What time zone is that launch at

Games Halo 5: Guardians
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12:00 at what time zone ? I can’t find it when I google it

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Est

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Mine says I can play at 12:01 GMT, I’m from the UK and have it pre-downloaded, maybe the time is specific to your country rather than a general time of release? I don’t know

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12:01am whatever your timezone is.

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> 12:01am whatever your timezone is.

Wrong. In the US its 12:01am EST.
Which is 9:01pm West coast, 10:01pm CMT and 11:01pm CST.

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> > 12:01am whatever your timezone is.
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> Wrong. In the US its 12:01am EST.
> Which is 9:01pm West coast, 10:01pm CMT and 11:01pm CST.

Right, that’s why every game I’ve pre-ordered digitally comes out 12:01am for me, and not the time of the developers…

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> > 12:01am whatever your timezone is.
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> Wrong. In the US its 12:01am EST.
> Which is 9:01pm West coast, 10:01pm CMT and 11:01pm CST.

Winner winner chicken dinner.

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> > 12:01am whatever your timezone is.
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> Wrong. In the US its 12:01am EST.
> Which is 9:01pm West coast, 10:01pm CMT and 11:01pm CST.

Then explain why UK stores are holding a midnight launch.

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Mine unlocks at 11 PM, yay for central time.

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> > > 12:01am whatever your timezone is.
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> > Wrong. In the US its 12:01am EST.
> > Which is 9:01pm West coast, 10:01pm CMT and 11:01pm CST.
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> Then explain why UK stores are holding a midnight launch.

Its different for the US, they unlock at EST time

For us its 12.01 AM GMT

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> > > 12:01am whatever your timezone is.
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> > Wrong. In the US its 12:01am EST.
> > Which is 9:01pm West coast, 10:01pm CMT and 11:01pm CST.
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> Right, that’s why every game I’ve pre-ordered digitally comes out 12:01am for me, and not the time of the developers…

Well so far, I’ve pre-loaded Gear Ultimate, Rare Replay, Lego Jurassic World, Halo MCC, Farcry 4, Advanced warfare, and a few other others digitally and they’ve all unlocked at 11:01pm for me and I live in CST.

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> > > 12:01am whatever your timezone is.
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> > Wrong. In the US its 12:01am EST.
> > Which is 9:01pm West coast, 10:01pm CMT and 11:01pm CST.
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> Then explain why UK stores are holding a midnight launch.

UK isnt America, thats why. Also stores and digital arent the same thing.

Plus since 12:01 GMT is about five hours ahead of the east coast, I dont see why you’d be upset.

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> > > > 12:01am whatever your timezone is.
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> > > Wrong. In the US its 12:01am EST.
> > > Which is 9:01pm West coast, 10:01pm CMT and 11:01pm CST.
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> > Then explain why UK stores are holding a midnight launch.
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> Its different for the US, they unlock at EST time
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> For us its 12.01 AM GMT

Really? I’ve never had it do that with me, I’ve always had to wait until midnight my time. (Mountain Time in Montana)

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> > > > 12:01am whatever your timezone is.
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> > > Wrong. In the US its 12:01am EST.
> > > Which is 9:01pm West coast, 10:01pm CMT and 11:01pm CST.
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> > Then explain why UK stores are holding a midnight launch.
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> Its different for the US, they unlock at EST time
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> For us its 12.01 AM GMT

> 2533274799135257;12:
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> > > > 12:01am whatever your timezone is.
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> > > Wrong. In the US its 12:01am EST.
> > > Which is 9:01pm West coast, 10:01pm CMT and 11:01pm CST.
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> > Then explain why UK stores are holding a midnight launch.
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> UK isnt America, thats why. Also stores and digital arent the same thing.

Well then, that means UK gets to play a few hours early.

