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[HerjansEagleFeeder]

BF6 isnt coming for the Switch 2 either

There's always Fortnite for you Nintendo fans out there.

Such a shame a polished, high quality title like COD isn't landing on Switch. I found the overall community and culture around the IP in particular very valuable. It'd have made a great addition to the family friendly ecosystem Nintendo is trying to accomplish since 1983.

 

[Dr. Suchong]

Time to sell my Switch 2?

Without a doubt.

 

[Baemono]

I find it strange the comments about MS not having dev kits when other companies like EA or 2K are releasing games already on Switch 2.

Hexen + Heretic doesn't have a Switch 2 version, only Switch 1 for eg and it's a Bethesda game

 

[Baemono]

Because there was never a succesful COD game on any Nintnedo console which is why they never bothered with it.

They released like 4 CoD on Wii, 3 on DS and one on Wii U, if none of these sold anything, I doubt they'd insist that much.

I believe Activision saw the Switch as a potential Wii U failure, and didn't bother, as EA did in the beginning.

 

[Baemono]

This seems like a myth. Especially when the SoC seems to have been finalised in like 2023.

Several devs complained they need to participate to a lottery to get a Switch 2 devkits, and cannot even ask to buy one currently

 

[Panajev2001a]

Several devs complained they need to participate to a lottery to get a Switch 2 devkits, and cannot even ask to buy one currently

If you believe one of those devs was the (or one of) biggest publisher in the world I am not sure what to tell you…

 

[Ar¢tos]

If you believe one of those devs was the (or one of) biggest publisher in the world I am not sure what to tell you…

People often completely refuse to accept reality, no matter how obvious and clear things are because, by doing so, their world will completely shatter.

"- Jim is cheating on you with Alice!
- Don't be silly, she's just our babysitter.
- But you don't have any kids!
- We might have someday!"

 

[nemiroff]

No horse in this race, but come on. I mean, because gathering resources, new hires, infrastructure, dev kits to get BO7 onto NS2 is completely and utterly trivial, right..?

The "10-year agreement" is not necessarily a guarantee for every single title from day one, especially given the release cycle of CoD. They wouldn't sign an agreement that legally binds them to do the impossible. This is for future Call of Duty titles, games developed after the Switch 2's specifications and dev kits to been widely available and stable. And, don't forget, the goal for MS was to show regulators they weren't trying to monopolize Call of Duty.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

That already exists. You can play COD on the Steam Deck.

And Portal.

 

[Baemono]

If you believe one of those devs was the (or one of) biggest publisher in the world I am not sure what to tell you…

I believe if a publisher publish a Switch 1 version of a game without native Switch 2 version (like Bethesda just did several days ago), then it's probably true.

Microsoft published 1 Switch 2 game, which also have a Switch 1 verison (Tony Hawk 3+4) and announced absolutely nothing besides that. There are leaks about the Switch (2?) version of CoD but not announced yet, so it is more likely that they got their devkits super late.

EA already published a native Switch 2 version of Apex Legends, Madden 26, will launch FC26 next month (and the beta is already available) + Plant vs Zombie 2 remastered.

Capcom already published Street Fighter 6 native Switch 2 port and announced Monster Hunter Stories 3 nativr Switch 2 version.

Bandai Namco only announced Dragon Ball Sparking Zero for Switch 1 and Switch 2 and nothing else, besides a comment on Tekken 8 requiring some work to do.

And Square Enix announced FF7 Remake Integrade for Switch 2 with the other titles coming in the future, an Octopath prequel and a new 2D-HD game for Switch 1 and 2.

So yeah, I believe the situation is more dire than expected. And I also believe Nintendo didn't really plan on launching the system as they did (forced announcement in January, April direct, this weird partner showcase), like a Sega Saturn situation where the system launched 6 months too early

 

[Panajev2001a]

And I also believe Nintendo didn't really plan on launching the system as they did (forced announcement in January, April direct, this weird partner showcase)

The SoC taped out in 2023. How do you buy this? Is this another Xbox Series X tools are just behind the corner? Sigh…

 

[Topher]

The world isn't scheduled to end in 10 years time and there's no definitive start date in that agreement, so…

 

[Baemono]

The SoC taped out in 2023. How do you buy this? Is this another Xbox Series X tools are just behind the corner? Sigh…

How's that relevant ? We have reports saying they delayed the Switch 2 for 1 year as the games weren't ready. Your only arguments so far are « do you really believe it ? How do you buy this ? »

 

[Panajev2001a]

How's that relevant ?

They had ample time to prepare a humongous launch supply and dev kits on a platform that was essentially an evolved Switch 1 from a software capabilities point of view. There is not even an excuse that the HW was not finalised until late and thus dev kits were not close to final HW specs (think Xbox 360 shipping Early dev kits to devs and changing the CPU specs quite a bit fairly late).

