Elden Ring: What is the exact unlock time?

Elden Ring is one of the most eagerly awaited games for 2022, with many From Software fans already pre-ordering the game. Of course, if you've pre-ordered the game, you'll want to make sure you can start playing as soon as possible. We'll go over the extended unlock time for Elden Ring in this guide so you can start playing as soon as possible.

Players on PC will be able to begin playing Elden Ring as soon as possible. It has a global release timing of 12 p.m. NZDT, which means it will be available to everyone at the same time. Elden Ring will be released in all of these areas on February 25, but it will be released earlier in the evening in select locations on February 24.

• 12 PM NZDT, Feb 25
• 10 AM AEDT, Feb 25
• 8 AM KST, Feb 25
• 8 AM JST, Feb 25
• 6 AM UTC+7, Feb 25
• 7 AM UTC+8, Feb 25
• 2 AM AST, Feb 25
• 1 AM SAST, Feb 25
• 2 AM MSK, Feb 25
• 3 AM GST, Feb 25
• 1 AM EET, Feb 25
• 12 AM CET, Feb 25
• 11 PM GM, Feb 24
• 8 PM BRT, Feb 24
• 6 PM ET, Feb 24
• 6 PM COT, Feb 24
• 5 PM CT, Feb 24
• 3 PM PT, Feb 24

Playing on a console, such as the PlayStation or Xbox, works a little differently. Except in the United States, it will be released at midnight on February 25, except in CT and PT, where it will be released at 11 p.m. and 9 p.m. on February 24, respectively.

On Steam and PlayStation, you can start downloading the game 48 hours before it debuts, but you may start the Elden Ring preload process on Xbox right now.