Good news! Everstone Studio and NetEase Games’ highly anticipated open-world RPG, Where Winds Meet, is launching soon on PC and PS5, featuring over twenty unique regions and a vast world to explore. Preloading will allow you to jump into the game immediately upon release.
The developers have confirmed that both PC and PS5 players will be able to preload the game. Preloading begins on November 12, 2025, at 10 PM UTC, 48 hours before the official release on November 14, 2025.
Here are the preload start times in major time zones:
| City | Date | Time | Time Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | Nov 12 | 2:00 PM | PST |
| Los Angeles | Nov 12 | 2:00 PM | PST |
| Mexico City | Nov 12 | 4:00 PM | CST |
| Chicago | Nov 12 | 4:00 PM | CST |
| New York | Nov 12 | 5:00 PM | EST |
| Toronto | Nov 12 | 5:00 PM | EST |
| São Paulo | Nov 12 | 7:00 PM | BRT |
| Buenos Aires | Nov 12 | 7:00 PM | BRT |
| London | Nov 12 | 10:00 PM | GMT |
| Paris | Nov 12 | 11:00 PM | CET |
| Berlin | Nov 12 | 11:00 PM | CET |
| Rome | Nov 12 | 11:00 PM | CET |
| Johannesburg | Nov 13 | 12:00 AM | EET |
| Moscow | Nov 13 | 12:00 AM | EET |
| Istanbul | Nov 13 | 12:00 AM | EET |
| Dubai | Nov 13 | 2:00 AM | GST |
| Karachi | Nov 13 | 3:00 AM | PKT |
| Delhi | Nov 13 | 3:30 AM | IST |
| Singapore | Nov 13 | 6:00 AM | UTC+8 |
| Hong Kong | Nov 13 | 6:00 AM | HKT |
| Seoul | Nov 13 | 7:00 AM | KST |
| Tokyo | Nov 13 | 7:00 AM | JST |
| Sydney | Nov 13 | 9:00 AM | AEDT |
| Auckland | Nov 13 | 11:00 AM | NZDT |
How to Preload on PC and PS5
On PC, you can preload Where Winds Meet directly via Steam or the official website. For PS5, preload is available only through the special edition pre-order, which costs $15 and includes extra in-game goodies. If you choose the standard edition for PS5, you will need to wait until the official launch date to play.
Preload Size
While preloading hasn’t started yet, you can expect the download size to be around 100 GB or more, based on system requirements.
