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SBMM May Be Gone, But Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Might Still Be at Risk Thanks to Activision’s “Secret Weapon”

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It’s a big day for Call of Duty fans, as Activision has finally given in and confirmed that skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) won’t be a part of Black Ops 7. That’s right, the developer has heard the community, and removed the feature that made multiplayer into a sweat fest. But don’t start celebrating as Activision’s ‘secret weapon’, a matchmaking system designed to push microtransactions, might still be a part of Black Ops 7. Is Activision’s Micr…
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After years of criticism, Call of Duty finally initiates: Black Ops 7 is supposed to start with less SBMM, but the community weathers calculus.

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With the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Activision and Treyarch taking stock of the multiplayer beta, which was recently completed. The game is expected on November 14th on Xbox, PlayStation and PC via Battle.net and Steam. As for the matchmaking, Treyarch specifies that the system will take into account players' performance in a minimal way from the day of launch. The proposed experiment will be modelled on that of the Open Moshpit of th…

Activision draws conclusions: In Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, the publisher says goodbye to skill-based matchmakiung - and returns a piece of old CoD tradition with classic lobbies and open player search.

Following a positive response to the open matchmaking in the open beta version, Treyarch confirmed that Call of Duty L的 article Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will have an open matchmaking and persistent lobby appeared first on Fun Academy.

Treyarch brings back an open matchmaking for the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 – Skill-Based Matchmaking loses its central role in the multiplayer.

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Eurogamer.de broke the news in on Friday, October 10, 2025.
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