Apex Legends Mobile is set to release on May 17, and it will bring Respawn Entertainment's extremely-popular shooter to brand-new platforms. For some players, this will be an extremely exciting prospect, and they will undoubtedly want to jump into matches on their mobile devices as soon as possible. This guide will detail exactly when that can be done, as it contains a list of global release times for Apex Legends Mobile.
Apex Legends Mobile: Release Times
As previously indicated, Apex Legends Mobile will go live on May 17, 2022, and here is the officially-announced launch schedule:
- Los Angeles: 2AM PDT
- Brasilia: 6AM BRT
- London: 5AM BST
- South Africa: 11AM SAST
- New Delhi: 2:30PM IST
- Canberra: 10AM AEST
- Tokyo: 1PM JST
To note, this launch schedule suggests that Apex Legends Mobile does not have a singular global release time. Indeed, it seems that players in cities like London and Tokyo will have access to the title earlier than battle royale fans in Los Angeles. Furthermore, there is indication that the game will "propagate on servers before that time" in certain regions, which means that some players may be able to start playing ahead of schedule.
While the staggered release of Apex Legends Mobile complicates things slightly, it does seem likely that the game will launch across all parts of the United States at the same time. This would mean a 5AM EDT release for those players on the East Coast, and a 4AM CDT launch for the central US. It also seems reasonable to expect Europeans in countries like France and Germany to be able to play at 6AM CEST, based on the London launch time, though that is not confirmed by the official graphic.
While players wait for these launch times to arrive, they may want to take a moment to pre-register for Apex Legends Mobile through the game's official website. At the time of writing, there have been more than 15 million pre-registrations, and those have unlocked numerous rewards for the community. Among those rewards are a banner frame, banner pose, and epic skin, and hero shooter fans will be able to claim them in short order.
Players may also want to free up some space on their mobile devices to make sure that they can download Apex Legends Mobile when it is possible to do so. Specifically, it is indicated that 4GB of space are needed for the installation. While this is not a tremendous amount of real estate, mobile video game fans may still need to do a bit of cleanup before May 17 arrives.
Apex Legends is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Apex Legends Mobile releases on May 17.