With Microsoft bringing its gaming titles to Nintendo, gamers compare consoles

In the cutthroat world of gaming consoles are the equivalent of a weapon Like combatants choosing the right tools gamers can be passionate about their choice of consoles Even as more game publishers choose to create panplatform games Microsoftrsquos recent decision to open Call of Duty COD to Nintendo users came as a surpriseA moment from Call of Duty Pic CourtesyCODnetThe software giant penned a 10yeardeal with Nintendo in February this year to bring popular Xbox titles to the gaming platform The move begins with Call of Duty one of the most popular games ever mdash with over 30 billion revenue in 2022 While the corporate rivalry sets the backdrop gamers approach it differently Two gaming professionals discuss and debate their preferences in a shootout of the consolesFor Nintendo Love of legacyAllwyn DrsquoSouza 35 media manager and gamerFor a lot of gamers including me the crossover is not a big issue Most of us have used an additional console or the PC along with the Nintendo Switch for our games I know Nintendo gamers buy the console for the original exclusive games on the platform The addition of other games does not matter to themI donrsquot see a lot of Switch owners opting to play Call of Duty We donrsquot know how COD will run on Switch yet Even on PS5 or Xbox and PC the game has a huge download size and there are updates Considering these Nintendo might not be the ideal platform to play the game onA key facet of Nintendo is its versatility It is easy to transport and can also be played while docked It also carries nostalgia for gamers Growing up we all started out with a Nintendo console Hence it is the platform of choice for legacy gamers That makes it even more popularNintendo strengthsgtgt Easy portability you can transport it and play it on your flight or dock it with a PC or consolegtgt The console carries a legacy and holds nostalgic value for many gamers gtgt Nintendo multiplayer games are really fun and easy to playgtgt It offers exclusivity for specific games that are only available with its consoleGame picksgtgt Zelda Breath of The Wildgtgt Octopath Traveler seriesgtgt Mariokartgtgt Splatoon seriesFor Xbox Reflects gaming choicesSat Mayekar 32 professional gamerAs someone who started out on Xbox this is a rare time when Call of Duty has been shaped to suit Nintendo To be honest the results of the crossover will be balanced I started with the Xbox with the World Cybergames since Project Gotham Racing was designed for the console Looking at it holistically both consoles are quite powerful Most games are manufactured to be played across consoles and gamers have their own choice based on their individual skills and preferencesIt will not make much of a difference to loyal Nintendo gamers since they choose games manufactured by the console itself But from a publishergamer perspective Nintendo has been very exclusive so far As a fan of racing games the Xbox is close to my heart It is also the only console where I play the Forza Horizon series Of course using a driving simulator only expands the open world experience that the game has to offerXbox strengthsgtgt Better hardware capacity than Nintendogtgt Xbox Game Pass offers access to thousands of games for free for an annual or monthly feegtgt Exclusive games like Forza Horizon for racing enthusiastsgtgt Greater access to upgrades and equipment in IndiaGame picksgtgt Forza Horizon all versionsgtgt Call of Dutygtgt Mortal Kombatgtgt Gran Turismo