Call of Duty Black Ops 7 releases on November 14th, 2025. While there is not official early access period this time around, there are still ways to play and download the game early based on your platform. BO7 is available on Xbox, PlayStation, Battlenet, Steam, and Microsoft Store to purchase. Today, we’re breaking down when you can download and play early:
Black Ops 7 Download Times
Black Ops 7 will be available to Pre-Load on your designated platform, starting November 10th:
- Xbox – 9AM PT
- Steam – 9AM PT
- Playstation – 9AM PT
- Battlenet – 9AM PT (November 6th)
Black Ops 7 is available to Pre-Load now on November 6th if you are on Battlenet, this is different from the other times as it usually receives Game Downloads and Updates first before any other platform. Expect other platforms to follow the listed time and date above:
Additionally, Black Ops 7 will launch on November 13th based on Region:
- Xbox | 3AM – 10PM PT
- Playstation | 3AM – 10PM PT
- Battlenet & Steam | 9PM PT
How To Play Black Ops 7 Early
In the past few years, players have seen the popular rise of the ‘New Zealand Trick’ be used in order to play new Call of Duty releases early. This will allow you to play Black Ops 7 about 17 hours early around 6AM EST on November 13th, and can be accomplished pretty simply based on your platform. Let’s break down all the ways you can complete the New Zealand Trick and Play Black Ops 7 Early:
Xbox and Xbox on PC
To Play Black Ops 7 Early on Xbox, you will have to Change your region on your Xbox Profile to New Zealand. Additionally, you will need to change your address on your Activision Account through the Call of Duty Website to New Zealand as well. It will ask for an Address, add any address in New Zealand which can be anything from a McDonalds, etc.
If you are on Xbox on PC, follow the same steps to be able to play Early on PC as well.
Playstation
To Play Black Ops 7 Early on Playstation, you will have to make sure you have the game pre-loaded first. Once this is completed, changing your address on your Activision Account through the Call of Duty Website to New Zealand should allow you to play early. You cannot change the Region of your Playstation account without making a new one.
When the servers go live in New Zealand, you should be able to access Black Ops 7 Early.
Battlenet & Steam
As of now, there is NO WAY to do the New Zealand Trick for the Steam and Battlenet Platforms. There might be some method which includes joining in with a Friend, but that was fixed last year with Black Ops 6 so It most likely will not work again this year.
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