This is how you can play Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 early

24 Oct 2024

The Independent

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This is how you can play Call of Duty Black Ops 6 early

Black Ops 6, the newest entry from Activision’s Call of Duty launches on Friday, October 25th, here is how you can preload and play it early

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After an open beta in August and September, the full release of Activision’s next Call of Duty entry is upon us.

Black Ops 6 continues the Black Ops franchise, which first began back in 2010.

Black Ops 6 is the second Call of Duty to be released since Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision went through. It will also be available on Microsoft’s subscription service Game Pass from day one - a huge plus for the Xbox gamers.

As is customary for the Blacks Ops wing of Call of Duty titles, Black Ops 6 will include a campaign, multiplayer and the much-loved multiplayer mode.

The game is currently available to preload and will be released at different times depending on the timezone you’re in.

Here is what you need to know.

When is COD: Black Ops 6 out?

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 releases on two different days, for PC gamers (on both Steam and Battle.Net) you will be able to play the full game from 9pm PT on Thursday, October 24th, 12am Friday, October 25th ET and 5am in the UK.

For console gamers with an Xbox or a PlayStation 5 or PC players using the Microsoft Store you can play the game at midnight on Friday, October 25th, wherever you are located.

Is there a trick to play Black Ops 6 early?

Yes, but it’s something you do at your own risk - although it’s relatively low risk. The ‘New Zealand’ trick is a method where players change their region to New Zealand in order to play the game early on Thursday.

While this is at your own risk, Activision, Sony, or Microsoft have never historically taken any action against players for being so eager they do this.

Call Of Duty- Black Ops 6 Gameplay Reveal

How to play COD: Black Ops 6 on Game Pass?

Black Ops 6 will be the first Call of Duty game to launch day one on Xbox’s subscription service - Game Pass.

If you visit the game library on Game Pass right now you will be able to pre-install the game and it will be ready to go on Friday, October 25th. If you cannot see the game in the Game Pass library, just search for ‘Call of Duty’ from your console home screen, find Black Ops 6 and download it that way.