Fallout 76 is Live Early, Launch a Day Ahead of Scheduled Release

The end of the world becomes live early—at least for some players, as Fallout 76 has had an early launch for many.

Players that can’t wait until tomorrow don’t have to, as the game is already available to them, in what is possibly a glitch.

According to Cnet.com, the reason for this is that the game was supposed to launch at midnight on November 14th, but it was supposed to launch at midnight in different time zones around the world. The game has already launched in Australia and New Zealand, according to their respective countries’ Bethesda Twitter accounts. Because of this, their servers are now live, but not just for the countries where the game has been officially released. In plenty of other places around the globe, Fallout 76 has launched early.

According to Comicbook.com, PC players around the globe currently have access to Fallout 76, as well as other platforms. This may not initially appear to be the case when players first access Bethesda’s launcher for the game, as it says that the game is not available until November 14th. However, all they must do is select the game and wait a few seconds, and the “play” option will appear.

The evidence for this can be seen on Twitch, as several players are streaming Fallout 76 live early, ahead of its official release date. In addition, several players have posted about it on Twitter and Reddit, including screenshots.

@Fallout Thanks for the early PC Launch!! Had my first Wendigo encounter and it did not go well for it! pic.twitter.com/imekg41a1h

— Caesar (@Caesar_Salad_G) November 13, 2018

The early launch is not the first issue Bethesda’s launchers for Fallout 76 have had. Shortly before it began its second round of beta testing, the game’s launcher and forums stopped working. 

Fallout 76 is the first multiplayer game in the popular Fallout franchise. The series takes place in a world after a nuclear war. While the first game took place 80 years after the bombs dropped, and subsequent game have taken place up to two centuries after the war, Fallout 76 is the first game in the timeline, making it a prequel of sorts. In this game, only twenty years have passed since the nuclear apocalypse.

Like all the previous games, the protagonists are emerging from underground bunkers to see the world for the first time, but this time, the world is not as changed because there has not been as long of a passage of time.

The world as we know it may have ended, but players can experience a little earlier than they expected. Fallout 76 is live early, and players around the world can take advantage of its early launch.

(cover photo courtesy of Bethesda)