Rise of the Ronin: release time, preload, and download size

Japanese open-world action coming to your PS5 later this month

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1. Rise of the Ronin: release time
2. Rise of the Ronin: preload
3. Rise of the Ronin: download size

Rise of the Ronin is coming to PS5 on March 22, 2024, sharing a release date with the highly anticipated Dragon’s Dogma 2 – which means that both RPGs will go head-to-head in a direct battle for attention and purchase power. Though the ronin won’t rise in South Korea due to the touchy historical context it's set in, you can expect the open-world game to be available to you everywhere else.

If you want to dive into the samurai adventure on release day or even accept the challenge of playing both Rise of the Ronin and Dragon’s Dogma 2 at launch – good luck with that! – you’ll need to know everything about the Rise of the Ronin release time, preload, and download size in order to make your preparations. For all of that information, check below.

Rise of the Ronin will feature melee weapons as well as guns / Team Ninja

Rise of the Ronin: release time

Rise of the Ronin will be released on March 22, 2024, at 12am local time. It’s a typical regional midnight launch as we’re used to from Sony.

Unfortunately, you won’t be able to benefit from it due to the so-called New Zealand trick not working on PS5. PlayStation accounts are based on your specific region and you can’t simply change that on a whim like on Xbox Series X|S, where this maneuver is often used to play new releases early.

Both the Standard and Deluxe Editions of the game will be available on the same day. There is no Early Access period included with the more expensive version.

Rise of the Ronin: preload

Here’s the good news: You may not be able to play Rise of the Ronin early, but you can save yourself the wait for the download on launch day by preloading the game.

The Rise of the Ronin preload will be available on March 15, 2024, at 12am local time – exactly one week before the game will be released.

Set in a time of civil war, Rise of the Ronin throws you into a critical period of Japan's history / Team Ninja

Rise of the Ronin: download size

Rise of the Ronin won’t have the ridiculous download size of a Call of Duty game, but you’ll still need to prepare for a chonky set of data: According to PlayStation Game Size, Rise of the Ronin will be a 96.3GB download, so be sure to check if you’ve got enough free storage space on your console.

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