Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is about to launch, and we now know what time will the game go live in your region, and for all platforms.
The wait for Black Ops 6 is finally coming to an end, as Treyarch’s Call of Duty title prepares to launch on October 25, 2024.
This time around, there are no forms of early access to get confused about. Therefore, players will all be dropping into Black Ops 6 at the same time as others in their region.
There are, however, two factors that determine the game’s launch time: your platform, and the region you’re playing from.
What Time Does Black Ops 6 Go Live?
Console
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is set to launch at 12 AM local time on October 25, 2024, for all players on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
This means that Black Ops 6 will go live in your region in: .
It also means that New Zealand will technically be the first console players to be able to drop into Black Ops 6, which means that the NZ trick will work with the upcoming release.
For those unaware, users who set their console location to New Zealand, as well as edit their address to an NZ location on the Activision website, will be able to play when the game goes live in that region.
Since 12 AM on October 25 in New Zealand time translates to 4 AM on October 24 in Pacific Time, that means fans in the US will be able to play almost a full day early!
PC
On PC, Black Ops 6 has a single global release time of 12 AM ET, meaning the PC community will all gain access to the game at the same time on October 25.
However, thanks to time zones, this global launch will occur at different times of day, so check your region’s timing via the list below:
| New Zealand (NZDT) | 5 PM (October 25) |
| Australia (AEDT) | 3 PM (October 25) |
| Japan (JST) | 1 PM (October 25) |
| China (CST) | 12 PM (October 25) |
| Central Europe (CET) | 6 AM (October 25) |
| United Kingdom & Ireland (BST) | 5 AM (October 25) |
| USA East Coast (ET) | 12 AM ET (October 25) |
| Illinois (CT) | 11 PM (October 24) |
| Colorado (MT) | 10 PM (October 24) |
| USA West Coast (PT) | 9 PM (October 24) |
Note: As usual, those on the US West Coast will actually gain access to Black Ops 6 at 9 PM PT, since that is when it hits midnight ET on the East Coast.
It’s worth noting that, last year, PC players were able to join sessions with their friends who were playing MW3 on other platforms that had already gone live.
Since Black Ops 6 also uses Call of Duty ‘HQ’ as its launcher, the same could be true again this time around. For now, we’ll have to wait and see.