Killcams and kill effects can be every bit as disruptive as they are useful in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. In case you didn't know, a killcam is a short video that plays every time your character dies, showing their death from the perspective of the player who killed you. These have been an online multiplayer staple for some time, and can actually be quite helpful when learning the ropes of a new map. But they quickly become frustrating and repetitive, especially considering you have to manually skip them every time - or at least you do on the default settings.

Kill effects are a newer trend in the Call of Duty universe, and have quickly become Black Ops 6's weapon skins will often cause your enemies to die in new and unique ways: for example, they may explode in a shower of confetti if you have a colorful skin, or melt into a puddle of lava if you have a fiery one. Some players find these effects fun, while others find them annoying and disruptive. Whichever camp you find yourself in, here's how to turn off killcams and kill effects in Black Ops 6.

How To Turn Off Killcams In Black Ops 6

Skipping Killcams

If you want to have access to killcams some of the time, but would prefer to skip them from time to time, you can do so easily without fiddling around in your settings. All you have to do is press X/Square/F to skip each individual killcam, but the next time you die, you'll see another, and you'll have to skip it again manually. Thankfully, there is a way to default to that option, causing killcams to be skipped by default.

Turning Off Killcams

To turn off killcams entirely in Black Ops 6, open your settings by pressing the Options button on PS5, the Menu button on Xbox, or the Esc key on PC. Navigate to the Interface section, and on the Global submenu, you'll see an option that reads Skip Killcam. Turn this on, and your game will start skipping killcams automatically.

If you still want to see a particular killcam while waiting to respawn, just hold the skip killcam button for your particular platform: X on Xbox, square on PS5, or F on PC. The killcam will play, even if you have this setting on.

What this setting effectively does is cause the game to skip killcams automatically, instead of waiting for your input to do so. You can adjust this setting whenever you like, whether you're in-game or out of one. It'll help you respawn faster in game modes that allow you to respawn instantly, but won't have as much of an effect in modes with timed respawns, or those where you only respawn at the beginning of the round.

How To Turn Off Kill Effects

Disabling Kill Effects In BO6

If you'd rather not see those obnoxious custom effects every time a player gets killed with a special weapon, there's a setting to turn them off, too. This time, you'll want to open the menu and navigate to and Network. Scroll down that page until you reach the Content Filter settings, and toggle off the option called Gore & Dismemberment Effects. With this off, you should no longer see colorful weapon effects in-game.

This doesn't alter the other kinds of in-game effects too noticeably, although it does change certain aspects. You'll still see blood from time to time, but not when shooting at dead bodies. In addition, player characters' limbs will remain attached to their bodies at all times, even when they're shot with heavy bullets that would normally cause dismemberment. Still, you're not likely to notice the differences, and they're a small trade-off to make to disable loud and disruptive weapon effects.

And just like that, you can alter your killcam and kill effect settings to create a custom experience. Having these options allows players to experience the best of both worlds: if they prefer the customizability and silliness of kill effects, they can have them, but if they find them disruptive, they can avoid them entirely. If they prefer to watch every killcam to see what kinds of perks and weapons their enemies were using, they can leave them on by default; if they prefer to skip every single one, they can do so easily in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.