'Call of Duty' to Fire Starting Gun at Gamescom Trade Show
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 launches November 14, 2025, with pre-orders opening August 20 at Gamescom, excluding Nintendo Switch 2 at release, according to leaks and pricing details.
- Activision will fully reveal Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 at Gamescom's Opening Night Live on August 19, 2025, in Cologne, streamed globally from 8pm CEST.
- The game will launch on November 14, 2025, for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, and Series X/S, but will skip Nintendo Switch 2 at release due to delayed development kits.
- Developers require more time to optimize Black Ops 7 for the new Nintendo console because of limited early access and cautious distribution of dev kits to third-party studios.
- Pre-Orders will open on August 20, with leaked prices showing the Standard Edition at $69.99 and a Vault Edition, containing extra content, at $99.99.
- Although no Switch 2 version launches at release, ongoing work on a port suggests a future release remains possible amid industry attention at Gamescom.
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