Call of Duty Black Ops 6 is just around the corner and many fans can hardly wait to dive into the new multiplayer. To be among the first, players are using a legendary trick so they can play earlier than their time zone allows.
What is the problem with releases? Many online games do not immediately open their servers for all countries at release. Each time zone has its starting time, and that’s the case with CoD: Black Ops 6 as well. While New Zealand gets to play first, we in Germany have to wait.
However, there is a trick to shorten the waiting time, and it is called the “New Zealand Trick“. Players specify on their platform that they are in New Zealand, thus gaining early access to the game.
If you can’t wait and want to grind right at the first release time, we will show you how to do it. Depending on which platform you are on, the steps you need to take will differ. We will go through everything step by step.
How to do the New Zealand trick on Xbox Series X and PS5
What do I need to do on Xbox Series X?
- Go to your settings
- Press on System
- Select Language and Region
- Now go to Region and change it to “New Zealand”
- Now you just need to restart your console
- You also need to change your region on your Activision account to New Zealand
What do I need to do on PS5?
- Go to your settings
- Press on System
- Select Date and Time
- Now choose the time zone in Wellington or Sydney
- You also need to change your region on your Activision account to New Zealand
Unfortunately, this is more of a trial on the PS5 and there is no guarantee that it will work. Your region is tied to your account. So if you want to be safe, you would have to create a new account and purchase Black Ops 6 with that, which is rather complicated and not worth it. However, you can still try it with our trick.
How to do the New Zealand trick on PC with Xbox Game Pass
What do I need to do?
- Change your region on your PC to New Zealand
- Change your region on your Microsoft account to New Zealand
- Change your region on your Activision account to New Zealand
- Now the release time for New Zealand should be displayed
These were all the details on how you can get in faster in Black Ops 6. Will you use the trick or will you patiently wait for your time to officially join? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. More about the release of BO6 can be found here on MeinMMO: CoD Black Ops 6: All information about the release – time, preload, and price
