The Call of Duty NEXT event is unfolding right there in the Vegas Strip, with the gaming community thoroughly awaiting the entire coverage on Tuesday, July 11. Viewed as a promotional piece just fitting for the event, a teaser from a major gaming news source CharlieINTEL shows what looks like some high-class setup, getting players excited and skeptical at the same time: a robot barista called ADAM from Richtech Robotics.
So what is this Call of Duty NEXT? Call of Duty NEXT is this massive event where Activision puts forth the future of Call of Duty. We’re talking new games reveal, deep dive upcoming content, and a few surprises they’ve been keeping under wraps. CharlieINTEL just said on the main Tweet they’re in Vegas for it and to stay tuned for full coverage Tuesday; that is, if not vague, hyped to the hilt for any COD fan.
But this is not where it ends. The event is the backdrop for book-worthy reactions from the community. The replies to this Tweet are scattered across a spectrum from sincere excitement and anger. One player, Roze ™, commented with seeming bitterness toward these marketing antics by saying that all this “gimmick shit with coffee makers and robots” should be the time and money they put into making “a quality game with zero bugs and anti-cheat instead of this marketing bullst.” Oof. That is a sentiment shared by many gamers-especially with the ongoing issues- unfair permabans for AFK players, meanwhile, cheaters run wild.
So much for that robot barista. Like… what now? Several people in the replies have been asking if indeed it is a robot making the coffee. Richtech Robotics replied, “That’s our boy ADAM 🤖🤖,” which is really nice but also…why? Hence this strange contrast between high-tech and gaming is kind of puzzling to some gamers. Sp3ctral simply asked, “Wtf am I looking at,” and that is just about what the whole sentiment is.
Although some are throwing shade, there are some players who are genuinely excited about it. The user royalstorm said, “Excited to see more on the game, it looks promising to me, games always gonna have haters,” which is a very balanced view. Then there are others who are now awaiting some funny memes from the situation. Someone joked that this robot looks like “the robot from the incredibles??? But in white?” Wait, does it? Now I can’t see it any other way.
Beta codes and access seem to be a big theme kicking off much of the discussion. Some players want to know when free beta codes will be handed out, with some laying out tips themselves, such as to watch the CoD NEXT stream for at least an hour in hopes of snagging a code. Early gameplay access seems to be the game being played by the community and everybody wants a piece of it.
Look at the other menacing side of the comments. JORDANofCOD is basically throwing them under the bus. Words said by a user were: “all this money spent for creators that cheat for a game that will fail to bf6 and die as a franchise by ‘next’ reboot.” Yikes. Now that’s a grim prediction, especially coupled with the endless Battlefield comparisons on whether the franchise is losing its way.
Then we get the funny narratives and conspiracies about TheXclusiveAce having been refused entry into the country for “trying to sneak the dildos in,” which is… quite a lot to unpack. So like, is that a joke? Probably, but that’s the kind of crazy energy that makes Gaming Twitter so strangely interesting and paradoxical.
From all the mixed reactions sprung a very much genuine anticipation for that Tuesday coverage. Players hope for at least a heads-up about the next Call of Duty developer, some real fixes for the ongoing issues, less of the flash robot time, more gameplay improvements. In fact, after all, all gamers really want is a weird fun game minus all the unnecessary fluff.
So yeah, Call of Duty NEXT, good or bad, will be a huge moment for the franchise. With all the hype, the drama, and that random robot barista, this one deserves to be watched. Tune in on Tuesday for what it’s all about. Maybe a beta code will be yours to snatch while you chuckle along.
