What time can I play 007 First Light?

007 First Light James Bond talking to blonde woman in red dress at a bar — (Image credit: IO Interactive)

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The 007 First Light release time is almost here, so get your shaken martini and license to kill at the ready, especially if you've pre-ordered for early access. While most big releases these days off a few days of early access as a deluxe edition treat, 007 First Light instead offers only one day of playing early, but it is at least included in every pre-order at no extra charge. However, it also means there are now two release times and some odd pre-loading rules to be aware off, so here's everything you need to know about when you can play 007 First Light on PS5, PC, and Xbox.

007 First Light early access release time and date

007 First Light global release time map — (Image credit: IO Interactive)

If you pre-order 007 First Light you automatically get the Deluxe Edition for free, which includes 24 hours of early access, beginning from 2PM UTC on May 26 on all platforms. And if you need some time zone conversions, here are the earliest possible times you can start playing 007 First Light around the world:

US Pacific: 7AM PDT on May 26
US Eastern: 10AM EDT on May 26
UK: 3PM BST on May 26
Central Europe: 4PM CEST on May 26
Eastern Australia: 12AM (midnight) AEST on May 27
New Zealand: 2AM NZST on May 27

007 First Light release time for PC and consoles

007 First Light James Bond sitting in office talking to M — (Image credit: IO Interactive)

Otherwise, 007 First Light releases the day after early access begins at 2PM UTC on May 27 on PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Stores. Here's what this global simultaneous release looks like for different time zones around the world:

Can you pre-load 007 First Light?

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Pre-loading for 007 First Light is also available now but only for PS5 users that have pre-ordered the game. Unfortunately for Xbox Series X and PC players, the earliest they can start installing the game is after the early access release time listed above.

The full install size appears to be around 80GB on PC and Xbox Series X, while only around 50GB on PS5, so make sure you've got enough free storage on your platform of choice.

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