The upcoming open world action RPG Crimson Desert is almost here and if you have pre-ordered the game, you can start playing right now as developer Pearl Abyss has listed the official global launch times for the game along with pre-loading details.
Everyone who has pre-ordered Crimson Desert will be able to pre-load the game 48 hours before launch, beginning at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET, check out the full timetable:
March 18
- 12 AM SAST
- 7 AM JST
- 9 AM AEDT
And here are the global launch times for Crimson Desert which reveals when you can start playing the game at the earliest, based on which part of the world you live:
March 19
- 3 PM PT
- 6 PM ET
- 10 PM GMT
March 20
- 12 AM SAST
- 7 AM JST
- 9 AM AEDT
Also, check out the final PC system requirements of the game to get a clear idea of how well the upcoming Crimson Desert is going to look and run on your system.
In other news of the game, the hotly anticipated title is currently on track for a huge release on Steam and may surpass both Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, based on a study by Alinea Analytics which reveals that it has sold approximately 400,000 pre-launch copies on Steam, and at $70 per copy, would come close to a total of $20 million in revenue three days before its official release. And by comparison, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 had $5.2 million in total pre-launch sales on Steam three days before its release and Expedition 33 had garnered only $2.4 million in pre-release sales in that same period.
Overall Crimson Desert is sure to make a splash upon release and based on how ambitious the open world looks like, it’s only fitting.
Crimson Desert is scheduled to release on March 19 and the PC version of the game has already reached a staggering three million wishlists on Steam.




