Here Are The ‘Monster Hunter Wilds’ Preload Times Before Release Day

One of the biggest games of the year so far, almost certainly the biggest, Monster Hunter Wilds is gearing up for launch on Friday, February 28. But there’s something else that you can do before then, which is the now somewhat standard practice of pre-loading the game before it arrives, so you can jump right in without waiting around for a huge file download.

Capcom has now released the global preload times for Monster Hunter Wilds, which are pretty easy to remember:

Xbox Series X/S and PC/Steam – February 25, 9 PM PT in all regions
PS5 – 48 hours before launch in each region

And what are the launch times in each region? I will probably circle back around to repost these down the line closer to launch, but if you want to know them all ahead of time to prepare your day off or whatever, here they are:

LOS ANGELES, USA (Thursday, February 27)

Consoles: 9pm PST
PC: 9pm PST

MEXICO CITY, MX (Thursday, February 27)

Consoles: 12am CST
PC: 11pm CST

TORONTO, CA

Consoles: 12am EST
PC: 12am EST

NEW YORK, USA

Consoles: 12am EST
PC: 12am EST

SÃO PAULO, BR

Consoles: 12am BRT
PC: 12am BRT

LONDON, UK

Consoles: 12am GMT
PC: 5am GMT

PARIS, FR

Consoles: 12am CET
PC: 6am CET

BERLIN, DE

Consoles: 12am CET
PC: 6am CET

CAIRO, EG

Consoles: 12am EET
PC: 7am EET

HELSINKI, FI

Consoles: 12am EET
PC: 9am EET

RIYADH, SA

Consoles: 12am AST
PC: 8am AST

DUBAI, UAE

Consoles: 12am GST
PC: 9am GST

JOHANNESBURG, ZA

Consoles: 12am SAST
PC: 7am SAST

SEOUL, KR

Consoles: 12am KST
PC: 2pm KST

TOKYO, JP

Consoles: 12am JST
PC: 2pm JST

SINGAPORE, SG

Consoles: 12am SGT
PC: 1pm SGT

AUCKLAND, NZ

Consoles: 12am NZDT
PC: 6pm NZDT

So, once again the lucky West Coast gets to play the game for a few hours a day early before bedtime. I am probably not going to boot it up at midnight here on the East Coast, as much as I do want to play. Monster Hunter Wilds is probably going to be the biggest game of at least the first half of this year. This is a year that of course will have a new Call of Duty in the fall, and allegedly, the release of Fable and Grand Theft Auto 6, but I would place money on both of those being delayed until 2026, no matter what their studios say.

Whatever the case, Monster Hunter Wilds has received great feedback in early tests, and this is going to be a massive launch. Do that preload and stay tuned.

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