Overview
- Preloading opens November 10 at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET across all platforms.
- The game unlocks at midnight local time on November 14 for Xbox, PlayStation, and the Xbox app on PC, while Steam and Battle.net go live November 13 at 9 p.m. PT (midnight ET).
- Activision reaffirmed there is no early access or release date change, and outlets corrected reports that had suggested a 72‑hour head start.
- Treyarch and Activision released the launch trailer and an official PC spec sheet covering minimum, recommended, and 4K requirements, plus tuning for handheld PCs like the ROG Xbox Ally.
- Black Ops 7 will be available day one on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass across cloud, console, and PC.