Activision confirms Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 preload and global launch times, PC system requirements and 102GB storage requirement

Activision has announced a long list of launch information for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 ahead of its global release date of October 25, 2024.

In a blog post, the publisher confirmed preload and global boot times, minimum and recommended PC system requirements, and a surprisingly light 102GB storage requirement.

Call of Duty has had a huge storage footprint for years, which spiraled out of control when Activision forced the installation of Battle Royale Warzone alongside the main Call of Duty games. For Black Ops 6, however, Activision has changed its approach so that Warzone is a separate download on PC, resulting in the more manageable 102GB SSD storage requirement.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Preload Launch Times for PC

Activision has confirmed that those who pre-ordered Black Ops 6 digitally on PC will be able to preload the game ahead of its October 25 launch date, meaning they’ll be able to play as soon as it goes live.

Preloading starts for everyone at 9am PT on October 21st. This allows you to download the entire package, including Campaign, Multiplayer and Zombies.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Global Launch Times

It’s worth noting that the launch of the PC version of Black Ops 6 will depend on where you get the game from. It will launch regionally for Microsoft PC players (PC Microsoft Store) on October 24 between 4am PT and 11pm PT, which means midnight no matter where you are (it’s the same for PlayStation and Xbox). Black Ops 6, meanwhile, launches on Steam and Battle.net at 9pm PT on October 24.

System Requirements for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 PC

Minimum

• Operating system: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-6600
• RAM: 8GB
• Video card: AMD Radeon RX 470 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or Intel Arc A580
• Video memoy: 2 GB
• Storage space: SSD required with 102 GB available space at launch
• Internet: Broadband internet connection

Recommended

• Operating system: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update)
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or Intel Core i7-6700K
• RAM: 12GB
• Video card: AMD Radeon RX 6600XT or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti / RTX 3060
• Video memory: 8GB
• Storage space: SSD required with 102 GB available space at launch
• Internet: Broadband internet connection

Competitive / 4K Ultra specs

• Operating system: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update)
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X or Intel Core i7-8700K
• RAM: 16GB
• Video card: AMD Radeon RX 6800XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / RTX 4070
• Video memory: 10GB
• Storage space: SSD required with 102 GB available space at launch
• Internet: Broadband internet connection

Black Ops 6 will also launch directly into Game Pass, Microsoft’s subscription service, on console, PC and the cloud, only through Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. It’s the first Call of Duty game to launch on Game Pass on day one, and comes a year after Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Incidentatlly, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone will also be available via Game Pass via the cloud on October 25. You need Game Pass Ultimate to play both games via the cloud.

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