Call of Duty is heading back to Nintendo hardware in a big way. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will reportedly launch on Nintendo Switch 2 the same day it hits PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
The original Switch never got a current mainline Call of Duty release, despite becoming one of the best-selling consoles in history. Activision had put Call of Duty on Wii, DS, and Wii U in the past, but skipped the hybrid entirely. Modern Warfare 4 would end that drought.
It is also the first visible result of Microsoft’s 10-year deal to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo platforms. That agreement was announced during the Activision Blizzard acquisition push and was meant to prove Microsoft wouldn’t lock the franchise to Xbox. With Switch 2 now in the mix, the deal is finally kicking in for real.
Quick clarification for anyone confused by the name: Modern Warfare 4 isn’t Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the 2007 classic. It’s a new entry in the rebooted Modern Warfare line that started with the 2019 reboot and continued through Modern Warfare II in 2022 and Modern Warfare III in 2023.
The stuff we still don’t know
A lot of important details remain unconfirmed. There’s no official word yet on the Switch 2 version’s frame rate, install size, or whether it will support Zombies, Warzone, cross-play, cross-progression, or gyro aiming. Performance is the big one, since Call of Duty‘s whole identity depends on fast, responsive 60fps gunplay.
Physical format is another open question. Some are wondering whether the Switch 2 release will ship as a full cartridge or as one of Nintendo’s new game-key cards. Given Call of Duty‘s habit of pushing past 100GB, storage will be a real challenge.
