You don’t have long left before you can take part in intense battles in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – in fact, if you’ve pre-ordered it, you can already start preparing by pre-loading it on your platform of choice.
Now we have to say that the platform you play on will dictate exactly when you can play Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Although it will be accessible to all on Friday October 25 Exactly what time you can get in on the action will depend on your platform and the region you’re in – some of you will be able to get in a little earlier than others.
This gets a little complicated, so we’re here to list all Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 release dates and timesincluding when you can preload.
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Call of Duty Black Ops 6 preload time
If you pre-ordered the game digitally, all platforms can pre-load Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 on Monday 21 October at 5pm BST in the UK, but those of you in Japan and Australia will have to wait until Tuesday October 22. You can find preload times for your region below:
- UNITED KINGDOM – October 21 at 5 p.m. (BST)
- Europe – October 21 at 6 p.m. (CEST)
- West Coast of the United States – October 21 at 9 a.m. (PT)
- Central United States – October 21 at 11 a.m. (CT)
- United States East Coast – October 21 at 12 p.m. (ET)
- Japan – October 22 at 1am (JST)
- Australia – October 22 at 3am (AET)
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Steam and Battle.net release time
Those of you planning to play Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 on Steam or Battle.net can expect the launch to take place at 5:00 a.m. BST Friday October 25.
The time and date you can access the game will depend on the region you are in, as noted on the official Call of Duty blog:
- Los Angeles – October 24 at 9 p.m. (PDT)
- Mexico – October 24 at 10 p.m. (CST)
- new York – October 25 at midnight (EDT)
- Sao Paul – October 25 at 1 a.m. (BRT)
- London – October 25 at 5am (BST)
- Paris – October 25 at 6 a.m. (CEST)
- Stockholm – October 25 at 6 a.m. (CEST)
- Johannesburg – October 25 at 6 a.m. (SAST)
- Dubai – October 25 at 8am (GST)
- Seoul – October 25 at 1 p.m. (KST)
- Tokyo – October 24 at 1 p.m. (JST)
- Sydney – October 25 at 3 p.m. (AEDT)
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 release time on Xbox and PlayStation
Anyone planning to play Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 on Xbox, Game Pass, and PlayStation will be able to do so between 12:00 BST on Thursday 24 October and 7:00 BST on Friday 25 October.
The game will be rolled out regionally during the allotted period. Please find more details about your region’s release window below:
- UNITED KINGDOM – from 12:00 on October 24 to 7:00 on October 25 (BST)
- Europe – from 1:00 p.m. on October 24 to 8:00 a.m. on October 25 (CEST)
- West Coast of the United States – from 4:00 a.m. on October 24 to 11:00 p.m. on October 24 (PT)
- Central United States – from 6:00 a.m. October 24 to 1:00 a.m. Friday October 25 (CT)
- United States East Coast – from 7:00 a.m. on October 24 to 2:00 a.m. on Friday, October 25 (ET)
- Japan – from 8 p.m. on October 24 to 3 p.m. on Friday, October 25 (JST)
- Australia – from 10 p.m. October 24 to 5 p.m. Friday October 25 (AET)
That’s all for now – we hope you enjoy Call of Duty: Black Ops 6!
