The game's digital PS3 edition can now be downloaded by owners

Nov 4, 2013 14:41 GMT  ·  By

Sony has confirmed that European PlayStation 3 owners can finally start preloading Call of Duty: Ghosts ahead of its launch tonight at 12:01am GMT November 5, via the PlayStation Store.

Call of Duty: Ghosts is set to appear globally tomorrow, November 5, and digital copies of the game are already being unlocked depending on the local time.

Ahead of its launch in Europe at 12:01am GMT, Sony has confirmed that PlayStation 3 owners who pre-purchased the game via the PlayStation Store can finally start preloading the game.

North American PS3 users have been able to start downloading the game's files since yesterday.

Sony has also confirmed on its PS blog that a special Double XP weekend will be held between Friday, November 8, at 6pm GMT until Monday, November 11, at 6pm GMT, during which players will earn double the amount of XP from online matches.