Microsoft claims it can get Call of Duty Warzone and MW2 running natively on Switch

[John Elden Ring]

Microsoft claims that because Warzone “[supports] PC hardware with GPU cards that were released as far back as 2015,” there’s no reason it couldn’t optimise the 200-player battle royale work on Nintendo Switch.

“The Activision development team has a long history of optimizing game performance for available hardware capabilities

Microsoft goes on to claim that since “the game engine that powers Warzone is mature and has been optimized to run on a wide range of hardware devices (ranging from the Xbox One console released in 2015 up to the Xbox Series X),” it could be altered to run on the Nintendo Switch, which was released in 2017.

However, this is a clear error, since the original Xbox One was released in 2013, not 2015, arguably strengthening Microsoft’s point.

Microsoft then cites Apex Legends, Doom Eternal, Fortnite, and Crysis 3 as similar titles that have been successfully ported to Switch using “standard techniques.”

It wrote:

“The Parties are confident that in addition to Warzone, CoD buy-to-play titles (e.g., CoD: Modern Warfare 2) can be optimised to run on the Nintendo Switch in a timely manner using standard techniques which have been used to bring games such as Apex Legends, DOOM Eternal, Fortnite and Crysis 3 to the Switch.

 

[TubzGaming]

 

[Umar]

I guess if they can make it look a ps2 game then of course they can

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

MS bending over backward to ease regulators is something to behold.

 

[Satoru]

So... The Activision development team has said they can't port to the switch due to hardware limitations, but Microsoft, whose studios can't release a marquee franchise with substantial improvements over last-gen efforts (Halo Infinite) says they can?

 

[AshHunter216]

A native switch version would have to look like an early PS3 game in order to maybe hit 60 fps. I wonder if ABK attempts to get their devs to hack together a switch port to show regulators over the coming weeks, lmao.

 

[Alabtrosmyster]

Just like The Witcher III runs on Switch. They probably mean that it can crawl at 15-26fps with heavily cut down graphics?

 

[Satoru]

Just like The Witcher III runs on Switch. They probably mean that it can crawl at 15-26fps with heavily cut down graphics?

Imagine playing an FPS at 15 to 25fps.

 

[Hezekiah]

They seriously comparing GPUs released in 2015 to the Switch??

 

[Alabtrosmyster]

Imagine playing an FPS at 15 to 25fps.

 

[Entropi]

I mean the call of duty I played on WiiU didn’t look horrible and Switch is around that level of processing power, but a bit more efficient. But we all know what this is about.

I’m be more concerned about the file size.

 

[Satoru]

I mean the call of duty I played on WiiU didn’t look horrible and Switch is around that level of processing power, but a bit more efficient. But we all know what this is about.

I’m be more concerned about the file size.

Nah mate. If we go by flops alone, the WiiU had ~350 gigaflops, while the Switch has ~1 teraflop. The switch is as powerful as a modern toaster, but even if we ignore teraflops, it's way more powerful. The WiiU is an evolved Wii in a portable form factor.

 

[AshHunter216]

Nah mate. If we go by flops alone, the WiiU had ~350 gigaflops, while the Switch has ~1 teraflop. The switch is as powerful as a modern toaster, but even if we ignore teraflops, it's way more powerful. The WiiU is an evolved Wii in a portable form factor.

Switch is definitely a lot stronger than a Wiiu, but I doubt it could offer the same native experience on a game like COD as the PS5 or Series X. Even with a hypothetical Switch 2 closing the hardware gap some, what happens when things shift over to the PS6 and next Xbox?

 

[ethomaz]

They seriously comparing GPUs released in 2015 to the Switch??

Switch GPU launched in 2015.
That is why it Arch have the features of 2015 GPUs... to be exactly nVidia Maxwell.

 

[Satoru]

Switch is definitely a lot stronger than a Wiiu, but I doubt it could offer the same native experience on a game like COD as the PS5 or Series X. Even with a hypothetical Switch 2 closing the hardware gap some, what happens when things shift over to the PS6 and next Xbox?

Yeah, you can't. You could probably do it for single player, even if at 30fps, but not in a cooperative fashion with feature parity. People comparing it to Apex or Fortnite are out of their mind.

 

[Bryank75]

Hope you like stick-men!

 

[Gods&Monsters]

They might make it run but it will never fit on any cartridge. You also need to install both MWII and Warzone. It's not standalone.

 

[Alabtrosmyster]

I’m be more concerned about the file size.

No worries, they will have to reduce texture, polygon, etc. so much that the file size will be cut quite a bit.

They might make it run but it will never fit on any cartridge. You also need to install both MWII and Warzone. It's not standalone.

I don't think that they signed themselves into shipping a physical version.

 

[Entropi]

Nah mate. If we go by flops alone, the WiiU had ~350 gigaflops, while the Switch has ~1 teraflop. The switch is as powerful as a modern toaster, but even if we ignore teraflops, it's way more powerful. The WiiU is an evolved Wii in a portable form factor.

That’s better than I thought. I don’t see any issues running CoD on a Switch, albeit, scaled the fuck down.

Let’s see if Switch only users even care for CoD.

 

[AshHunter216]

That’s better than I thought. I don’t see any issues running CoD on a Switch, albeit, scaled the fuck down.

Let’s see if Switch only users even care for CoD.

I have my doubts that Switch users at large care about COD.