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Warzone 2 preload time – everything you need to know

Are you looking forward to the new Call of Duty battle royale shooter? Here's what you need to know about the Warzone 2 preload time and how to download it

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We don’t want to sound too excited about the release of the new Call of Duty battle royale game, Warzone 2, but we’re very excited about it. Dropping into the new map Al Mazrah, battle royale players are in for the next generation of battle royale gameplay when it comes to this and here’s everything you need to know about the Warzone 2 preload time and when you can download this title.

If you’re sitting there preparing yourself for the Warzone 2 Season 1 release date, you can certainly do you and your console a favour by preloading the battle royale shooter ahead of time. Sure, it might take you a moment or two, but that’s time you’re not spending downloading and installing Warzone 2 when it’s actually available. That also means you can spend time learning about the new Warzone 2 gunsmith and answering questions like “does Warzone 2 have loadouts?

Warzone 2 preload time

Following an announcement from Activision via the Call of Duty Blog, you will be pleased to know that the Warzone 2 preload time is set for November 14 at 10:00 PST / 13:00 EST / 18:00 BST – a whole 48 hours before the Warzone 2 release date and before the Warzone 2 DMZ release date.

If you’re wondering how you actually access this? You will need to keep reading -it’s not too long, though, so don’t worry.

Warzone 2 preload details – everything else you need to know

If you’re sitting there wondering if we know the answer to “is Warzone 2 free to play” and “does Warzone 2 have early access“, you’ll be pleased to know we have the answer to both of those things. And, if you want to access the Warzone 2 preload, all you need to do is check the PlayStation Store, the Xbox Store, or your chosen PC storefront, after the aforementioned date and it should be there.

At the moment, there’s not a lot of information about how large the Warzone 2 preload is going to be. However, we would recommend accounting for something around the same size as Modern Warfare 2. With any luck, though, it will be smaller than that – but, we’ll update you (and this guide) when that information is available.

Well, that’s about it when it comes to talking about the Warzone 2 preload time and details. If you want to read up on all the Warzone 2 guns and weapons ahead of time, you can do that here. This could be one of the best battle royale games available when it drops and we can’t wait.