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12.01 am New Zealand time :smiley:

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> > > > > 12:01am whatever your timezone is.
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> > > > Wrong. In the US its 12:01am EST.
> > > > Which is 9:01pm West coast, 10:01pm CMT and 11:01pm CST.
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> > > Then explain why UK stores are holding a midnight launch.
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> > Its different for the US, they unlock at EST time
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> > For us its 12.01 AM GMT
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> > > > > 12:01am whatever your timezone is.
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> > > > Wrong. In the US its 12:01am EST.
> > > > Which is 9:01pm West coast, 10:01pm CMT and 11:01pm CST.
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> > > Then explain why UK stores are holding a midnight launch.
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> > UK isnt America, thats why. Also stores and digital arent the same thing.
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> Well then, that means UK gets to play a few hours early.

Pretty much. UK is only one time zone, correct? So this was never an issue for you guys really. But in the US we’re split in four time zones so with the One, MS decided to have pre-loads all activate at the same time on the east coast for all US (And I presume Canada and central/South America as well)

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> > > > > > 12:01am whatever your timezone is.
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> > > > >
> > > > > Wrong. In the US its 12:01am EST.
> > > > > Which is 9:01pm West coast, 10:01pm CMT and 11:01pm CST.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Then explain why UK stores are holding a midnight launch.
> > >
> > >
> > > Its different for the US, they unlock at EST time
> > >
> > > For us its 12.01 AM GMT
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> > > > > > 12:01am whatever your timezone is.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Wrong. In the US its 12:01am EST.
> > > > > Which is 9:01pm West coast, 10:01pm CMT and 11:01pm CST.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Then explain why UK stores are holding a midnight launch.
> > >
> > >
> > > UK isnt America, thats why. Also stores and digital arent the same thing.
> >
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> > Well then, that means UK gets to play a few hours early.
>
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> Pretty much. UK is only one time zone, correct? So this was never an issue for you guys really. But in the US we’re split in four time zones so with the One, MS decided to have pre-loads all activate at the same time on the east coast for all US (And I presume Canada and central/South America as well)

UK actually uses three time zones. GMT, GMT +1 and GMT -1, depending on where you live in the country.

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> > > > > 12:01am whatever your timezone is.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Wrong. In the US its 12:01am EST.
> > > > Which is 9:01pm West coast, 10:01pm CMT and 11:01pm CST.
> > >
> > >
> > > Then explain why UK stores are holding a midnight launch.
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> >
> > Its different for the US, they unlock at EST time
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> > For us its 12.01 AM GMT
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> Really? I’ve never had it do that with me, I’ve always had to wait until midnight my time. (Mountain Time in Montana)

Try cold rebooting your one after 10:01pm, if your system is on during the activation period, it wont always work. Mine usually wont play right away until about twenty minutes after.

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> > > > > > 12:01am whatever your timezone is.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Wrong. In the US its 12:01am EST.
> > > > > Which is 9:01pm West coast, 10:01pm CMT and 11:01pm CST.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Then explain why UK stores are holding a midnight launch.
> > >
> > >
> > > Its different for the US, they unlock at EST time
> > >
> > > For us its 12.01 AM GMT
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> > Really? I’ve never had it do that with me, I’ve always had to wait until midnight my time. (Mountain Time in Montana)
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> Try cold rebooting your one after 10:01pm, if your system is on during the activation period, it wont always work. Mine usually wont play right away until about twenty minutes after.

Alright, I’ll try that. Thanks for the info, it looks like I’ve been playing two hours later than I had to…

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> > > > 12:01am whatever your timezone is.
> > >
> > >
> > > Wrong. In the US its 12:01am EST.
> > > Which is 9:01pm West coast, 10:01pm CMT and 11:01pm CST.
> >
> >
> > Then explain why UK stores are holding a midnight launch.
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> UK isnt America, thats why. Also stores and digital arent the same thing.
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> Plus since 12:01 GMT is about five hours ahead of the east coast, I dont see why you’d be upset.

Call it empathy, and a deep-rooted desire for fairness.