Black Ops 7 release times - when is it coming out?

What are the Black Ops 7 release times? Ostensibly deciding to ditch its typical release cycle, the CoD team has blessed us with back-to-back Black Ops action for the first time in the storied franchise's history. With a fresh, futuristic grind on our hands, knowing exactly when it drops to the minute will be crucial to getting ahead of the competition; or avoiding those dreaded log in queues.

Black Ops 7 doesn't reinvent the wheel in the same way Black Ops 6's omnimovement system did. Rather, the FPS game's looking to augment its predecessor's building blocks with blasts from the past, including Black Ops 3's wall running and the long-awaited return of Dead Ops Arcade from the original BlOps. Ahead of the Black Ops 7 release date, the CoD team has dished out the deets on when it will launch in your region, so read on for the Black Ops 7 release times, as well as when you'll be able to pre-load the game.

The Black Ops 7 release times for each region are:

Thursday, November 13, 2025

• Los Angeles: 9pm PST
• Mexico City: 11pm CST

Friday, November 14, 2025

• New York: 12am EST
• Sao Paulo: 2am BRT
• London: 5am GMT
• Paris: 6am CET
• Stockholm: 6am CET
• Johannesburg: 7am SAST
• Dubai: 9am GST
• Seoul: 2pm KST
• Tokyo: 2pm JST
• Sydney: 4pm AEDT

These times have been officially confirmed by the CoD team for PC. The team has also confirmed that both Xbox and PlayStation editions will be launching between 3am PST / 6am EST / 11am BST and 10am PST / 1pm EST / 6pm BST on November 13.

Black Ops 7 pre-load date

Ahead of launch, you'll be able to pre-load Black Ops 7 from 9am PST / 12am EST / 5pm GMT on Monday, November 10, 2025. Though you'll likely still come up against a wall of players trying to get in at once on launch day, this at least means you can get the game files downloaded and ready to go well ahead of time.

And those are the Black Ops 7 release times. Get yourself prepared for CoD season by checking out what the best Black Ops 7 weapons in the beta were, and keep an eye on our Black Ops 7 server status guide on launch day; it's going to be a chaotic one.