Imagine playing Call of Duty on NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW service, anywhere your device is able to connect to the internet. That reality could be closer than you think. Earlier today Microsoft announced it had signed an official 10-year contract to bring Call of Duty and other Xbox games to Nintendo. Provided the acquisition is approved by regulators.
But Microsoft didn’t stop there. It also announced an official partnership with NVIDIA to bring Xbox games to GeForce NOW, and this includes Call of Duty. Just like with Nintendo, this all hinges on the deal’s approval. But should the acquisition happen, it’ll mean more games on more platforms and services. And in that scenario, everybody wins. At least from the player perspective. There are of course some caveats.
Call of Duty wouldn’t be the only Activision game on GeForce NOW
GeForce NOW already offers an astounding number of games to play in the cloud. But none of those games are Call of Duty or any of Activision’s (or Xbox’s) most well-recognized franchises. Landing Call of Duty would be a huge success for GeForce NOW. And that’s without even considering any other potential games.
Right now, however, Call of Duty is the only one that is officially mentioned by name. The agreement states that players would have access to “other Activision Blizzard PC titles” to stream them. So this could certainly end up being games like World of Warcraft, Diablo IV, and the like. However, none of those are referenced directly. That doesn’t mean they wouldn’t be included of course. But the reason for the emphasis on Call of Duty seems clear.
It’s the one franchise that Microsoft is getting the most pushback from regulators for. Thanks in no small part to Sony, who has been against the deal from the beginning. Citing concerns about losing access to future Call of Duty titles. What’s also clear is that having Call of Duty on GeForce NOW would be a huge win for gamers.
2023-02-22 15:17:08