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Call of Duty Black Ops 6 (BO6)

How to Play BO6 Early on Xbox (New Zealand Trick)

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Players can play Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (BO6) several hours before launch by changing their Xbox and Activision account location to New Zealand. Read on to learn how to play BO6 early and how to change your Xbox and Activision account region to New Zealand.

How to Play BO6 Early on Xbox

Change Your Xbox Location to New Zealand

To play Black Ops 6 early, you will first need to change your Xbox location to New Zealand via the System tab in your console's Settings menu.

How to Change Xbox Region to NZ
1 Go to the Settings menu then select System tab.
2
Select Language & Location in the System tab.
3
Change your Location to New Zealand then restart your Xbox to have the changes take effect.

Set Your Activision Account Location to New Zealand

Next, you will need to log-in to your Activision Account and change your address there to New Zealand. The account should be the one you used to access the Call of Duty HQ in your Xbox (and the one that purchased Black Ops 6).

How to Change Activision Account Location
1
Go to the official Activision Website and log-in. Select Profile in the top right corner of the screen after logging in.
2
Select Basic Info in click the Edit button beside the Address field.
3
Change your Address to one in New Zealand before hitting Save.

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