We have reports saying they delayed the Switch 2 for 1 year as the games weren't ready. Your only arguments so far are « do you really believe it ? How do you buy this ? »

Games were not ready or Switch 1 was selling too well? Considering several of their launch titles are games that started development for Switch 1 and were moved to Switch 2 and remasters / upgrades of existing Switch 1 titles…

 

[Ozriel]

Ironically, that's my exact impression of many of the posts in this thread

The SoC taped out in 2023. How do you buy this? Is this another Xbox Series X tools are just behind the corner? Sigh…

we already have multiple reports that Nintendo only shipped out a limited amount of dev kits, relatively late.

And in case you think it only impacts smaller devs, even the big publisher behind Warframe had received no devkits as of July 2025.

Warframe Developer Insists 'Backlog' of Dev Kits to Blame for Lack of Nintendo Switch 2 Port - IGN

Soulframe developer Digital Extremes says the "backlog of dev kits" is the reason players have yet to see an official Nintendo Switch 2 port for Warframe.

www.ign.com

 

[Ozriel]

That already exists. You can play COD on the Steam Deck.

I was under the impression that COD MP doesn't work in SteamOS due to their anti-cheat solution.

 

[hemo memo]

 

[vodka-bull]

 

[Klayzer]

The little no name indie publisher Microsoft, didn't receive dev kits.

 

[Ar¢tos]

I believe if a publisher publish a Switch 1 version of a game without native Switch 2 version (like Bethesda just did several days ago), then it's probably true.

Microsoft published 1 Switch 2 game, which also have a Switch 1 verison (Tony Hawk 3+4) and announced absolutely nothing besides that. There are leaks about the Switch (2?) version of CoD but not announced yet, so it is more likely that they got their devkits super late.

EA already published a native Switch 2 version of Apex Legends, Madden 26, will launch FC26 next month (and the beta is already available) + Plant vs Zombie 2 remastered.

Capcom already published Street Fighter 6 native Switch 2 port and announced Monster Hunter Stories 3 nativr Switch 2 version.

Bandai Namco only announced Dragon Ball Sparking Zero for Switch 1 and Switch 2 and nothing else, besides a comment on Tekken 8 requiring some work to do.

And Square Enix announced FF7 Remake Integrade for Switch 2 with the other titles coming in the future, an Octopath prequel and a new 2D-HD game for Switch 1 and 2.

So yeah, I believe the situation is more dire than expected. And I also believe Nintendo didn't really plan on launching the system as they did (forced announcement in January, April direct, this weird partner showcase), like a Sega Saturn situation where the system launched 6 months too early

So they gave devkits to FromSoftware to release Elden Ring soon and a niche exclusive game sometime this year, but ran out of them when it was Activision's turn to port one of the best selling games ever? (even if it is a crap shooter)
Right, right.

Poor MS, no matter how much good they do, how much they try, they are constantly stomped by the evil gaming industry.

 

[demigod]

I believe if a publisher publish a Switch 1 version of a game without native Switch 2 version (like Bethesda just did several days ago), then it's probably true.

Microsoft published 1 Switch 2 game, which also have a Switch 1 verison (Tony Hawk 3+4) and announced absolutely nothing besides that. There are leaks about the Switch (2?) version of CoD but not announced yet, so it is more likely that they got their devkits super late.

EA already published a native Switch 2 version of Apex Legends, Madden 26, will launch FC26 next month (and the beta is already available) + Plant vs Zombie 2 remastered.

Capcom already published Street Fighter 6 native Switch 2 port and announced Monster Hunter Stories 3 nativr Switch 2 version.

Bandai Namco only announced Dragon Ball Sparking Zero for Switch 1 and Switch 2 and nothing else, besides a comment on Tekken 8 requiring some work to do.

And Square Enix announced FF7 Remake Integrade for Switch 2 with the other titles coming in the future, an Octopath prequel and a new 2D-HD game for Switch 1 and 2.

So yeah, I believe the situation is more dire than expected. And I also believe Nintendo didn't really plan on launching the system as they did (forced announcement in January, April direct, this weird partner showcase), like a Sega Saturn situation where the system launched 6 months too early

The excuses do not make sense. So they have dev kits for Tony Hawk but for unknown reasons, they don't have dev kits for their BEST SELLER. Make it make sense.

 

[Baemono]

The excuses do not make sense. So they have dev kits for Tony Hawk but for unknown reasons, they don't have dev kits for their BEST SELLER. Make it make sense.

They do, hence the leak, but the build is clearly not ready in time for launch, hence the leak,

 

[Daniel_Mallorca1985]

Time to sell my Switch 2?

Nope.