Microsoft will bring the series to Nintendo consoles if they can complete their Activision Blizzard deal.

As Microsoft continues to pursue its landmark merger deal with prominent video game publisher Activision Blizzard, so too have they continued to face pressure and scrutiny from watchdog organizations and major competitors like Sony. One of the primary concerns of the deal is that Microsoft would withhold one of Activision’s most prominent franchises, Call of Duty, from other platforms, a concern that Microsoft has attempted to publicly placate.

“Microsoft has entered into a 10-year commitment to bring Call of Duty to @Nintendo following the merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard King. Microsoft is committed to helping bring more games to more people – however they choose to play,” Xbox head Phil Spencer wrote in a Twitter thread on the matter.

“I’m also pleased to confirm that Microsoft has committed to continue to offer Call of Duty on @Steam simultaneously to Xbox after we have closed the merger with Activision Blizzard King.”

If Microsoft keeps to this promise, it would mean the return of Call of Duty games to Nintendo consoles for the first time since Call of Duty: Ghosts on the Wii U in 2013. Spencer previously said that he would like to see Call of Duty games on a Nintendo platform like the Switch, and that it is Microsoft’s intention to treat the franchise in a similar way to how they treat Minecraft, with a widespread approach.

As for Sony’s concerns, Microsoft has again pledged to continue to release Call of Duty games on PlayStation consoles, even to their own detriment, in the name of competitive business. “We’ll still trail Sony and Tencent in the market after the deal closes, and together Activision and Xbox will benefit gamers and developers and make the industry more competitive,” Microsoft spokesperson David Cuddy said.