With the release of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced just a couple of days away, we’ve put together this guide to help you find out when you can start your pre-load for the game or when you’ll be able to start enjoying this tale full of piracy and intrigue.
Pre-Load Times
If you bought the game during its pre-release, you’ll be able to download the game files in advance, which, on most sites, are listed at 61-64 GB, depending on the platform. It’s recommended to have at least 65 GB of free space; doing this will let you get right into the action the moment the game releases.
- Xbox Series X|S: It is available for Pre-Load at the moment.
- PlayStation 5: available on July 7 at 12 am local time.
- PC: 14:00 UTC, check the table below for your region-specific Pre-Load Time.
Global Launch Times
We know how bothersome figuring out the release time for your timezone can be, so here’s a table with release information for a wide variety of regions. We hope this makes the process a little easier.
PC and GeForce Now
For Steam, Ubisoft Connect, Epic Games, and GeForce Now the launch times are listed in the table below. The game releases for everyone at the same time.
| Region | City | Release Time | PC Pre-Load Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Montreal | July 9, 10 AM EDT | July 7, 10 AM EDT |
| North America | New York | July 9, 10 am EDT | July 7, 10 am EDT |
| North America | Los Angeles | July 9, 7 AM PDT | July 7, 7 AM PDT |
| North America | Mexico City | July 9, 8 AM CST | July 7, 8 AM CST |
| South America | Sao Paulo | July 9, 11 AM BRT | July 7, 11 AM BRT |
| South America | Bogota | July 9, 9 AM COT | July 7, 9 AM COT |
| Europe | London | July 9, 3 PM BST | July 7, 3 PM BST |
| Europe | Warsaw | July 9, 4 PM CEST | July 7, 4 PM CEST |
| Europe | Paris | July 9, 4 PM CEST | July 7, 4 PM CEST |
| Europe | Moscow | July 9, 5 PM MSK | July 7, 5 PM MSK |
| Africa | Johannesburg | July 9, 4 PM SAST | July 7, 4 PM SAST |
| Asia | Abu Dhabi | July 9, 6 PM GST | July 7, 6 PM GST |
| Asia | Shanghai | July 9, 10 PM CST | July 7, 10 PM CST |
| Asia | Tokyo | July 9, 11 PM JST | July 7, 11 PM JST |
| Asia | Seoul | July 9, 11 PM KST | July 7, 11 PM KST |
| Asia | Mumbai | July 9, 7:30 PM IST | July 7, 7:30 PM IST |
| Asia | Singapore | July 9, 10 PM SST | July 7, 10 PM SST |
| Asia | Jakarta | July 9, 10 PM WIB | July 7, 10 PM WIB |
| Oceania | Sydney | July 10, 12 AM AEST | July 8, 12 AM AEST |
Consoles
For PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S the game will launch exactly at midnight on 9th of July, 2026. This is your local time midnight, meaning the console release is not tied to the PC release.
How to prepare for Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced
We’re just a few days away from returning to the Caribbean as Edward Kenway. We are more than excited, and rightfully so. Black Flag is one of the best games of the franchise.
But before release day, we want to tell you some simple but important things you must consider in order to be able to play it as soon as possible.
To reduce the chance of crashes or performance issues, make sure to update your GPU drivers one or two days before July 9th.
Black Flag Resynced has new content but remains very loyal to the first game. Meaning that it won’t take you hundreds of hours to finish it. Nonetheless, you might want to make sure to have free time to play it during the first week. Especially if this is your first time going through this story.
If pirates are something you really like, I suggest watching the recent video released by Ubisoft, where they discuss some of the myths of pirates across history and how accurate (or not) they are.
The best thing about it is that the person who explains it is Dr. Rebecca Simon, a historian specialized in early modern piracy and the Atlantic world.
And for PC players, hardware is important, so here is a reminded of the officially released PC System requirements:
FAQ
The game releases on July 9th, 2026 globally.
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Ubisoft Store, Steam and Epic Games Store).
It is around 65 GB. I highly suggest that you install it on an SSD.
No, that part of the game has been completely removed.
Some of it is, the most notable aspect being the multiple takedowns available.
This is a remake built from scratch with the Anvil Engine.
Unfortunately no.
Yes. There will be four cosmetic packs available at launch, with more likely to be added in the upcoming weeks.
YES!
Yes, there are three different difficulties: Forgiving, Intended, and Hard.
Full audio and text localization: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Simplified Chinese.
Text-only localization: Korean, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Polish, Arabic.
Yes. You only need an internet connection to download the game. However, an internet connection will be needed to play live content linked to the Animus Hub (Store, Anomalies, Projects, Vault).
If you’re still on the fence about which edition works best for you, make sure to check out our Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Editions guide.
