Here's exactly when Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War unlocks in your time zone

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Somehow it's already November, so that means it's almost time for Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War. We're a matter of hours away from the launch of Cold War across the world on PC. Activision is handling launch timing in a somewhat confusing way this year. If you're on a console in certain regions, you might already have access to the game. That's a different story for the PC version.

So when exactly does Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War unlock in your region?

When you can play Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War in your time zone

(Image credit: Activision)

The Cold War unlock time will vary slightly depending on your platform. On PC (through the Battle.net app), Cold War is launching globally November 13, 2020 at 12 AM EST. Activision has provided a handy map that shows how that time translates to other regions above. Below are those times in a clean list:

  • Los Angeles: 9 PM PST
  • Quebec City: 12 AM EST
  • New York City: 12 AM EST
  • Sao Paulo: 2 AM BRT
  • London: 5 AM GMT
  • Stockholm: 6 AM CET
  • Berlin: 6 AM CET
  • Moscow: 8 AM MSK
  • Hong Kong: 1 PM HKT
  • Seol: 2 PM KST
  • Tokyo: 2 PM JST
  • Sydney: 4 PM AEDT

Here's a useful countdown timer that shows when exactly Cold War launches in your time zone.

On PS4, PS4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, Activision is doing a "rolling" launch, meaning that in many regions the game unlocks at 12 AM on November 13 in your local timezone. So as the time zone furthest in the future, console players in New Zealand have been playing for hours. There are ways to change your region on consoles to New Zealand and take advantage of this head start (it's easiest on an Xbox), but at this point, you're better off waiting for the real launch.

Activision has been cranking out announcements at a steady pace leading up the Cold War's release. In case you didn't hear, Cold War players on PlayStation will earn XP faster than everyone else. The Cold War season one roadmap is also available now. Expect more maps, weapons, and modes in the coming weeks.

Morgan Park
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Morgan has been writing for PC Gamer since 2018, first as a freelancer and currently as a staff writer. He has also appeared on Polygon, Kotaku, Fanbyte, and PCGamesN. Before freelancing, he spent most of high school and all of college writing at small gaming sites that didn't pay him. He's very happy to have a real job now. Morgan is a beat writer following the latest and greatest shooters and the communities that play them. He also writes general news, reviews, features, the occasional guide, and bad jokes in Slack. Twist his arm, and he'll even write about a boring strategy game. Please don't, though.

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