarch Director of Production Yale Miller dodged the question,Game File’s Stephen Totilo reports.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Could Be Waiting For Nintendo Switch 2
It would hence appear that the firstCall of Dutygame developed following Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition may not be available on Nintendo consoles after all. Alternatively, the developers may be waiting for the next Nintendo device, which is expected to be significantly more powerful and thus more capable of handling a contemporary multiplayer shooter without too many trade-offs. According to recent reports, theSwitch 2 is targeting a March 2025 release, thus being expected to hit the market mere months afterCall of Duty: Black Ops 6does on October 25.
Xbox Game Pass Release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Was a Recent Decision
While Miller didn’t want to answer questions about the game’s chances of reaching the Switch, the official was a bit more forthcoming regarding other matters. E.g., he revealed that “it wasn’t that long ago” that Treyarch learned about the decision to makeBlack Ops 6a day-one Xbox Game Pass release, as per Game File. The statement lends more credence to recent reports indicating thatMicrosoft was having doubts about bringingCall of Dutytitles to Xbox Game Pass. Those reservations may still exist, not least because the existing entries in the series are still nowhere to be found on the subscription service.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
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Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.
