Call of Duty gamers, it’s almost time to say goodbye to Beavis & Butthead, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and other silly Black Ops 6 skins.
Activision announced today that operators, operator skins, and weapons from BO6 will not be part of the “Carry Forward” program into Black Ops 7 because the new game “needs to feel authentic to Call of Duty and its setting.”
“We know there’s been a lot of conversation recently about the identity of Call of Duty,” Activision said today. “Some of you have said we’ve drifted from what made Call of Duty unique in the first place: immersive, intense, visceral and in many ways grounded. That feedback hits home, and we take it seriously. We hear you.”
Does this mean BO7 won’t have its own silly skins? Possibly, but it appears that something has changed at Activision over the past few months to make them think twice about its collaborations over the last few years, that has included everything from cartoon characters to Nicki Minaj.
“In Black Ops 7, bundles and items will be crafted to fit the Black Ops identity,” BO7 maker Treyarch said in a new community update. “We hear the feedback. We need to deliver a better balance toward the immersive, core Call of Duty experience. A ton of feedback has already gone into Black Ops 7, and in the coming weeks you’ll hear much more directly from Treyarch.”
As for Warzone, the BO6 content is there to stay. But this news about BO7 should sate a growing number of the community that has become testy with the direction of CoD in the past few games. Thus far, the reaction to the news has been generally quite positive on social media.
One can only wonder if potential competition from Battlefield 6, along with potentially lower-than-expected pre-order sales, could have had an effect on this announcement today. Regardless, we’ll know more about BO7 soon with a Zombies update in September and then Call of Duty Next taking place on Sept. 30.
Published: Aug 26, 2025 01:11 pm