How to Preload Black Ops Cold War on PS4, Xbox One, PC: Dates and Dimensions

Butcher79

9 November, 2020

The release of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is fast approaching, and we have all the information available to preload the game on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and next-gen consoles.

The Call of Duty community is gearing up for a new game and players around the world are speeding up their consoles and PCs to try out the 2020 release of the series as quickly as possible.

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Those who have played Modern Warfare already know how bloated file sizes for CoD games and updates have become, and Black Ops Cold War is no exception. Thus, Activision will allow users who pre-ordered digital copies of the game, load it in advance so that it is ready to launch when the furious run begins on November 13th.

Below we have everything there is to know about this process and the preload schedule. We will continue to update this page as more information becomes available.

Black Ops Cold War Preload for PS4 and PS5

Treyarch announced that PS4 preload will be available from Thursday, November 5 at 21:00 Pacific time, that is, the rest of the time on November 6th.

Thursday, November 5
- 21:00 Pacific Time
- 23:00 AM
Friday, 6 November
- 12:00 am ET
- 5:00 GMT (UK)
- 6:00 AM CET (Europe)
- 16:00 AEDT (Australia)
- 8:00 Moscow time

It has also been confirmed that the entire game will take 95 GB space on PS4 (not counting post-launch DLC content), but as with Modern Warfare, console players will have the option to delete game modes to save space.

As for PS5, as it launches on November 12th, players can start downloading BOCW as soon as their console is ready to go. Complete version games will take 133 GB space on the next generation PlayStation.

BOCW preload on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S

Similarly, the preload period on Xbox One will start on 5 November at 21:00 Pacific time:

Thursday, November 5
- 21:00 Pacific Time
- 23:00 AM
Friday, 6 November
- 12:00 am ET
- 5:00 GMT (UK)
- 6:00 AM CET (Europe)
- 16:00 AEDT (Australia)
- 8:00 Moscow time

The file will take slightly less space than on PS4, confirmed that its размер is 93 GB , but again, those not interested in playing the campaign and/or zombies will be able to remove one or both from their console.

The next generation Xbox, Series X and S, will launch on November 10, so players can start preloading BOCW right away. However, the file size on both is significantly higher than on the Xbox One, which currently stands at 136 GB.

Black Ops Cold War PC Preload - Battle.net

Black Ops Cold War on PC will be available exclusively through the Battle.net Launcher.

Black Ops Cold War PC Preload Begins 10 November , that is, a few days later than on the console:

10:00 Pacific Time
12:00PM CT
13: 00 EST
18:00 GMT (UK)
19:00 AM CET (Europe)
5:00 AM AEDT (November 11 in Australia)
21:00 Moscow time

However, unlike consoles, PC players will only have the option to install the specific game modes they want instead of downloading the full file and then uninstalling packages they don't need..

So here's a breakdown of the file size on a PC, including how much space it will take up when running better graphics: