The Predator Is Coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone — but Fans Wish They Could Carry Him Forward Into Black Ops 7

The Predator is coming backmost to Call of Duty, 11 years aft helium appeared successful 2014’s Call of Duty: Ghost.

Activision confirmed the accomplishment of the Predator successful Black Ops 6 and Warzone Season 6 arsenic portion of the seasonal Haunting lawsuit connected October 9. It’s a well-timed crossover that coincides with the merchandise of Dan Trachtenberg’s upcoming Predator: Badlands movie.

The representation and trailer beneath springiness america a look astatine the Predator we tin expect successful Call of Duty aboriginal this week. Season 6 launches soon aft the ongoing Black Ops 7 beta ends connected October 9 (it conscionable got extended by 24 hours).

The Predator is coming to Call of Duty. Image credit: Activision.

It’s worthy noting that Black Ops 6 cosmetics bash not transportation guardant into Black Ops 7 (well, astir each of them bash not). So you won’t spot Predators moving astir erstwhile Black Ops 7 launches successful November. The cosmetic volition stay playable successful conflict royale Warzone, however.

Call of Duty’s foray into goofy skins territory is well-documented, though caller releases person surely amped up the speech astir them. With the likes of Beavis and Butt-Head and American Dad hitting the crippled this twelvemonth soon aft weed-obsessed bundles starring Seth Rogen, immoderate fans said they’d had capable of what they called the 'Fortnite-ification' of their beloved Call of Duty, and pleaded with steadfast Activision to instrumentality to its mil-sim roots.

Then, past month, Activision shocked the Call of Duty assemblage erstwhile it confirmed that Operators, Operator Skins, and Weapons from Black Ops 6 would nary longer transportation guardant into Black Ops 7. This came arsenic a large astonishment to players who had expected contented they’d bought for Black Ops 6 to transportation forward, arsenic it has done with erstwhile entries. Explaining the decision, Activision said Black Ops 7 “needs to consciousness authentic to Call of Duty and its setting.”

There’s a affirmative absorption to the Predator successful Black Ops 6, though immoderate are saying they privation helium was coming to Black Ops 7 instead. “See I’m perfectly good erstwhile COD does collabs with different mature IPs,” said redditor blackviking147. “The Mil-spawn tegument is inactive the lone clip I was genuinely funny successful finishing a COD conflict walk and I usage it successful Warzone to this time ‘cause it’s voiced by Keith David.

“Predator, Rambo, Die Hard, Spawn each of those were astonishing collabs that didn't destruct the game’s individuality ‘cause they're movie properties from astir the game’s clip play and oregon decked retired successful milsim cogwheel truthful it stays successful the aesthetic.”

“Would person been large to usage this tegument successful Blops 7,” added LaylaLegion. “Oh well. Guess I’ll person to conscionable rebuy each my BP skins for the 3rd clip due to the fact that SOME PEOPLE would alternatively bash that than get implicit seeing a ninja turtle successful the game.”

This remark touches connected the ongoing statement astir Activision’s determination to termination transportation guardant for Black Ops 7. Despite the online chatter, determination are a fig of Call of Duty players who person expressed vexation that their goofy skins won’t transportation guardant into Black Ops 7, lamenting the information they won’t get the magnitude of usage retired of their purchases that they'd expected. Now, if these players determination connected to Black Ops 7, they volition person to permission those costly virtual items down — including the Predator.

Wesley is Director, News astatine IGN. Find him connected Twitter astatine @wyp100. You tin scope Wesley astatine [email protected] oregon confidentially astatine [email protected].