In recent months, there has been more than one suggestion from members of the games industry that Call of Duty games are “lazy," and that the threat of EA's rival shooter, Battlefield 6, will force a change in approach from Activision.

Black Ops 7 takes place in the year 2035 and features futuristic weapons and gear. Additionally, Black Ops 7 has a new "Overlock" system that allows players to further augment their loadouts. Beyond that, the Omnimovement system from Black Ops 6 is back in Black Ops 7, and it's beefed up with a wall-jumping ability.

At gamescom opening night live 2025 we were able to see a new trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. We also learned the game's release date.

Black Ops 7 pre-order listings have gone live on Xbox and PlayStation Stores, revealing the game is 200GB+ and the prices of its editions.