Black Ops 6 obtained a ton of backlash for its collaborations that didn’t match with the sport’s id, such because the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and cel-shaded Beavis and Butt-Head. For (*7*)Black Ops 7, they’ve truly turned down “massive model” collabs.

Name of Obligation has added loads of bizarre and wacky Operator skins over the previous few years, however Black Ops 6’s cartoony Beavis and Butt-Head and American Dad skins appear to have been the straw that broke the camel’s again.

Following the backlash, the devs have scrapped Carry Ahead for BO7, so solely the Zombies and last Status reward skins can be utilized in Black Ops 7, they usually’ve redesigned the Vault Version skins.

In an unique interview with CharlieIntel, Treyarch’s Senior Director of Manufacturing, Yale Miller, defined that they’re not essentially aiming for “grounded” cosmetics, however relatively for issues that “make sense for Black Ops 7,” and have rejected collabs due to it.

Treyarch turned down massive collabs following BO6 backlash

“There are alternatives that we now have had lined up that, after a few of our conversations, we straight up turned down. Large, massive manufacturers, massive issues, and we’re like, ‘No, we’re not gonna try this as a result of it simply doesn’t match,’” mentioned Miller.

He used the Nuketown Block Social gathering occasion’s model skins for instance of one thing that’s not grounded, however “feels proper for the sport.”

The identical applies to Zombies cosmetics, such because the BO7 Vault Version T.E.D.D. Operator. “That isn’t grounded, nevertheless it seems like after we present it to folks and speak to folks about it, they’re like, ‘Oh, yeah. In fact. That’s Black Ops,’” he mentioned.

“All intentions [are] to stay to stuff that we will hand on our coronary heart, say, ‘Yeah, that feels Black Ops,’” Miller continued. “That’s actually our aim. And I feel that’s a great clarification versus grounded.”

They didn’t rule out collaborations solely, nevertheless it appears they’re aiming solely to incorporate people who make sense for Black Ops 7.