The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt fans who have preordered their games on either Steam or GOG.com will be able to play the game the second it is released next week because preloads are now available! That means you can download the game now and install it and as soon as the game is unlocked online, you’ll be able to play it without wasting time that day downloading it.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be officially released and unlocked on May 19, at 1:00 AM CET (Warsaw time), i.e:
May 18th, 4.00 pm PT (Los Angeles)
May 18th, 7.00 pm ET (New York)
May 19th, 00.00 am BT (London)
May 19th, 2.00 am UT (Moscow)
May 19th, 8.00 am JT (Tokyo).
Those who preordered through Origin will be able to start preloads on May 14th. The game is also available for preload to gamers who purchased Wild Hunt on Xbox Live, and will be available for PlayStation Network users soon.


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