Publisher Bandai Namco and developer FromSoftware announced the Elden Ring global release times, alongside news of more pre-loading options.

Here’s most of the Elden Ring global release times:

• Pacific Time
  • Consoles – Feb 24 at 9 PM PT
  • PC – Feb 24 at 3 PM PT
• Central Time
  • Consoles – Feb 24 at 11 PM CT
  • PC – Feb 24 at 5 PM CT
• Eastern Time
  • Consoles – Feb 25 at Midnight local time
  • PC – Feb 24 at 6 PM ET
• Colombia Time
  • Consoles – Feb 25 at Midnight local time
  • PC – Feb 24 at 6 PM COT
• Brasilia Time
  • Consoles – Feb 25 at Midnight local time
  • PC – Feb 24 at 8 PM BRT
• Greenwich Mean Time
  • Consoles – February 25 at Midnight local time
  • PC – February 24 at 11 PM GMT
• Central European Time
  • Consoles – February 25 at Midnight local time
  • PC – February 25 at 12 AM CET

Pre-loading for Elden Ring is now available for Xbox consoles, and with today’s global launch times Bandai Namco also confirmed PC and PlayStation users can pre-load 48 hours prior to release.

In related news, the game’s overview trailer and some Japanese TV advertisements were just recently uploaded – you can check them out here in our other report.

Here’s a rundown on the game, via Bandai Namco:

The Golden Order has been broken. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.

ELDEN RING, developed by FromSoftware Inc. and produced by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., is a fantasy action-RPG and FromSoftware’s largest game to date, set within a world full of mystery and peril.

Features

• A NEW FANTASY WORLD – Journey through the Lands Between, a new fantasy world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki, creator of the infl uential DARK SOULS video game series, and George R. R. Martin, author of The New York Times best-selling fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire. Unravel the mysteries of the Elden Ring’s power. Encounter adversaries with profound backgrounds, characters with their own unique motivations for helping or hindering your progress, and fearsome creatures.
• WORLD EXPLORATION IN THE LANDS BETWEEN – ELDEN RING features vast fantastical landscapes and shadowy, complex dungeons that are connected seamlessly. Traverse the breathtaking world on foot or on horseback, alone or online with other players, and fully immerse yourself in the grassy plains, suffocating swamps, spiraling mountains, foreboding castles and other sites of grandeur on a scale never seen before in a FromSoftware title.
• GENRE-DEFINING GAMEPLAY – Create your character in FromSoftware’s refi ned action-RPG and defi ne your playstyle by experimenting with a wide variety of weapons, magical abilities, and skills found throughout the world. Charge into battle, pick off enemies one-by-one using stealth, or even call upon allies for aid. Many options are at your disposal as you decide how to approach exploration and combat.

A free upgrade to the PlayStation 5 version will be available for players who purchase ELDEN RING on PlayStation 4, and SmartDelivery will be supported for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.

Elden Ring is set to launch on February 25th, 2022 on Windows PC (via Steam), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.