Over the past few days, rumors of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 moving up its launch have, for some reason, been circulating all over social media.
The talks really gained traction over this past weekend when Black Ops 6’s Chucky-themed event began seemingly out of nowhere and five days earlier than originally announced, leading some to believe that BO7 may not be far behind it when it comes to arriving ahead of schedule. Most discussions are assuming it may now come out a week early on Nov. 7.
Over the past couple of days, I’ve been reaching out to a source close to Activision to debunk the rumor and quell the discussion. I initially thought the idea of suddenly moving up the launch date was silly, baseless speculation based on the BO6 content drops appearing sooner than scheduled, but now, I’m really not so sure.
When I reached out to Activision about the rumors, the company had no comment. And yeah, I think that’s weird, even though “no comment” is often pretty standard fare. Because why not? Why not just say, definitively, “Nov. 14 is the release date for Black Ops 7“? Maybe the publisher is enjoying the discussion online (they’ve seen it), or maybe there is some truth to the rumors that this sort of thing is being discussed behind the scenes, and the situation is fluid like they’re trying to make it happen.
As of now, BO7 is launching on Nov. 14. Can things change last minute? Sure, but the launch date has been set for a while, and there are likely things scheduled around that specific date that would also have to be moved around to accommodate the change. It’s a lot of moving parts that sounds like a logistical nightmare to change with weeks to go, so, I don’t think a date change is likely, but the publisher’s refusal to confirm or deny anything has me suspicious.
In previous years, CoD has released early access for the campaign mode as a selling point to pre-order the latest title. But for BO7, its campaign, multiplayer, and Zombies offerings are all being held to the same release time of its originally announced date, as of the time of publishing. And Treyarch reiterated as such in the Twitter/X post below this afternoon.
A release date change this late in the game would be very weird. It would be welcomed by many, but blasted by others, as many people who love CoD schedule their time off for the game’s launch in advance. For now, I’d say to stick with Nov. 14 for your “sick day” of the month.
Update on Oct. 21 at 1:10pm CT: In a new Dev Talk, Treyarch and Activision reiterated once more that the game is launching on Nov. 14. Some language in the article has been tweaked to reflect communications with the publisher.
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