Remember way back in September, when we learned that the then-upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 almost got several pretty absurd skins? Remember how many gamers cheered Activision's decision to remove them after all the backlash over the increasingly outrageous crossover skins in recent titles?
As recently as early March, Activision and developer Treyarch committed to it, standing by the choice to keep Black Ops 7 more thematic – to let it have more of its own identity. That's why the recent announcement that controversial comedian Dave Chappelle is heading to the game doesn't exactly sit well with people with basic memory skills.
Half-baked effort?
When Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's second season debuted several weeks ago, there was much ado about the crucial lack of co-op content. The official account proudly proclaimed at the time that they “love to do collaborations, but [they] want to make sure it's the right fit.” In the current climate, where hardcore CoD fans seem a little firmly convinced that the Fortnite-like crossover extravaganzas of recent years have gone overboard, that message was heard loud and clear to all sorts of good cheer.
Fast forward to today. The internet is abuzz with tweets pointing out the alleged hypocrisy of announcing Dave Chappelle, of all people, is appearing in Black Ops 7 on April 20th. Now, devil's advocate (?), but I don't think Treyarch's previous statement is contradicted by this at all. Clearlythey really do “love to do collaborations.” Is this the “right fit”? OK, yes, so I see how that comes across as contradictory. But in the end, unfortunately, it's up to them. It is their choice that constitutes that fit.
We might think, well, maybe something like Solid Snake works better than a stand-up comedian and his critically panned stoner comedy from 1998. I'd go so far as to say we've got a great point. But what's done is done. The Chappelle Show is coming for us all.
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