Call of Duty 7 will not carry forward skins

The official Call of Duty account on X today made a post outlining some of the changes coming to Call of Duty Black Ops 7 which includes not taking skins over from Black Ops 6.

First off, thank you. Call of Duty has always been fueled by the community. Every match, every clip, every bit of feedback; you’ve shaped this franchise right alongside us.

We know there’s been a lot of conversation recently about the identity of Call of Duty. Some of you have… pic.twitter.com/q9egebdlMD
— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) August 26, 2025

The section of the post said the following..

Carry Forward Update: Operator skins and weapons from BO6 will no longer carry forward to BO7 (but still work in Warzone). XP Tokens & GobbleGums will continue carry over.

While some have asked for Call of Duty to go back to been a serious shooter, a lot of users are angry with this decision saying it should have been an optional toggle, not an outright removal because a lot of these users paid money for the skins.

They also mention updates to their anti-cheat with using secure boot going forward like Battlefield 6, and you can read about the other changes announced for august at Call of Duty: Community Update August 2025