Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is implementing a notable security change to help combat cheaters, with Activision requiring players to enable two key features on PC platforms. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has yet to receive an official release date, with the game currently set to launch sometime in late 2025.
Activision recently confirmed that a worldwide reveal for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will take place on August 19 during Gamescom’s Opening Night Live. Specific details about what will be shared during the reveal have yet to be shared. However, it stands to reason that a release date for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 may be announced at this time, given the series’ consistent history of releasing new titles in late October and early November.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7’s Security Features Will Help Combat Cheaters
Activision has shared new details about two security features for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 on PC platforms, including Trusted Platform Mode 2.0 (TPM 2.0) and Secure Boot. Both are designed to combat cheaters, with TPM 2.0 providing hardware-based security on Windows PCs, and Secure Boot protecting against “low-level cheats” by ensuring only trusted software is loaded during the player’s PC startup process. Black Ops 7 will be the first title in the series to require both TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot at launch, with the publisher retroactively adding these security features to other titles, including Warzone and Black Ops 6 following its Season 5 rollout.
TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot are designed to work in conjunction with the game’s RICOCHET Anti-Cheat to “keep matches fair and fun.” While players can choose to ignore these security additions in Black Ops 6 and Warzone, Activision has noted that both will be “required for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7’s anti-cheat enforcement.” With this, the publisher has assured players that neither feature will impact game quality or performance, and will “remain inactive” during gameplay. Players will also start seeing in-game notifications letting them know if their system is unable to handle TPM 2.0 or Secure Boot while playing titles like Black Ops 6 following the launch of Season 5.
In addition to mandatory security features, there have been rumors about a possible return of the controversial Carry Forward feature in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. Players have been divided in their response to this, with some appreciating the ability to get more use out of their Black Ops 6 purchases, while others have remarked that some of the previous title’s skins feel too “outlandish” to include in Black Ops 7.
Despite its additional security requirements, enthusiasm for Black Ops 7 remains high. A good example of this can be seen with eagle-eyed players already spotting Black Ops 7-themed Monster Energy cans in stores with QR codes that offer in-game rewards when scanned. It’s unclear what these rewards will be exactly, but it’s exciting nonetheless for players to already have the opportunity to earn items for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 ahead of its 2025 release.
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