How to Play BO6 Early on Xbox: New Zeeland Trick

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was released on October 25, 2024, for PC and console and it was first received by New Zeeland gamers due to the time zone. Although the date has passed, you should learn this trick because it applies for many of the game releases, including to play BO6 Early on Xbox.

How do I play BO6 early on Xbox?

1. Open a browser on a PC and log into your Activision account.
2. Click on the Xbox logo in your Activision account to connect it to your Xbox account if you didn’t do that already.
3. Click on the blue Profile button, then click on the Basic Info from the left.
4. Select Edit next to your address and add a New Zealand address, then change your location to New Zealand using the dropdown menu.
5. Click Save.
6. Open your Xbox console and go to the Settings menu.
7. Go to System and click on Language & location.
8. Select Location and click on New Zealand.
9. Select Restart Now on the right to restart your Xbox console and save your changes.

This Xbox New Zealand trick will help you play BO6 Early on Xbox and it will apply to many other releases.

How to play BO6 Early on PC?

The New Zealand trick doesn’t work on PC, at least not on the Steam or Battle.net distributions. However, you can do it on the Microsoft Store version. First, perform the steps 1 to 5 in the first solution to change the country and region to New Zeeland in your Activision account. Next, perform the following steps:

1. Click the Start menu and select Settings.
2. Click Time & language from the left pane, then select Language & region.
3. Look for Region and select New Zeeland in the drop-down menu.
4. Restart your PC and start your game on your PC. 

If this doesn’t work, try using a VPN and select a server from New Zeeland. Here’s our list of the best VPN tools for PC and select the right one for your needs.

So, even if you missed playing BO6 early on Xbox, you can use the above trick for many other impending gaming releases and have a taste of your favorite titles hours ahead of other gamers in the world. This will also work if BO6 is not available yet in your region.

We must also warn you that this trick won’t work for any game. Some developers may have detecting systems to check for region changes and may ban such accounts. Therefore, we recommend using a different account, not your main one to test this trick. Also, if a lot of players will do the same, the servers will be very crowded and may even crash, so use it responsibly.

Did the New Zeeland trick helped you play Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 early on Xbox? Let us know in the comments below.