Activision has announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 wants to focus again on more authentic skins, but the community is skeptical.
What does Call of Duty say about the skins? Activision announced on August 26, 2025, in a blog post that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will take a different approach regarding the skins that players can purchase for their operators and weapons. They want Black Ops 7 to feel “authentic” and fit within the setting of Call of Duty.
This announcement gives the community hope that the latest installment of the shooter series will feature fewer flashy and absurd skins that deviate significantly from the somewhat realistic setting of the game. In the past, there were colorful animal masks, skins based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Beavis, and Butthead.
This shift from Activision comes just about 1.5 weeks after the end of the Open Beta of Battlefield 6. However, there were already comments from a leaker in April, who stated that Activision knows their skins look “silly” and is discussing showing more restraint with skins in the future.
Skin Shift Could Annoy Certain Players
In what way is Activision doing this perhaps in the worst possible way? Originally, it was planned that at the release of Black Ops 7, you would be able to transfer your already purchased skins and use them in the latest installment of the shooter. This plan has now changed.
In the blog post, the developers write that operator and weapon content from Black Ops 6 will not be carried over to Black Ops 7 in order to maintain the authentic style for Black Ops 7. This is incredibly bad news for players who spent money on skins in the predecessor.
Since the old CoD titles usually lose significant relevance and player numbers with the shift to the latest installment, these skins may soon be left unused, gathering dust in a game that is no longer played.
Who is not affected by the change? Call of Duty: Warzone is not affected by the change.
In the battle royale of the shooter series, you will still be able to use your already purchased skins – but you will also see plenty of silly and absurd skins from other players.
Will other content from BO6 be carried over? Yes, your Double XP tokens and GobbleGums will be carried over and available in BO7.
What does the community say about the issue? On social networks, many players are happy about the announcement of more authentic skins, but there are also many who are skeptical.
A part of the community believes that there will again be silly skins – but you won’t be able to use your already purchased ones anymore. One user commented on X: “I can assure you all that Black Ops 7 will have just as many silly skins as Black Ops 6. They’re just doing this so that players have to buy skins again.”
Another player is upset on Reddit that hard-earned prestige skins and camouflages will not be carried over, and the time invested is now wasted.
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