A brand new entry in the Saints Row series is finally approaching. The Third Street Saints are being entirely rebooted, and I’m not sure if they’re even from Third Street anymore. But they are using an abandoned church as their new hideout, and the logo is as iconic as ever.
If you’re excited about jumping into Saints Row this week, then you’ll want to start as soon as possible, and that’s exactly what this guide is for. We’re outlining the soonest possible time you can start playing Saints Row in your region, and a quick tip for how to get access to Saints Row faster if you’re on Xbox. All of that and more below…
Saints Row 2022 launch times for all platforms
Luckily, Saints Row is enjoying a global midnight launch on all platforms. That means regardless of whether you’re playing on PlayStation, PC, or Xbox, you’ll be able to unlock Saints Row as soon as it hits 12am on August 23, no matter where you are.
If you’ve already got a digital pre-order placed, you can also start pre-loading the game right now as of the time of writing, so you can get started playing Saints Row ASAP. Of course, not as quick as Xbox players with their handy shortcut…
How to play Saints Row 2022 early on Xbox
Regular Xbox players will likely know all about this little shortcut to getting digital games unlocked early, but in case you aren’t aware, we’re going to break it down here.
If you hop into the settings of your Xbox account, you can change your region. Yes, this can give you access to the games in other regions, but more importantly, it will also use the unlock times and dates for other regions.
In this case, setting your Xbox account’s region to New Zealand will allow you to access the game much earlier. US players on the West coast will be able to start playing as early as 5am August 22, almost a full day early, while those in the UK and Europe only have to wait until 1pm/2pm on August 22. A nice head-start.
If you’re an Xbox player and already have the game pre-ordered and pre-loaded, make sure to change your region to New Zealand so you can start playing the game early too.
Written by Dave Aubrey on behalf of GLHF.
