Activision states Black Ops 7 will debut on gamescom’s Opening Night Live on August 19, with a slot during Xbox’s gamescom stream the very next day. This is an announcement for “epic twists, developer intel, and the official start of a bold new chapter in Black Ops history.” But if the reception on Twitter can be considered, the gaming community might just not care much for whatever hype Activision is trying to shoot for.
They do say the replies to the announcement tweet, well, they’re just haphazardly quiet and not really this animated. Another plainly said, “Nobody buying another Treyarch cartoon game,” while another sarcastically stated, “I can’t wait for Black Ops 23 to come out. It will surely save the franchise.” Ouch.
One can clearly make out a slight inclination in the response pattern wherein most gamers seem to be pinning their hopes on Battlefield 6 instead; another brutally blunt reply went with, “No one is buying that shit. We are all going to bf6.” Some just seem to be tired of the year-in, year-out cycle: “I’m getting sick of hearing the same shit every year,” and “They always say that with every new game: ‘a new chapter blah blah blah.'”
Now for some of the hopefuls: “lowk only excited for the zombies,” and with some hope for BO2 remastered maps. Nevertheless, whatever hope there is for this kind of stuff just gets drowned out by the insane skepticism surrounding the game’s quality and Activision’s business ethics. “Pls actually try and make a decent game instead of adding 1500 different bundles for 30$ each” pretty much sums up the general feelings.
So, when exactly is this happening? Having just seen Black Ops 6 just 8 months ago (noted one user), some are beginning to ask why we’re already facing a sequel. And let’s not even touch on the problems with current COD titles some believe haven’t been addressed. “The game is going to be as fucked as the one your all playing right now,” one particularly disappointed user remarked.
Despite the negativity, there are some faintly promising comments spilling in. “Can’t wait (please be at least decent, the bar is at the ground tho),” one such comment went, fairly capturing the hopeful-low-expectation syndrome that seems to have overtaken the COD community at present.
One thing is clear by the time we get to the gamescom reveal: Treyarch and Activision will have an uphill battle waging back the doubters. Whether Black Ops 7 will hold up and deliver on the promise of a “bold new chapter” is certainly salad for discussion, but judging from the Twitter reaction, it will have to do something truly spectacular to salvage the current narrative.
Just a few weeks away is the reveal, so we won’t have to wait long to see if Activision can begin to reverse the tide in their favor. However, if the first reactions will be anything to go by, they can start preparing for heavy interrogations on what sets this particular installment apart from the previous half-dozen Black Ops games.
