When can I preload Path of Exile 2? If you’re anything like us, you’ve spent the last decade calling Wraeclast your second home. We may be sad to leave the past behind, and of course Path of Exile continues to run alongside PoE 2, but we can’t wait to get started on a new PoE adventure.
As the early access PoE 2 release date approaches, we wouldn’t be surprised if you’re eager to get into the game as soon as possible. It’s a vast and challenging ARPG after all, and you need every moment you can as you get to grips with the Path of Exile 2 classes and its huge new skill tree. Luckily, we now know you can pre-download Path of Exile 2 so it’s ready to go at launch.
Path of Exile 2 PC preload times
The early access Path of Exile 2 PC preload times are:
- PST – Thursday, December 5 at 5pm
- EST – Thursday, December 5 at 8pm
- GMT – Friday, December 6 at 1am
- CEST – Friday, December 6 at 2am
- AEDT – Friday, December 6 at 12pm
Path of Exile 2 is free-to-play and is available on Steam and Epic Games, as well as via a standalone launcher on Windows and Mac. The preload times listed above only refer to the standalone client, you cannot preload the game using a third-party launcher. The standalone client will be available to download from the official Path of Exile website at the above time. While there may be a small patch to download at launch, it will take a fraction of the time of the full download.
If you are planning to play or have purchased the game on console, an official post from GGG states that pre-download is already available on Xbox. Meanwhile, for PlayStation, “Founder’s Packs should go live 24 hours before Early Access starts. Purchasing one of these packs should allow for pre-download on PS5.”
With that, you have almost everything you need ahead of the Path of Exile 2 preload times and release date. Everything else you need can be found in our other guides, including how to earn and redeem Path of Exile 2 Twitch drops, the latest on PoE 2 co-op and, perhaps most importantly, Path of Exile 2 system requirements, so you can be sure your rig is as ready as you are.