Call of Duty Warzone Season 5 Reloaded release time explained

Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5 Reloaded release time
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Activision has detailed everything you need to know about the Call of Duty Warzone Season 5 Reloaded release time and given us an early look at what to expect from the update.

The next stage of Warzone and Vanguard content unlocks on September 28, with the introduction of two new operators and two new weapons, as well as the Fortress multiplayer map and Rebirth Island's Resurgence Supreme during the season.

Want to know when Call of Duty Warzone Season 5 Reloaded unlocks? Read on, soldier.

Call of Duty Warzone Season 5 Reloaded release time

Call of Duty Warzone Season 5 Reloaded is expected to release at 9am PDT / 12pm EDT / 5pm BST on September 28, based on past release times. On the traditional multiplayer side, developer Sledgehammer has confirmed that Vanguard Season 5 Reloaded is set to go live at that time on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X and S, and Xbox One, though the PC update is being withheld while the devs investigate "a crashing issue."

You can get full details on what to expect over in the official blog.

This is the final season for both Warzone and Vanguard, with the imminent release of both Warzone 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 set to lead the next wave of Call of Duty content. It's looking like a big year for the series, as the Modern Warfare 2 beta drew more players than any other playtest in series history.

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Dustin Bailey joined the GamesRadar team as a Staff Writer in May 2022, and is currently based in Missouri. He's been covering games (with occasional dalliances in the worlds of anime and pro wrestling) since 2015, first as a freelancer, then as a news writer at PCGamesN for nearly five years. His love for games was sparked somewhere between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Knights of the Old Republic, and these days you can usually find him splitting his entertainment time between retro gaming, the latest big action-adventure title, or a long haul in American Truck Simulator.

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