Microsoft Says Hundreds of Games Run Day-One on RTX Spark PCs, Call of Duty Waits Until 2027

Microsoft said that hundreds of AAA and indie games will run on NVIDIA RTX Spark PCs from launch day, though Call of Duty is not among them, according to TechPowerUp.

Pavan Davuluri, who leads Windows and Devices at Microsoft, made the statement at the company's Windows and Surface event on October 7. He said Call of Duty support would arrive in 2027, but did not specify which title or give a reason for the delay. TechPowerUp noted the gap is notable because Activision, the studio behind the series, is owned by Microsoft.

The RTX Spark-equipped Surface Laptop Ultra starts at $2,599 and is scheduled to ship on October 16. RTX Spark uses an Arm-based CPU, so games run on Windows on Arm, which requires kernel-level anti-cheat drivers to be rebuilt for the platform. TechPowerUp reported that Call of Duty depends on Activision's Ricochet anti-cheat, which to its knowledge currently runs only on x86 systems. Microsoft has not confirmed that anti-cheat is the cause of the wait.