Make a note on your calendar ahead of Forspoken’s release on January 24th
What time does Forspoken release?Forspokenlaunches on January 24th as the new action-RPG from the makers ofFinal Fantasy 15, and as you might expect, that comes with a mixed bunch of expectations and concerns going in. I personally am quite fond of the adventures of Noctis and pals, but admit that Forspoken’sself-consciously quippy dialogueandbaffling system requirementshad me feeling a little ambivalent.
Having played the PS5 demo, though, I think this game’s got potential, but I’m keen to get my hands on the full release on PC before I make up my mind. And I’m sure many of our readers are too! Read on below for a full run-down of preload and unlock times for Forspoken, so that you can begin your journey through the land of Athia as soon as you possibly can.
Forspoken release times
Forspoken will have a simultaneous global release, meaning that the release time for you will vary depending on where in the world you are. The game will unlock at the following times:
This means that if you live in, say, Australia or New Zealand — or indeed, in Japan, where the game was developed — Forspoken actually launches the following day: Wednesday, January 25th, in the very early hours of the morning (1am JST, for reference).
If you just can’t get enough of this fantasy stuff from Square Enix, be sure to check out our page detailingeverything we know about the upcoming Final Fantasy 16.
