With Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 just around the corner, Activision has laid out exactly when players will be able to jump into the action, and has confirmed everything players need to know about the official PC system requirements and pre-load times.
While pre-load goes live at the same time across all platforms on November 10 — 9am PT (scroll down to see when that'll be in your part of the world), launch times vary depending upon where you are, and what platform you're playing on. It's a bit confusing, so we've outlined the release times across key territories below.
We also have confirmed PC specs for Black Ops 7, so you can check to see if your PC is up to the task.
Minimum:
Minimum specifications needed to play Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.
Recommended:
Recommended specs to run at 60FPS in most situations with all options set to high.
Competitive / Ultra 4k:
Competitive specs to run at a high FPS for use with a high refresh monitor, and Ultra specs to run the game at a high FPS in 4K resolution.
Recommended Drivers:
Required For All Specs:
We've had a great time with what we've played so far of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Multiplayer, writing in our preview: "I'm hoping CoD keeps to its promises, because the new features sound pretty sick: trading loadouts with friends and even copying them from enemies who killed you, XP carrying across all modes instead of on a per-mode basis, and the ability to re-roll the daily challenges, which I love. Also, the final game promises some of the sweetest gun camos yet, and I'm really excited to spend hours and hours of time I'll never get back just so I can have a gun that's all shiny."
Don't forget that PC gamers cannot play unless they enable TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot. It's all part of an effort to crack down on cheaters, and while it seems some still managed to get into a game despite this, Activision recently revealed that 97% of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 cheaters were caught within 30 minutes of signing into the beta, and "fewer than 1% of cheating attempts reached a match."
PST (San Francisco):
CST (Mexico City):
EST (New York):
GMT (London):
CET (Paris, Rome, Berlin, Stockholm):
SAST (Johannesburg):
GST (Dubai)
KST (Seoul):
JST (Tokyo):
AEST (Sydney):
PST (San Francisco):
CST (Mexico City):
EST (New York):
GMT (London):
CET (Paris, Rome, Berlin, Stockholm):
SAST (Johannesburg):
GST (Dubai)
KST (Seoul):
JST (Tokyo):
AEST (Sydney):
Xbox + Xbox on PC:
PlayStation:
Much like prior Call of Duty launches, those desperate to get in on the action may be able to 'time travel' and unlock early if they use what's called the 'New Zealand trick.' If you're playing on the Xbox PC app (but only the app — this won't work on Battle.net or Steam) you'll be able to jump in early if you change your PC region to New Zealand, and change your Call of Duty account to a New Zealand address on the website. Similarly, if you change the address on your COD account to a NZ address and your region to New Zealand, you may be able to play early on Xbox and PlayStation, too.
Just make sure you restart your systems and then double-check the Black Ops 7 launch timer to see if you've travelled forward in time…
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
