14 DAY TRIAL // DICE has confirmed that PC owners who pre-purchased Battlefield 4 on the Origin service can preload the game ahead of this week's launch in certain regions. In order to make things easier, a special schedule has just been revealed.
Battlefield 4 debuts tomorrow, October 29, in North America, and on Thursday, October 31, in Europe. Besides these two main regions, there's also a staggered release in plenty of other countries.
After a special beta stage at the beginning of the month, developer DICE has just confirmed that the preload process, through which Origin users who pre-purchased the game can start downloading its files, has begun.
In order to help those who want to know when exactly they can preload and play the game, EA and DICE have set up a special Help page with a launch schedule, so check it out below.
East and Central Asia Pre-load: At least 24 hours before launch Game Launch: Oct 29 at 12:01AM KST
North and South America
Pre-load: At least 24 hours before launch Game Launch: Oct 29 at 12:01AM EDT Note: Latin American pre-orders, excluding those in Brazil and Mexico, will be available for pre-load beginning Oct 28 at 4:00AM PDT.
Russia
Pre-load: At least 24 hours before launch Game Launch: Oct 29 at 12:01AM MSK
Australia
Pre-load: At least 24 hours before launch Game Launch: Oct 31 at 12:01AM AEDT
European
Union
Pre-load: At least 24 hours before launch Game Launch: Oct 31 at 12:01AM CET
New
Zealand
Pre-load: At least 24 hours before launch Game Launch: Nov 1 at 12:01AM NZDT
India
Pre-load: At least 24 hours before launch Game Launch: Nov 1 at 12:01AM IST
South
Africa
Pre-load: At least 24 hours before launch Game Launch: Nov 1 at 12:01AM SAST
United Kingdom, Ireland,
Portugal
Pre-load: At least 24 hours before launch Game Launch: Nov 1 at 12:01AM GMT
Japan
Pre-load: At least 24 hours before launch Game Launch: Nov 7 at 12:01AM JST
In case you've yet to buy the game for the PC through Origin, you can still do so and opt for either the Standard Edition or the Digital Deluxe one, which comes with three Gold Battlepacks and free access into the upcoming China Rising DLC map pack.
The game is also a part of Origin's Great Game Guarantee, meaning that, if you don't like it, you can choose to get a refund on the digital service.