know everything before the highly anticipated launch

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 is packed with information ahead of its release on October 25th to help players be prepared for the start of hostilities.

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 is preparing to land here on October 25th on all fronts: PC, PS5, Xbox Series, but also Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Cloud Gaming. Activision and Treyarch have shared full details about the game’s pre-download, launch time, and required PC configurations. Here’s everything you need to know before D-Day.

When to pre-download and launch Call of Duty Black Ops 6

The release of a new Call of Duty work is always a colossal change, but that of Black Ops takes a special turn. This is actually the first game of the license to be released since Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard. Xbox intends to pull out all the stops to ensure this crucial launch goes as smoothly as possible.

Call of Duty Black Ops can be pre-downloaded on all platforms from October 21st at 3 p.m. Note that the game, including Campaign, Multiplayer and Zombies modes, is a significant weight at around 100GB. You therefore need a good connection or a lot of time. The game will then officially be available again for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series on October 25th at around 6 a.m. (Paris time).

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 preinstalled – Start — Pre-download and start times, with six hours added to reach Paris time. © activation

What PC configurations are required?

In addition to Call of Duty Black Ops 6 pre-download and launch details, Activision and Treyarch have also specified the PC configurations needed to play in the best conditions. They are as follows:

Minimum system requirements

Operating system : Windows 10 64 bit
processor : AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-6600
R.A.M. : 8GB
graphics card : AMD Radeon RX 470 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or Intel Arc A580
Video storage : 2GB
Storage space : SSD required with 102GB available space at startup
Internet: High speed internet connection

Recommended requirements for the PC version of Call of Duty Black Ops 6

Operating system : Windows 10 64-bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64-bit (latest update)
processor : AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or Intel Core i7-6700K
R.A.M. : 12 go
graphics card : AMD Radeon RX 6600XT or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti / RTX 3060
Video storage

: 8 lots
Storage space : SSD required with 102GB available space at startup
Internet : High speed internet connection

Competitive / 4K configuration

Operating system : Windows 10 64-bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64-bit (latest update)
processor : AMD Ryzen 7 2700X or Intel Core i7-8700K
R.A.M. : 16 lots
graphics card : AMD Radeon RX 6800XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / RTX 4070
Video storage : 10 lots
Storage space : SSD required with 102GB available space at startup
Internet : High speed internet connection

Note that the PC version of Call of Duty Black Ops 6 will fully support AMD FSR 3.1 technology at launch, which also includes Frame Generation and Contrast Adaptive Sharpening. However, there is no mention of support for NVIDIA’s DLSS, compatible graphics cards or NVIDIA Reflex. Many options for a tailored experience are included in each case, as is support for ultra-wide screens. Here you are, armed with the knowledge you need for the release of Call of Duty Black Ops 6 on November 25th. Finish!