Here’s when you can play Call of Duty Vanguard on launch day

Hither's when y'all tin play Phone call of Duty Vanguard on launch day

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The release of Phone call of Duty: Vanguard is merely a couple of weeks away, and publisher Activision has confirmed exactly when eager players tin can leap into the action.

Equally shown in a brand new trailer, on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series 10, Xbox Serial S and Xbox One, the game will be playable from 12 a.m. ET on Nov 5 which is nine p.k. PT on November iv for gamers on the West Declension. For players outside of North America, the game volition unlock at midnight local fourth dimension on November 5. The launch timing for the PC version hasn't been announced yet.

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In order to begin playing at the exact minute Phone call of Duty: Vanguard goes live, you volition need to have digitally pre-loaded the game. This feature isn't available nonetheless on either PlayStation or Xbox but should go live at least a few days before launch. If you opt to purchase the game physically, then you'll be at the whim of postal delivery or retail store opening hours.

Confirmation of these launch timings will come up as welcome news to Telephone call of Duty fans drastic to leap into the latest installment in the long-running series. This year's entry, Vanguard, returns the franchise to its WWII roots and volition offer three distinct gameplay modes: multiplayer, campaign and Zombies.

All three modes are highlighted in the recently released Telephone call of Duty: Vanguard launch trailer. This short sizzle-reel-style trailer shows off some intense multiplayer action, the narrative-driven entrada, and the latest take on the much-loved Zombies horde style. It's definitely got us counting down the days until we can jump into the fray ourselves.

The trailer also further confirms that Call of Duty's free-to-play battle royale championship, Warzone, will be getting a suite of fresh content that ties into Vanguard. The most substantial of which will be an entirely new map, called Pacific. Although this new arena won't be available in time for Vanguard's launch.

The final quarter of 2021 is promising to be an heady time for shooter fans. Not but is Phone call of Duty: Vanguard launching on November v, simply information technology's closely followed past the release of Battlefield 2042 on Nov 19 and Halo Infinite on December viii.

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