Black Ops Cold War Season 5 preload is coming

Call of Duty Season 5 will be a landmark drop for both Black Ops Cold War with tons of changes and new features in wait.

To get ahead of the crowd, you can preload Black Ops Cold War Season 5 to be ready come launch.

Black Ops Cold War Season 5 Release Time

Call of Duty Season 5 kicks off in Black Ops Cold War at 12am EST / 5am BST on Wednesday, August 12th.

Call of Duty Season 5 Launch Poster Black Ops Cold War Warzone
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But that doesn't mean you have to wait until then to get your download started.

Preload Info

Players can preload the Black Ops Cold War Season 5 update now on PlayStation, and for other platforms, this should become available by 6pm EST on Wednesday, August 11th.

This can give you a head start if you're worried about your download speed. If file size is your issue, however, we can help with that too.

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File Size

No official file size has been given for the Black Ops Cold War Season 5 update just yet.

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Estimates, however, point to the update shaping up at around 10-15 GB, so make sure your system has the space before launch day!

For console players, this means clearing upwards of 100GB of space for the update to complete, which then mostly opens back up once it's done.