{"id":1301962,"date":"2025-08-26T17:50:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T17:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cWvKJEm4AWekKA3ZS7b4MH"},"modified":"2025-08-26T17:50:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T17:50:41","slug":"activision-finally-acknowledges-call-of-duty-skins-problem-decides-cosmetics-wont-carry-forward-in-black-ops-7-some-of-you-have-said-weve-drifted-from-what-made-call-of-duty-unique-in-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/activision-finally-acknowledges-call-of-duty-skins-problem-decides-cosmetics-wont-carry-forward-in-black-ops-7-some-of-you-have-said-weve-drifted-from-what-made-call-of-duty-unique-in-t\/","title":{"rendered":"Activision finally acknowledges Call of Duty skins problem, decides cosmetics won&#8217;t carry forward in Black Ops 7: &#8216;Some of you have said we\u2019ve drifted from what made Call of Duty unique in the first place. That feedback hits home&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>The improbable has happened. Following a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/fps\/a-boundless-excitement-for-battlefield-6-loomed-large-over-call-of-dutys-deflating-black-ops-7-reveal\/\">lukewarm reception<\/a> to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7&#8217;s reveal, Activision is walking back its decision to carry forward all Black Ops 6 weapons and skins into the new game.<\/p>\n<p>While forward compatibility is generally a popular feature, this is really about <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/call-of-duty\/call-of-duty-is-firmly-in-its-slop-era-and-now-its-battlefield-6s-game-to-lose\/\">Call of Duty&#8217;s uglification problem<\/a>: Many weren&#8217;t excited that a year&#8217;s worth of gaudy crossover skins, cel-shaded operators, and anime bundles from Black Ops 6 would immediately tarnish Black Ops 7&#8217;s near-future art style. Now, it will have a clean break.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.callofduty.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/call-of-duty-community-update-august-2025\">blog post<\/a> published today that also addressed anti-cheat, Activision engaged with its cosmetic criticisms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know there\u2019s been a lot of conversation recently about the identity of Call of Duty. Some of you have said we\u2019ve 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,&#8221; the post reads.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Throughout development, Treyarch and Raven\u2019s north star has been to deliver a spiritual successor to Black Ops 2 while taking some big swings. You\u2019ll see it across Black Ops 7\u2019s Multiplayer, Zombies, Co-Op Campaign (including Endgame), and even Dead Ops Arcade 4.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1956px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.24%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"ckEx2tJY3nH4zucaceoakZ\" name=\"bevis butthead\" alt=\"beavis and butthead call of duty skins\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/activision-finally-acknowledges-call-of-duty-skins-problem-decides-cosmetics-wont-carry-forward-in-black-ops-7-some-of-you-have-said-weve-drifted-from-what-made-call-of-duty-unique-in-th.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1956\" height=\"1100\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Activision Blizzard)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Importantly, the blog says Black Ops 7 skins will &#8220;be crafted to fit in the Black Ops idenity.&#8221; Previously, Treyarch was decidedly <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/call-of-duty\/as-battlefield-6-commits-to-keeping-it-grounded-with-skins-call-of-duty-director-makes-an-unconvincing-promise-to-calibrate-cosmetics-in-black-ops-7\/\">wishy-washy on the whole thing<\/a>, saying it would &#8220;calibrate&#8221; skins based on feedback while reminding us that derided cosmetics like the Beavis and Butthead bundle are popular.<\/p>\n<p>As a knock-on effect of old skins staying behind, Activision says Black Ops 6&#8217;s guns won&#8217;t make the jump either. &#8220;Black Ops 7 needs to feel authentic to Call of Duty and its setting. That is why Black Ops 6 Operator and Weapon content will not carry forward to Black Ops 7.&#8221; That said, Double XP tokens and Gobblegums will still carry forward as planned.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/fps\/activision-finally-acknowledges-call-of-duty-skins-problem-decides-cosmetics-wont-carry-forward-in-black-ops-7-some-of-you-have-said-weve-drifted-from-what-made-call-of-duty-unique-in-the-first-place-that-feedback-hits-home\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The improbable has happened. Following a lukewarm reception to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7&#8217;s reveal, Activision is walking back its decision to carry forward all Black Ops 6 weapons and skins into the new game. While forward compatibility is generally a popular feature, this is really about Call of Duty&#8217;s uglification problem: Many weren&#8217;t excited that a year&#8217;s worth of gaudy crossover skins, cel-shaded operators, and anime bundles from Black Ops 6 would immediately tarnish Black Ops 7&#8217;s near-future art style. Now, it will have a clean break. In a blog post published today that also addressed anti-cheat, Activision engaged with its cosmetic criticisms. &#8220;We know there\u2019s been a lot of conversation recently about the identity of Call of Duty. 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