The reported preload timing is for PS5 digital PlayStation Store pre-orders only: 26 October at 19:00 Pacific, or 27 October at 10:00 Beijing. The roughly 134 GB figure is a pre-release estimate, not a final PC or launch size.

PS5 preload timing and eligibility

God is a Geek reports that PS5 preloading opens on 26 October 2026 at 19:00 Pacific, equivalent in its report to 27 October at 10:00 in China (02:00 UTC). PlayFront separately says digital PlayStation Store pre-orders can preload when the review embargo lifts on 26 October.

PlayFront also prints 04:00 CEST for Europe but does not clearly attach a local date. Because the clocks change that week, keep the source’s label attributed; if it means the same instant as 19:00 Pacific on 26 October, that instant is 03:00 CET on 27 October. These are media reports, not an official global schedule.

Sources: God is a Geek · Lukas Berger · 23 Oct 2026 · PlayFront · Mark Tomson · 20 Oct 2026

The reported download size

PlayFront’s article body and God is a Geek report approximately 134 GB for the PS5 pre-release build. PlayFront’s headline/intro rounds it to 135 GB. Treat this as an approximate pre-release download or install figure, not a verified final launch size.

PlayFront says a day-one patch remains likely; that wording is speculation, not confirmation of a patch or its size.

Sources: God is a Geek · Lukas Berger · 23 Oct 2026 · PlayFront · Mark Tomson · 20 Oct 2026

PC timing and final package size are unknown

  • The reported preload applies to PS5 digital PlayStation Store pre-orders. No Steam or Epic preload time, eligibility rule or download size is established here.
  • The materials do not verify final installed size, a separate patch size or a platform-by-platform package size.

Sources: Steam app 4115450 · checked 26 Oct 2026 · PlayFront · Mark Tomson · 20 Oct 2026

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Steam store screenshot · visual context only.

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